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韩国年轻士兵“负债退伍”现象加剧引关注

2026年7月8日 20:41 / 联合早报 姜贵瑛 首尔通讯员

数据显示，韩国官兵债务调整金额已从2021年的56亿韩元（约479万新元）增至去年的102亿韩元（约872万新元），四年间几乎翻倍。 （示意图 / Pixabay）

近年来，随着韩国士兵待遇改善、军营全面开放智能手机使用及线上贷款日益便利，不少20岁出头的青年在服役期间便负债累累，甚至因沉迷网络赌博而债台高筑。现役军人“负债退伍”现象日益普遍，成为军方和金融监管部门关注的新问题。

韩国《朝鲜日报》星期三（7月8日）报道，过去10年间，韩国兵长（义务兵最高军衔）月薪由2017年的21万6000韩元（约184新元）提高至今年的150万韩元（约1280新元），增幅近七倍。工资上涨原本旨在改善官兵待遇、帮助青年积累退伍资金，却意外让军人成为贷款机构重点争取的客户。

数据显示，韩国官兵债务调整金额已从2021年的56亿韩元（约479万新元）增至去年的102亿韩元（约872万新元），四年间几乎翻倍。

截至去年底，韩国前30家贷款公司的军人信用贷款余额达444亿韩元（约3800万新元），其中现役义务兵贷款余额为242亿韩元（约2071万新元），占54.5%，其余则为职业军人贷款。

金融监督院金融教育企划组组长许秀晶指出，稳定发放的军人薪资成为贷款机构评估还款能力的重要依据，使不少士兵能够轻易获得贷款。过去不少青年是背着学费贷款入伍，如今却越来越多人“负债退伍”。

记者向一家贷款公司咨询，对方说，入伍满三个月即可申请最高1000万韩元（约8556新元）贷款，年利率高达20%，已达到韩国法定上限。目前，各类面向军人的贷款产品在手机应用上随处可见，现役军人仅凭工资流水便可申请高息贷款。

网络赌博也成为军人债务恶化的重要推手。数据显示，2020年至2024年，韩国军队共发生4万7357起违反手机使用规定事件，其中涉及网络赌博1612起，占3.4%。

金融监督院院长李粲珍8日前往陆军第二作战司令部，为250名官兵开展金融教育，提醒官兵远离赌博和高息贷款，合理管理薪资。他还警告，类似Netflix韩剧《铁拳教育》中描绘的赌博与非法高利贷交织的现象，如今已开始出现在军队。

一名50多岁母亲告诉《朝鲜日报》，她儿子休假时坦承在服役期间沉迷网络赌博，欠下2500万韩元（约2万1400新元）债务，令她难以接受，“儿子当然有错，但怎么会有人愿意借这么多钱给一个20岁出头的年轻人？”

据了解，目前韩国义务兵的服役期为18个月。为遏制军人过度借贷，韩国金融当局正研究限制贷款公司向现役军人发放信用贷款。

韩国年轻士兵“负债退伍”现象加剧引关注

2026年7月8日 20:41 / 联合早报 姜贵瑛 首尔通讯员

数据显示，韩国官兵债务调整金额已从2021年的56亿韩元（约479万新元）增至去年的102亿韩元（约872万新元），四年间几乎翻倍。 （示意图 / Pixabay）

近年来，随着韩国士兵待遇改善、军营全面开放智能手机使用及线上贷款日益便利，不少20岁出头的青年在服役期间便负债累累，甚至因沉迷网络赌博而债台高筑。现役军人“负债退伍”现象日益普遍，成为军方和金融监管部门关注的新问题。

韩国《朝鲜日报》星期三（7月8日）报道，过去10年间，韩国兵长（义务兵最高军衔）月薪由2017年的21万6000韩元（约184新元）提高至今年的150万韩元（约1280新元），增幅近七倍。工资上涨原本旨在改善官兵待遇、帮助青年积累退伍资金，却意外让军人成为贷款机构重点争取的客户。

数据显示，韩国官兵债务调整金额已从2021年的56亿韩元（约479万新元）增至去年的102亿韩元（约872万新元），四年间几乎翻倍。

截至去年底，韩国前30家贷款公司的军人信用贷款余额达444亿韩元（约3800万新元），其中现役义务兵贷款余额为242亿韩元（约2071万新元），占54.5%，其余则为职业军人贷款。

金融监督院金融教育企划组组长许秀晶指出，稳定发放的军人薪资成为贷款机构评估还款能力的重要依据，使不少士兵能够轻易获得贷款。过去不少青年是背着学费贷款入伍，如今却越来越多人“负债退伍”。

