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U.K. Announces Increase in Military Spending Ahead of Trump Meeting 

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced an increase in British defense spending. The prime minister is scheduled to meet with President Trump on Thursday. Starmer said that he will increase British spending on defense to 2.5 percent of the country’s GDP by 2027. With the announcement, Britain hopes to send a powerful message about burden sharing to Trump prior to the meeting between the two countries later this week. To pay for the massive new expenditure, the UK will scale back on overseas development aid. 

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/world/europe/uk-defense-spending-starmer.html