In a few days, the new German government, resulting from the elections of last February 22, will begin to be active. Long negotiations, but in the end not too long for German traditions.

Global military expenditure in 2024 reached $2.718 trillion, a 9.4 percent increase from 2023—the steepest annual rise since ...

Behind this united front for war and social cuts is the deep crisis of capitalism. Like Trump in the United States, the ...

Lars Klingbeil, Germany's next vice chancellor and finance minister, is an experienced Social Democrat lawmaker who has sat ...

The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and pressure from Trump, helped drive a massive boost in global military spending last year, a Swedish think tank says.

Ukraine had the highest military burden in the world, by far: its military spending amounted to 34% of GDP in 2024. In comparison, Germany's was just under 2%. The SIPRI report states that "All ...

Global military spending soared to $2.7 trillion in 2024, marking the largest year-on-year uptick since at least the end of ...

The deployment of a €100 billion special budget for military gear has propelled Berlin to the top of the table in Europe.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Trump and Meloni saying they ‘fully expect’ an EU-US trade deal, Poland boosting its troop presence and eyeing defence ties with Latvia, and so much more ...

The veterans had travelled from all over the south – thanks to the kindness of The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans – to speak to the Express about their memories of VE Day ahead of the 80th ...