记者向一家贷款公司咨询，对方说，入伍满三个月即可申请最高1000万韩元（约8556新元）贷款，年利率高达20%，已达到韩国法定上限。目前，各类面向军人的贷款产品在手机应用上随处可见，现役军人仅凭工资流水便可申请高息贷款。

网络赌博也成为军人债务恶化的重要推手。数据显示，2020年至2024年，韩国军队共发生4万7357起违反手机使用规定事件，其中涉及网络赌博1612起，占3.4%。

金融监督院院长李粲珍8日前往陆军第二作战司令部，为250名官兵开展金融教育，提醒官兵远离赌博和高息贷款，合理管理薪资。他还警告，类似Netflix韩剧《铁拳教育》中描绘的赌博与非法高利贷交织的现象，如今已开始出现在军队。

一名50多岁母亲告诉《朝鲜日报》，她儿子休假时坦承在服役期间沉迷网络赌博，欠下2500万韩元（约2万1400新元）债务，令她难以接受，“儿子当然有错，但怎么会有人愿意借这么多钱给一个20岁出头的年轻人？”

据了解，目前韩国义务兵的服役期为18个月。为遏制军人过度借贷，韩国金融当局正研究限制贷款公司向现役军人发放信用贷款。

2026 Emmy nominations are announced. See the full list.

July 8, 2026 / 12:10 PM EDT / CBS News

The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max’s “Hacks” setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.

“Hacks” earned 24 nominations in this year’s race, topping the record of 23 set by “The Bear” and “The Studio” last year. “The Bear” was among the big nominees in comedy categories this year, alongside “Shrinking,” “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” and “Widow’s Bay.”

On the drama side, HBO Max’s sophomore season of “The Pitt” and Apple TV+’s freshman series “Pluribus” earned plenty of nominations, as did Netflix’s “The Diplomat” and HBO Max’s “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” and “The Gilded Age.” “The Pitt” was the top drama contender, with 25 nominations total.

Jason Bateman was nominated four times for multiple productions, and six others found themselves nominated three times each — Quinta Brunson, Paul W. Downs, Matthew Rhys, Jason Segel, Martin Short and Noah Wyle.

The nominations were announced by recent winners Liza Colón-Zayas and Jeff Hiller at the Television Academy in Los Angeles.

The 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on NBC on Sunday, Sept. 14, with actress Mariska Hargitay as host. The show will also stream on Peacock.

Here are the nominees in the Emmy Awards’ top categories (categories will be updated live):

Outstanding drama series

• “The Diplomat” (Netflix)
• “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
• “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max)
• “Paradise” (Hulu)
• “The Pitt” (HBO Max)
• “Pluribus” (Apple TV+)
• “Slow Horses” (Apple TV+)
• “Your Friends & Neighbors” (Apple TV+)

Outstanding comedy series

• “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
• “The Bear” (FX)
• “Hacks” (HBO Max)
• “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV+)
• “Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
• “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
• “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)
• “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV+)

Outstanding limited or anthology series

• “All Her Fault” (Peacock)
• “The Beast in Me” (Netflix)
• “Beef” (Netflix)
• “DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max)
• “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (Hulu)

Outstanding television movie

• “Heads of State” (Prime Video)
• “Miss You, Love You” (HBO Max)
• “People We Meet on Vacation” (Netflix)
• “Remarkably Bright Creatures” (Netflix)
• “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War” (Prime Video)

Outstanding reality competition program

• “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
• “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
• “Survivor” (CBS)
• “Top Chef” (Bravo)
• “The Traitors” (Peacock)

Outstanding variety series

• “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
• “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO Max)
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
• “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Outstanding lead actress in a drama series

• Carrie Coon, “The Gilded Age”
• Chase Infiniti, “The Testaments”
• Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”
• Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus”
• Zendaya, “Euphoria”

Outstanding lead actor in a drama series

• Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise”
• Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses”
• Mark Ruffalo, “Task”
• Rufus Sewell, “The Diplomat”
• Noah Wyle, “The Pitt”

Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series

• Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
• Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
• Elle Fanning, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”
• Lisa Kudrow, “The Comeback”
• Jean Smart, “Hacks”

Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series

• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, “Wonder Man”
• Steve Carell, “Rooster”
• Matthew Rhys, “Widow’s Bay”
• Jason Segel, “Shrinking”
• Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”

Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie

• Claire Danes, “The Beast in Me”

