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Mark Rutte · Brussels Most U.S. allies at NATO endorse President Donald Trump’s demand that they invest 5% of gross domestic product on their defense needs and are ready to ramp up security spending even more, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Thursday. “There’s broad support,” Rutte told reporters after chairing a meeting of NATO defense ministers at the alliance’s Brussels headquarters. “We are really close,” he said, and added that he has “total confidence that we will get there” by the next NATO summit in three weeks.See the Story
NATO is on the cusp of accepting Trump’s 5% defense investment demand, Rutte says
43% Left coverage: 63 sources
Asian Politics · ThailandThailand has reinforced its military presence along a disputed border with Cambodia, following an increase in troops on the other side, Thailand's defence minister said on Saturday. Tensions between the two Southeast Asian countries have been simmering since a Cambodian soldier was killed on May 28 in a brief conflict in an undemarcated border area. For days, the two Southeast Asian governments have been exchanging carefully worded statements committing to dialogue.See the Story
Thailand and Cambodia reinforcing troops on disputed border after May skirmish, Thai minister says
42% Right coverage: 38 sources
Kyrgyzstan · KyrgyzstanAuthorities in the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, Osh, have removed a towering statue of Vladimir Lenin thought to be the tallest of the revolutionary Soviet leader in Central Asia. The 23-meter (75-foot) monument was erected in 1975 when Kyrgyzstan was part of the Soviet Union. Photos appeared online Saturday showing the statue flat on the ground after being lowered by a craneSee the Story
Kyrgyzstan Removes Towering Lenin Statue From Second City
54% Left coverage: 24 sources
Indonesia Considering Purchase of China’s J-10 Fighter Jet: Report
54% Right coverage: 13 sources
Japanese Economic Nationalism and the Seven & I Holdings Takeover
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
