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SIPRI: Global Military Spending Hits Record $2.89 Trillion in 2025

SIPRI links the new peak to a European surge that outweighed a one-year US dip.

Global Military Spending Hits Record $2.89 Trillion in 2025, SIPRI Says

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‘No Kings’ March Fills Rome With Claimed 300,000 Protesters

Latin American Leaders Rebuke U.S. Actions and Fault UN at CELAC–Africa Forum

Takaichi Sets Harder Line on China, Unveils Plan to Speed Japan’s Rearmament

Benjamín León Jr. to Present Credentials to Spain’s King on Feb. 18, Ending 18-Month Vacancy

Russia Confirms 1% Growth in 2025, Calls Slowdown a Policy Choice

U.S. Posts Record $145 Billion December Deficit as Outlays Hit New High

Trump’s $1.5 Trillion 2027 Defense Budget Push Lifts Defense Stocks

Guterres Uses New Year Message to Urge Leaders to Shift Spending from War to People

UN Launches Report Urging Shift From Arms to Development as Military Outlays Hit $2.7 Trillion

NATO Estimates All Members Will Hit 2% Defense Spend in 2025 as Alliance Average Climbs to 2.76%

Russia Cuts 2025 Growth Forecast to 1.5% as War Economy Loses Steam

Russian Ambassador Says Italy ‘Untrustworthy’ Over Secret Ukraine Aid

Pakistan Increases Defence Spending by 18% Despite Economic Crisis

Spanish Coalition Faces Deepening Rift Over Accelerated NATO Defense Spending

Global Military Spending Hits Record $2.7 Trillion in 2024, Driven by Conflicts and Tensions

Germany Advances Military Modernization with Major Defense Investments

Global Military Spending Reaches Record $2.718 Trillion in 2024

Global Military Spending Hits $2.7 Trillion in 2024, Marking Largest Annual Increase Since Cold War