Congress passed legislation that a president cannot unilaterally withdraw from NATO, setting up a major legal fight if Trump tries to pull the US out.

Lithuania is to increase its defense spending to between 5 percent and 6 percent of its GDP from 2026, matching Trump's target.

Ralf Stegner, a member of Germany's Social Democratic Party, called Trump's comments "delusional and truly insane." Poland has backed Trump's demand.

Among the issues likely to be explored at the World Economic Forum this week is the future of Ukraine and its impact on Europe.

The transatlantic alliance reached a milestone in 2024 when all non-U.S. NATO allies spent the 2% target on average for the first time.

President-elect Donald Trump made numerous false claims during a wide-ranging Tuesday news conference in Florida, many of them related to foreign affairs and international trade. Here is a fact check of some of these claims.

There has been series of secret "mini-cabinet" meetings, with the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, the Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and the Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds "trying to plan for what might come", according to one source.

Will Donald Trump Scrap Pakistan's Status as a "Major Non-NATO Ally"?  | Vantage with Palki Sharma A US congressman has introduced a bill demanding that Pakistan's status as a "Major Non-NATO ally" be scrapped.

Mr Trump’s second term will not only be more disruptive than his first; it will also supplant a vision of foreign policy that has dominated America since the second world war. For decades American leaders have argued that their power comes with the responsibility to be the indispensable defender of a world made more stable and benign by democracy,

The U.K., France and other allies have discussed the possibility of deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as the war escalates.