blinking-dotLive updates,

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
US President Donald Trump meets NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025 [Brian Snyder/Reuters]
  • NATO member leaders, including United States President Donald Trump, are gathering for a summit in the Netherlands as the Russia-Ukraine war rages and tensions soar in the Middle East.
  • They are expected to agree upon a new defence spending target of 5 percent of gross domestic product.