Italy's pledges to increase defence spending to help Ukraine could scupper government efforts to rein in the mammoth public debt, analysts say, posing a threat to the creditworthiness of the euro zone's third-largest economy.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Washington understands that NATO allies won't be able to massively up defence spending right away, but stressed the need for a clear "pathway" to the Europeans and Canada to spend more.

President Donald Trump's administration is facing a scandal over the accidental leak of a group chat by senior security officials on the strikes, which targeted Yemen's Houthi rebels.

Czech-based defence firm CSG expects a surge in demand as Europe seeks to rearm, predicting on Thursday further double-digit growth after revenue and profits more than doubled last year.

While politicians would rather talk about the cost of living, global events are forcing them to discuss an issue that rarely wins them votes.

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon inspector general's office will investigate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the commercial messaging app Signal to discuss air strikes on Yemen, the watchdog said Thu

Announced on 2 April, 1975, the first two RAAF C-130 Hercules flights left Saigon on 4 April, bringing 194 children to Bangkok, where they were put on a specially-chartered Qantas Boeing 747 to Australia.

The secretary of state said the U.S. will also need to increase its military spending and that Trump remains committed to the alliance.