Published: June 24, 2025 11:07am EDT Turkey is stepping up its influence in west Africa as the geopolitical and economic landscape in the region shifts.

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey supports NATO's decision to more than double its defence spending target to 5% of GDP by 2035 and is already exceeding the previous 2% benchmark, a Turkish defence ...

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen hailed plans on Wednesday for six NATO member states including Britain and France to participate in land forces that are to be ...

Turkey eagerly joined the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in 1999, not out of loyalty to NATO or shared defense goals, but to advance its own military-industrial ambitions.

Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen hailed plans on Wednesday for six NATO member states including Britain and France to participate in land forces that are to be established in northern Finland.

Turkey began receiving S-400 equipment in July 2019, in a deal valued at $2.5 billion. The U.S. removed Turkey from F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, as a result.

President Donald Trump secures a commitment to increased defense spending from European allies at this week's NATO summit.

Germany's parliament on Thursday approved a one-year extension of the Bundeswehr’s deployment in Kosovo under the long-running NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission.

NATO leaders approved a significant increase to the alliance’s minimum defense spending requirement on Wednesday, marking a major shift for Europe’s security strategy amid Russia’s war in ...

Thailand has approved three applicants to establish virtual banks, in a move aimed at promoting financial innovation, expanding access to underserved markets, ...

NATO’s most exposed members are also ahead of the rest of Europe in terms of investing in their own defense, one of the main topics at next week’s summit.