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PM defends defence spending
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/06/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha defended the Defence Ministry's share of the budget for the upcoming fiscal year during the first reading of the bill in parliament on Monday, after opposition MP slammed the figure as unusually high when compared to allocations for health care.
NATO debates raising defence spending target
AFP, Published on 15/02/2023
» BRUSSELS - NATO members relaunched debate Wednesday on the thorny issue of ramping up national defence spending targets as Russia's war on Ukraine has upended security.
NATO debates raising defence spending target
AFP, Published on 15/02/2023
» BRUSSELS - NATO members relaunched debate Wednesday on the thorny issue of ramping up national defence spending targets after Russia's war on Ukraine upended security.
China's defence spending to accelerate in 2018
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» BEIJING - China announced on Monday an 8.1 percent defence budget increase for 2018, giving the world's largest armed forces a boost after spending slowed in the previous two years.
China's defence spending to accelerate in 2018
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» BEIJING: China announced on Monday an 8.1 percent defence budget increase for 2018, giving a boost to the modernisation of the world's largest military after spending slowed in the previous two years.
British PM pledges to lift defence spending
AFP, Published on 25/02/2025
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Tuesday to increase defence spending to 2.5% of the economy by 2027, as uncertainty reigns over US President Donald Trump’s commitment to European security.
Japan cabinet approves record budget, higher defence spending
AFP, Published on 21/12/2020
» TOKYO: Japan's cabinet on Monday approved a record budget proposal for the next fiscal year from April, including stimulus for the pandemic-hit economy and another hike in defence spending to counter China.
Sanctions force Russia to cut defence spending: study
AFP, Published on 01/05/2018
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Sanctions force Russia to cut defence spending: study
AFP, Published on 02/05/2018
» STOCKHOLM: Russia's military spending fell sharply in 2017 for the first time since 1998 as a slew of Western economic sanctions hit government coffers hard, a closely followed review said Wednesday.
US presses NATO to seal defence spending deal
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» BRUSSELS - US defence chief Pete Hegseth on Thursday pushed NATO to agree a deal on increasing military spending that could satisfy President Donald Trump at a summit this month.