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Germany Defense Europe US Russia Ukraine
Germany is set to ramp up defense spending with the incoming government saying it wants to invest hundreds of billions of euros to bolster Europe's security as US guarantees look increasingly fragile. Likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday he planned to reform the country's strict constitutional "debt brake" to pump up defense ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-29 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to train in Russia and likely fight Ukraine in weeks, Washington said, as Seoul warned Tuesday that the accelerating deployment posed a "significant security threat." Seoul has long accused the nuclear-armed North of sending weapons to help Moscow fight Kyiv, and after Kim Jong Un signed a mutual ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-16 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Joe Biden United States Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Defense
US President Joe Biden announced a $425 million arms package for Kyiv Wednesday in a call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, ahead of a farewell visit to Berlin to discuss Ukraine, the White House said. The package includes air defense and armored vehicles, said a readout of the call, adding that Biden had briefed Zelensky "on ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-16 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Defense Euronaval France
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday slammed French President Emmanuel Macron, calling him a "disgrace" after Israeli delegations were banned from exhibiting at the Euronaval defense show. "Macron's actions are a disgrace to the French nation and the values of the free world, which he claims to uphold. The decision to discriminate ...