• Sally Field, “Remarkably Bright Creatures”

• Carey Mulligan, “Beef”

• Sarah Pidgeon, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette”

• Sarah Snook, “All Her Fault”

Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie

• Riz Ahmed, “Bait”

• Jason Bateman, “Black Rabbit”

• Charlie Hunnam, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”

• Oscar Isaac, “Beef”

• Matthew Rhys, “The Beast in Me”

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series

• Taylor Dearden, “The Pitt”
• Fiona Dourif, “The Pitt”
• Allison Janney, “The Diplomat”
• Katherine LaNasa, “The Pitt”
• Sepideh Moafi, “The Pitt”
• Julianne Nicholson, “Paradise”
• Karolina Wydra, “Pluribus”

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series

• Patrick Ball, “The Pitt”
• Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”
• Shawn Hatosy, “The Pitt”
• Gerran Howell, “The Pitt”
• Jack Lowden, “Slow Horses”
• Tom Pelphrey, “Task”
• Carlos-Manuel Vesga, “Pluribus”

Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series

• Dale Dickey, “Widow’s Bay”
• Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
• Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”
• Kate O’Flynn, “Widow’s Bay”
• Michelle Pfeiffer, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”
• Megan Stalter, “Hacks”
• Jessica Williams, “Shrinking”

Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series

• Colman Domingo, “The Four Seasons”
• Paul W. Downs, “Hacks”
• Harrison Ford, “Shrinking”
• Nick Offerman, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”
• Stephen Root, “Widow’s Bay”
• Michael Urie, “Shrinking”
• Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary”

Outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie

• Linda Cardellini, “DTF St. Louis”
• Dakota Fanning, “All Her Fault”
• Laurie Metcalf, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”
• Joy Sunday, “DTF St. Louis”
• Youn Yuh-jung, “Beef”
• Constance Zimmer, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette”

Outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie

• Jason Bateman, “DTF St. Louis”

• Richard Gadd, “Half Man”

• David Harbour, “DTF St. Louis”

• Richard Jenkins, “DTF St. Louis”

• Charles Melton, “Beef”

• Nick Offerman, “Death By Lightning”

Denmark vows to defend Greenland after Trump reiterates US should control territory

Denmark PM ‘ready to defend every inch of NATO’: Greenland ‘not for sale’

July 8, 2026 10:51am EDT / Fox News

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Trump slams allies over Iran, Greenland at NATO summit

During the NATO summit in Turkey, President Donald Trump vocalizes his disappointment with allied NATO countries, stating they haven’t adequately supported the U.S. He discusses the recent air strikes against Iran, clarifying the U.S. didn’t require assistance, and highlights scheduled meetings with various world leaders to address global issues.

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Greenland is “not for sale,” Denmark’s prime minister said Wednesday, vowing to defend the Danish territory after President Donald Trump again said the United States should control the Arctic island for NATO defense.

Denmark is “ready to defend every inch of NATO including our own territory,” Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, adding she would call on NATO allies to honor their commitment to defend each other.

“We hope that all, including all allies, will respect the Greenland people’s right for self-determination,” she continued. “And we are sovereign states and we need everybody to respect our territorial integrity and our sovereignty.

“Greenland is of course not for sale.”

TRUMP MAKES FRESH GREENLAND PLAY AFTER XI TALKS AS CHINA’S ARCTIC AMBITIONS LOOM

President Donald Trump’s designs to buy or takeover Greenland for Arctic security have riled up Europe, NATO, and anti-American leftists.(Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images; Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump continues to stress that Greenland “is very important” for the U.S. but not for Denmark, declaring, “We need it for protection of the world, not just the United States.”

Also, Denmark is coming up short in its support for Greenland, which remains a strategic target for both Russia and China.

“That’s what hurt my relationship with NATO,” Trump said Tuesday of the refusal to grant his request for annexation of the strategic land.

“Denmark doesn’t spend money to really help Greenland, but it’s an important part for the United States. And it’s surrounded by China ships and Russian ships.”

GREENLAND TALKS ON ‘GOOD TRAJECTORY,’ WHITE HOUSE SAYS AMID TRUMP TAKEOVER PUSH

Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen issued a defiant message against President Donald Trump’s designs on Greenland at the 2026 NATO Leaders Summit on Wednesday in Ankara, Turkey.(Serdar Ozsoy/Getty Images)

For global security, Greenland “should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark,” Trump added.

