NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday said he does not believe the US attacks on Iran violate international law, one day before the alliance's leaders, including US President Donald Trump, are to convene for a summit in the Netherlands.

Nato leaders are meeting in The Hague to decide on ramping up defence spending to 5% of their countries' economic output, following months of pressure from US President Donald Trump."For too long, one ally,

There is no alternative to higher defence spending in light of the ongoing threat from Russia, NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.

NATO leaders are gathering in the Netherlands for the start of a historic two-day summit that could unite the world’s biggest security organization around a new defense spending pledge or widen divisi

By Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Dutch politician Mark Rutte, appointed to navigate NATO's tricky relationship with Donald Trump, looks set to nail his first summit as secretary general after securing a draft agreement on boosting European defense spending as the U.

NATO chief Mark Rutte said that the US is "totally committed" to the alliance's key Article 5 clause on mutual defense. Rutte's comments come a day after Trump appeared to be ambiguous on the issue. DW has the latest.

Donald Trump ensured that NATO’s high-stakes summit would be a nervy affair to the end as he flew in to The Hague fueling doubts about whether the US remains fully committed to defending its allies.