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To raise or not to raise new debt together? That's the question hanging over the shoulders of European officials as they promise to spend more on defense.

The Kremlin on Monday confirmed an investigation into the death of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is ongoing.

The Iran-backed Houthi group on Sunday damaged a ship offshore Yemen, prompting its crew to abandon the vessel.

The West is suffering a "colossal failure of imagination" in thinking Russia's war in Ukraine will not hit them next, defense policymakers heard.

NATO members on Saturday weighed the U.S.'s possible withdrawal from the military alliance if Donald Trump returns to the White House.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that spending 2% of GDP on defense "can only be the start of it."

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday affirmed his country's commitment to spending 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) this year and over the long-term.

The fraud trial ruling comes as Donald Trump seeks the Republican presidential nomination, setting up a likely rematch with President Joe Biden.

The prison service said the cause of Navalny's death was still to be established.

Navalny's spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said on X that Navalny's mother had received an official notice of his death.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that he was willing to engage with Donald Trump, saying that he was ready take the U.S. presidential hopeful to the front lines.

World leaders on Friday reacted with dismay to reports of the death of prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a Siberian penal colony.

Angela Chao, CEO of Foremost Group and sister-in-law of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, "succumbed from being under the water," authorities said.

The U.S. faces the prospect of direct combat with Russia if it fails to provide aid for Ukraine, U.S. Democratic Sen. Chris Coons said Friday.

Washington remains Israel's primary foreign backer, sending it roughly $4 billion annually in military aid, constituting about 16% of Israel's defense budget.

Navalny, 47, was an anti-corruption campaigner and one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most vocal critics.

Security forces descended on Munich for the conference which will see an estimated 60 heads of state and over 85 government officials meet.

A Georgia judge presiding over criminal charges against Donald Trump heard arguments about whether to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis.

Digital World Acquisition Corp. plans to announce a shareholder vote on the merger with Trump Media and Technology Group on the heels of an SEC form approval.

A lawyer for Donald Trump before the 2016 election paid porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about her alleged one-time encounter with the Republican.