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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, from left, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, CEO Armin Papperger and German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil arrive for the inauguration of the newly built artillery ammunition plant by German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall in Unterluess, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

NATO’s 5% defense mandate exposes Europe’s creative accounting

- Special to The Washington Times

Under the terms of a new agreement, NATO members are on the hook to spend 5% of their GDP on defense. European leaders, however, are scrambling to meet -- or at least appear to meet -- the new benchmark.

Israeli Zaka rescue and recovery team carry the body of a victim at the scene of shooting attack where several people killed and injured in Jerusalem, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Shooting attack at Jerusalem bus stop kills 6, injures another 12

- Associated Press

Palestinian attackers opened fire at a bus stop at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem on Monday, killing six people and injuring another 12, according to Israeli police, emergency rescue services and local hospitals.