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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urges NATO partners to soon start spending 2.5 percent of GDP on defence, during a speech in London calling for a more muscular approach to Western foreign policy. SOUNDBITE
Britain will gradually boost its defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2030, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces during a visit to Poland. "Over the next six years, we'll invest an additional 75 billion pounds in our defence," Sunak says alongside Jens Stoltenberg, NATO chief. SOUNDBITE
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says that the US-led defence alliance's European members are making "real progress" on their defence spending, with 2024 set to be the first year their spending amounts to "two percent of their combined GDP". Stoltenberg's comments come after Donald Trump rattled the alliance by saying he would "encourage" Russia to attack members who were not meeting the two percent obligation. SOUNDBITE
Western allies and close partners need to forge stronger ties as China's rise has "consequences" for transatlantic security, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warns at the virtual Munich security conference. SOUNDBITE de Jens Stoltenberg
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says allies will expand their Iraq mission to around 4,000 personnel. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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