Mark Rutte, Nato’s secretary-general, has urged its 32 member nations to devote more funds, equipment and political energy. “In 2025, we need to significantly increase our efforts to ensure Nato remains a key source of military advantage for all our nations. Our continued freedom and prosperity depend on it,” Rutte wrote in his annual report,…
Global financial markets have been rocked by President Trump’s tariffs, with trillions wiped off the value of stocks and government bonds in a matter of days. Heavy selling of US sovereign debt, or treasuries, sent the yield up by the greatest one-day amount since September 2022 earlier this week. There is speculation that this sudden…
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol told Chinese President Xi Jinping that their two countries should cooperate for peace in the face of North Korea and Russia’s military cooperation, Yoon’s office said on Saturday. Yoon expressed his hope that “South Korea and China will cooperate in promoting stability and peace in the region in response to…