A court in Chernihiv has sentenced the head of a military medical commission to prison for establishing and leading an organised group that issued fictitious medical certificates.
Officers Mykola Savchenko and Ihor Voloshko rescued a woman and her grandson from the rubble after a Russian shelling. During the evacuation, Savchenko lay on top of the child to protect him from a new UAV launch.
Mass march in Canada for affordable education ended in riots. Police used tear gas, and three demonstrators were detained.
Major tech giants are financing their own clients to purchase their services. The IMF has allocated $1.4 trillion to such cyclical deals.
The Ukrainian tennis player secured a victory in the final round of the group stage with a score of 6:3, 3:6, 6:1 and will continue her campaign at the tournament in Indian Wells.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved a bill on updating the strategy, which provides for the restoration of war-damaged territories and the integration of EU requirements.
The Kyiv Commercial Court will hear a lawsuit on 16 November seeking to invalidate an investment agreement for the Main Astronomical Observatory site. The investor is LLC "Freds Resorts", whose shares are held by Vladislava Molchanova's sons.
Ukrainian President explained why a new head of the Office of the Prosecutor General has not yet been appointed and responded to accusations made against him by the former head of the department.
NATO countries have expressed disagreement with US President Donald Trump's proposal to increase military spending to 5% of GDP. This was reported by Reuters.
Although the idea of raising defence expenditure is being discussed, the figures under consideration are much lower. According to sources, the alliance is considering raising the target to 3% of GDP, which would already pose a significant challenge for most members struggling to reach the current 2% level. A final decision is expected to be made at the June NATO summit in The Hague.
Analysts polled by Reuters believe that the 5% of GDP requirement is economically and politically unrealistic for most alliance countries, as it would require hundreds of billions of dollars in additional funding.
Poland incurred the highest defence spending among NATO members in 2023 — 4.12% of GDP. Estonia came in second with 3.43%, followed by the US at 3.38%. Nevertheless, eight NATO countries have yet to meet the established 2% target.
During his first presidential term, Trump insisted on increasing NATO countries' military spending to 2% of GDP. After being re-elected in November 2024, he raised the issue again, stating in December that each alliance member state should allocate at least 5% of GDP to defence annually.
In recent years, particularly since the start of the war in Ukraine, military spending in most NATO countries has increased. Currently, 25 of the alliance's 32 countries have exceeded the 2% of GDP mark. However, this target remains advisory and is not legally binding.
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