US government shutdown nears as Senate blocks spending bill over Trump’s immigration crackdown

30 January 2026

South Korea triples AI spending, plans biggest defence boost in six years

4 November 2025

Japan’s likely first female finance minister seen reining in weak yen, backing bold spending

21 October 2025

Trump signs sweeping US tax and spending cuts into law amidst Fourth of July spectacle

5 July 2025

Can flattery save Nato? Rutte charms Trump with clever defence spending deal

24 June 2025

Japan scraps US meeting after Washington demands more defence spending

21 June 2025

Trump slams Musk over spending bill row, calls him ‘man who lost his mind’

7 June 2025

‘Pork-filled disgrace’: Musk rips Trump’s spending bill as ‘a disgusting abomination’

4 June 2025

Rubio reaffirms US commitment to Nato, but says Europe must boost defence spending

3 April 2025

Beijing threatens to tighten ‘noose’ on Taiwan as defence spending rises

9 March 2025