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Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has written to the UK’s national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) to tell its bosses to refocus on defence and…

The former head of the UK’s civil service has described the Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a “dictator” and said Donald Trump had put “helpful pressure”…

NDIS has grown too big too fast and costs must be reined in, report saysCait KellyThe National Disability Insurance Scheme has grown too big too fast,…

‘We’ve put billions of dollars into defence,’ says Katy GallagherThe finance minister, Katy Gallagher, says Australia takes advice on defence spending from agencies seriously.Asked on ABC…

Israel will ‘respond forcefully’ to Iran ceasefire violationIsraeli defence minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday he has ordered the country’s military to respond forcefully to what…

Mark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, said it was “not a difficult thing” to get members to agree to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP because…

NATO leaders meet Tuesday in The Hague for a high-stakes summit that will cover topics such as a proposed 5% GDP target and questions about Kyiv’s…

Britain will commit to spending 5% of its GDP on defence by 2035 after weeks of diplomatic pressure and intense negotiations with allies.The decision came as…