Reeves says Europe must follow UK’s lead and ‘step up’ defence spending - The chancellor will be talking to European allies ...

European nations must ‘step up and do more on defence’ Rachel Reeves said after the UK pledged to raise defence spending.

Shares of U.K. defense contractor BAE Systems rose 4% as U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to increase the country's defense spending, to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, from 2.3% currently, and to 3% of ...

Britain and Germany finally admit the low state of their militaries.

Keir Starmer has announced a massive increase to defence spending at the cost of overseas aid. Plus: The government has launched a new crime and policing bill; and a report reveals that Israel is ...

"I am hosting a number of countries at the weekend for us to continue to discuss how we go forward together as allies in light of the situation that we face," the UK prime minister said ...

Shares in Germany's Rheinmetall have soared 57% this year, while BAE Systems is up 17% and France's Thales has gained 22%.

LONDON (AP) — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer commits to raise defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, ...

The announced increase — valued at just shy of $17 billion per year — is above NATO’s recommendation that its members spend 2% of GDP on defense.

Humanitarian charities said they were "stunned" and "appalled" by Britain's decision to cut its international aid budget to ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will raise defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027. Starmer made ...

Britain will accelerate an increase to its defense spending, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, on the eve of a ...