Defense

Russia’s war in Ukraine is igniting an old debate in Brussels over debt

Munich, GERMANY — Should we borrow from global markets as one combined entity and raise new debt together? That’s the…

‘It is urgent’: European leaders appeal for greater support for Ukraine as Russia makes major gain

MUNICH, Germany — The West is suffering a “colossal failure of imagination” in thinking Russia’s war in Ukraine will not…

Trump will quit NATO, Hillary Clinton says, as anxiety mounts over U.S. commitment to the alliance

MUNICH, Germany — NATO members on Saturday weighed the U.S.’ possible withdrawal from the military alliance if Donald Trump returns…

Germany’s Scholz commits to spending 2% on defense ‘in the 2020s, in the 2030s and beyond’

MUNICH, Germany — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday reaffirmed Berlin’s commitment to spend 2% of the national gross domestic…

U.S. troops will be on the front lines against Russia without further Ukraine aid, Senator Coons says

MUNICH, Germany — The U.S. faces the prospect of direct combat with Russia if it fails to provide continued financial…

Only the U.S. can force peace in the Middle East and it should pressure Israel, Lebanon foreign minister says

Lebanon’s foreign minister called on the U.S. to pressure Israel and bring an end to its bloody war with Palestinian…

World leaders react to reports of Navalny’s death; Yulia Navalnaya says Putin won’t go unpunished

World leaders and the wife of prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny reacted with dismay and suspicion to reports of…

What to expect as the Munich Security Conference kicks off with beefed up security

MUNICH, Germany — Security forces descended on Munich, Germany on Friday as global leaders gathered for the city’s annual security…

U.S. President Joe Biden again tells Netanyahu that Rafah civilians must be protected

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday again told Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he should not proceed with military action in Rafah without a credible and executable plan…

House Republicans impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

The Republican-led House of Representatives on Tuesday impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, only the second time in U.S. history that a…