Mushy Wording Lets NATO Commit to Trump’s Military Spending Demand

President Trump has pressed members of the alliance to spend 5 percent of their gross domestic products on defense. Leaders agreed that “allies” — but not “all allies” — would meet that figure.

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Belgium Forms a Government After 7 Months of Squabbling

The country’s tense negotiations hinged on taxing and social spending — and they highlight issues facing Europe, and Western democracies, as a whole.

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