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Spain strikes deal with NATO to be exempt from 5 percent defence spending target

Spain has struck a deal with the NATO military alliance that would allow the country to avoid spending 5 percent of its GDP on defence spending, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Sunday. US President Donald Trump has been pressuring NATO members to ramp up their defence spending.

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