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Spain Is Reluctant to Spend More on Security Despite NATO Pressure

Spain was the only NATO ally not to commit to a large increase in military expenditures. It’s far from Russia, and its embrace of a social safety net is another key reason.

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An artillery system vehicle on display in Madrid. Europe’s tug of war between spending more for domestic priorities or for defense has vexed the Spanish government.
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At Least 20 Killed in Stampede Outside a Gaza Aid Site

There were conflicting accounts from Palestinian and aid officials over what happened at the food distribution hub run by the Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

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Casualties were brought into Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza on Wednesday after a stampede at a food distribution site.
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Ukraine Will Get U.S. Weapons in a New Way. Here’s What We Know.

NATO allies will buy arms, then give them to Ukraine, President Trump said.

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President Trump with Mark Rutte, the NATO secretary general, left, at the White House on Monday.
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Trump Says NATO Countries Will Buy Weapons to Give to Ukraine

If the plan is finalized, it would allow critical aid to flow to Ukraine as it endures one of Russia’s heaviest assaults of the war.

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Ukrainian soldiers firing American-made munitions, last year.
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