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UK to target 3% of GDP for defence spending

UK to target 3% of GDP for defence spending, to cut aid budget

Britain will aim to spend 3% of its GDP on defence in the next parliament, due to begin in 2029, and will help to fund that increased spending by cutting its aid budget, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday.

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Charities ‘shocked’ and ‘stunned’ by decision to cut aid to fund defence spending

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a dramatic increase in defence spending from the current 2.3% to 2.5% by 2027.

BBC on MSN · 1h

UK to hike defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has set out plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2027, as peace talks to end the war in Ukraine gather pace. The PM said he would cut the UK's aid budget to fund the rise in defence spending,

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UK Prime Minister Announces Increase in Defense Spending Ahead of Trump Meeting

Daniel Orton is an editor on the live news team at Newsweek, based in London, U.K. He was previously a video news editor at ...

UK's Starmer boosts defence spending on eve of Washington trip

Starmer sent a clear signal to U.S. President Donald Trump that Britain will step up its efforts to boost Europe's security.

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Israel's defense minister says troops to remain in some West Bank refugee camps for 'coming year'

Israel's defense minister says he has instructed the military to prepare to remain in some of the occupied West Bank’s urban ...

Defence Minister Judith Collins reveals new location of Chinese warships as they move south

Defence Minister Judith Collins has revealed the new location of the Chinese warships off the Australian coast and says the ...

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Defence chiefs recruit diversity tsar ‘with spiritual edge’

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is hiring a diversity tsar with a “spiritual edge” even as Sir Keir Starmer faces pressure to increase military spending amid looming threats posed by Russia.

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Israel's defense minister says troops to remain in West Bank refugee camps for 'coming year'

Israel's defense minister says he has instructed the military to prepare to remain in some of the occupied West Bank’s urban ...

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Saudi defence minister, U.S. defense secretary discuss cooperation in Washington

Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman discussed on Monday with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in ...

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