Britain readies £6 billion package for stealth jet programme with Japan and Italy
The United Kingdom is preparing a major funding package worth nearly £6 billion for its next-generation stealth fighter…
Italy tells EU it may pull out of SAFE defence scheme without budget leeway on energy
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, May 18 (Reuters) – Italy could drop plans to tap the European Union’s SAFE…
Italy calls for EU to treat energy spending like defence in bloc’s budget rules
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, April 27 (Reuters) – Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called on Monday for the…
Britain must act now to rebuild military and deter our foes | Politics | News
Lord Dannatt with reporter David Williamson (Image: -) Lord Dannatt, the former head of the Army, wants Britain…
UK’s Reeves says deeper ties with EU is the ‘biggest prize’
By William Schomberg LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday that she…
A just peace settlement for Ukraine remains elusive
Donald Trump has recently suggested negotiators have made ‘tremendous progress’ on a Russia-Ukraine peace agreement. A fair and…
Keir Starmer set to enrage Donald Trump over broken UK-promise | UK | News
Keir Starmer could be set to backtrack on defence spending pledges, just months after promising Donald Trump that…
EU gives Germany free pass over defence spending
The EU allowed states splash out up to 1.5 percent of national output on defence for four years…
WW3 fears explode as Royal Navy intercepts Russian ships in the Channel | UK | News
Tensions spiked in the English Channel after a Royal Navy warship dramatically intercepted a Russian corvette and its…
Decline by design – Economy and ecology
Europe is underinvesting in its own future. The result is slower growth, wider inequality and rising economic discontent…