Morning bird: The NATO Summit in The Hague will culminate today with negotiations by the leaders of the member states. Trump rejected reports of slowing Iran's nuclear program by months
NATO member states' negotiations are expected to agree on increasing defense spending and continuing support for Ukraine, which is resisting Russian military aggression. According to preliminary assessment by American intelligence, the American attacks only slowed down the Iranian nuclear program. However, Donald Trump rejected these claims.
NATO is to approve an increase in defense spending
The two-day summit in The Hague, Netherlands, will culminate today with formal discussions among member states of the North Atlantic Alliance at the level of heads of state and government. There is expected to be agreement among the allies on increasing defense spending, as well as on continuing support for Ukraine, which is resisting Russian military aggression, according to the website Ceskenoviny.cz.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte proposed increasing the defense spending target to five percent of gross domestic product, with 3.5 percent intended for the military and 1.5 percent for broader security-related expenditures, such as infrastructure, cyber security, or building health facilities.
Reports suggest that US strikes only slowed down Iran's nuclear
US President Donald Trump refuted reports by some media outlets that US airstrikes over the weekend did not destroy key parts of Iran's nuclear program, but likely slowed it down for several months, reported by AP. There is no clear information about how much damage Israeli and US strikes caused to the Iranian nuclear program. Over the weekend, the USA attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran. Sources familiar with the assessment of the strikes report, however, suggest that large parts of the Iranian centrifuges remain intact and the impact is confined to above-ground structures.
Scottish island with castle ruin is for sale for 160 million crowns
The island of Shuna with a castle ruin is for sale for 5.5 million pounds, which is approximately 160 million crowns, as can be seen from the offers of real estate agencies Knight Frank and Sotheby’s International Realty. The new owner will reach it after a half-hour helicopter flight from Glasgow. The island is home to native forests, wild pastures, and parks. It also boasts rocky shores and sandy beaches, said CNN.
Brazilian tourist found dead after falling from Indonesian volcano
A young Brazilian tourist, Juliana Marins, fell from the ridge of the massive Indonesian volcano Rinjani, whose peak is 3,726 meters above sea level. She was trapped at the scene for almost four days, but was then found dead, reported the Brazilian government. She set out on the journey with a guide and five other foreigners, subsequently, however, she fell from a height of about 600 meters, reported the agency AP.
Sources: Ceskenoviny.cz, CNN, AP
