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U.S. Wants NATO and Canada to Spend 5 Percent of GDP on Defense

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio asked allied foreign ministers gathered in Brussels on Thursday to increase their defense spending to five percent of their gross domestic products (GDP) – a very substantial increase for most members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and considerably more than the even the United States spends as a percentage of GDP.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to the reporters at NATO Headquarters in Brussel

Worldwide Push to Keep Teens Off Social Media Gains Momentum

Australian politicians describe their ban on children under 16 using social media as “world-leading,” but in truth, the rest of the world is not far behind them. An international consensus against permitting children on social media gained momentum in 2024, despite deep reservations from Internet freedom advocates.

DRIGGS, ID - MARCH 09: Smokey Larsson, 14 (L) looks at her friend Micah Richards as he sin
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