NATO defence ministers meet in Brussels

US Defence Chief Pete Hegseth on Thursday pushed NATO to agree a deal on increasing military spending, as he attends a NATO Defence Ministers Meeting in Brussels.

US Leader Donald Trump has demanded that alliance members boost defence budgets to five percent of their GDP at the June 24-25 meeting in the Netherlands. NATO Chief Mark Rutte has put forward a compromise agreement for 3.5 percent of GDP on core military spending by 2032, and 1.5 percent on broader security-related areas such as infrastructure.