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Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Their icy hunting grounds are rapidly shrinking, but polar bears in Norway's remote Svalbard archipelago have defied the odds by bulking up instead of wasting away, a study said on Thursday.
Nato says all countries to finally hit 2% spending goal
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» BRUSSELS — The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) on Thursday said all its members were finally set this year to hit the alliance's previous defence spending target of 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) -- as they gear up for a far more ambitious goal.
US halting some shipments of military aid to Ukraine
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The White House said Tuesday it is halting some key weapons shipments to Ukraine that were promised under the Biden administration for Kyiv's battle against the Russian invasion.
NATO chief seeks defence spending at 5% of GDP by 2032: Dutch PM
AFP, Published on 10/05/2025
» THE HAGUE - NATO chief Mark Rutte wants member countries to agree at a summit in June to reach five percent of GDP on defence-related spending by 2032, Dutch premier Dick Schoof said Friday.
Conflicts spur 'unprecedented' rise in military spending
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» STOCKHOLM - Worldwide military expenditure saw its steepest rise in 2024 since the end of the Cold War, reaching US$2.7 trillion as wars and rising tensions drove up spending, researchers said on Monday.
France to launch €450m defence fund amid growing security concerns
Reuters, Published on 20/03/2025
» PARIS - France's public investment bank Bpifrance will launch a 450 million euro ($490 million) defence-focused fund, Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on Thursday, ahead of a speech in which he will outline how to finance the military expenditure.
Poland mulls mines treaty exit, plans military training for men
AFP, Published on 08/03/2025
» WARSAW - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday announced a slew of measures aimed at boosting his country's defence, including a possible exit from a landmark anti-mines treaty and large-scale military trainings for men.
Germany's Merz vows billions for defence, economy
AFP, Published on 05/03/2025
» BERLIN — Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that his centre-right CDU/CSU and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) would propose an unprecedented package of billions of euros in extra spending on defence and infrastructure.
After three years of war, Trump hands Russian economy a lifeline
Alexander Marrow and Darya Korsunskaya of Reuters, Published on 24/02/2025
» LONDON - Russia's overheating economy is on the cusp of serious cooling, as huge fiscal stimulus, soaring interest rates, stubbornly high inflation and Western sanctions take their toll, but after three years of war, Washington may just have thrown Moscow a lifeline.
Musk brands USAID 'criminal' as civil service scrutiny grows
AFP, Published on 03/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development, calling it a "criminal organisation" on Sunday, sparking fear over the intensity of President Donald Trump's unprecedented scrutiny of the work of the civil service.