“They wouldn’t go along with it,” Trump lamented. “And with all the money we spend to help them with Russia. And we don’t have to spend any money, we could remove all of our soldiers out of Europe because, as you probably noticed, Europe is a very different place than it was 20 years ago. A lot different.”

Greenland is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, a NATO ally. Trump’s push for U.S. control has repeatedly angered Danish and Greenlandic officials, who have insisted the island’s future should be decided by its people.

Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir also weighed in Wednesday, saying Greenland’s people “do not wish to be a part of the United States” and urging NATO leaders to stay focused on Russia.

TRUMP CALLS OUT NATO AHEAD OF SUMMIT, CALLING IT ‘RIDICULOUS’ FOR US TO PERSIST ON ‘ONE SIDED PATH’

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attempts to assure President Donald Trump on Wednesday in a news conference that allies are increasing their financial commitments so Europe’s defense is not all on the U.S. taxpayers.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The dispute injected a tense territorial confrontation into a summit already shaped by Trump’s demands that allies spend more on defense and take greater responsibility for Europe’s security as the U.S. shifts its focus.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte sought to emphasize the alliance’s recent defense spending increases, telling Trump that European allies and Canada had made major new commitments.

“I would argue that without you in this chair, this would not have happened,” Rutte told Trump. “Grab the win. It’s there.”

Trump, however, continued criticizing allies over both Greenland and Iran, where he ordered overnight U.S. strikes after attacks on merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Rutte backed the U.S. strikes, telling Trump they were “absolutely necessary.”

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The NATO summit is also expected to address Ukraine’s war against Russia, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressing allies for deeper support and renewed consideration of Ukraine’s bid to join the alliance.

But Trump’s comments on Greenland underscored a growing challenge for NATO leaders: projecting unity against outside threats while managing disputes inside the alliance itself.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Eric Mack is a breaking news reporter and writer Sunday through Thursday, 6 a.m. ET to 2 p.m. ET, with a particular interest in stories that lead the news cycle on politics, elections, foreign affairs and government.

意大利中部烟花厂发生爆炸 造成两人死亡

2026年7月8日 20:52 / 联合早报

意大利中部一家烟花厂星期三（7月8日）发生爆炸，造成两人死亡。

法新社报道，出事工厂位于罗马东北约70公里处的列蒂省（Rieti）。

当地消防部门发言人说，遇难者遗体“在厂房废墟中被发现”，分别为一男一女。2023年7月，这个工厂曾发生爆炸，造成三人死亡。

意大利媒体称，其中一名遇难者是工厂的一名员工。第二名遇难者是一名女性，爆炸发生时她就在附近。

报道补充称，爆炸发生在存放火药的附属建筑内。

意大利中部烟花厂发生爆炸 造成两人死亡

2026年7月8日 20:52 / 联合早报

意大利中部一家烟花厂星期三（7月8日）发生爆炸，造成两人死亡。

法新社报道，出事工厂位于罗马东北约70公里处的列蒂省（Rieti）。

当地消防部门发言人说，遇难者遗体“在厂房废墟中被发现”，分别为一男一女。2023年7月，这个工厂曾发生爆炸，造成三人死亡。

意大利媒体称，其中一名遇难者是工厂的一名员工。第二名遇难者是一名女性，爆炸发生时她就在附近。

报道补充称，爆炸发生在存放火药的附属建筑内。

Stocks slump, oil surges after Trump says Iran ceasefire is over

July 8, 2026 / 9:54 AM EDT / CBS News

Stocks tumbled in early trading on Wednesday after President Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is “over” and that it is “a waste of time dealing with them.”

Oil prices jumped 6% on concerns that a re-escalation of hostilities would jeopardize the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

Mr. Trump’s remarks come after attacks by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, which were followed by U.S. strikes. Brent crude rose 6.3% to $78.80 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, climbed 6.4% to $75.

Before Wednesday’s spike, West Texas Intermediate had fallen below $70 a barrel, roughly returning to levels seen before the start of the Iran war in late February.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 479 points, or 0.9%, to 52,446. The S&P 500 declined 0.4%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.2%.

“The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was always fragile, and some flare-ups were inevitable, unfortunately,” Ryan Sweet, chief global economist at investment adviser Oxford Economics, said in a report. “The question is whether this represents a bump in the road or whether we’re emerging from the eye of the storm.”

Higher oil prices could complicate the inflation outlook by raising gasoline and transportation costs, potentially prompting the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer.

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“If the peace deal breaks, and it’s too early to tell, it won’t just raise oil prices; it would also increase pressure on AI supply chains in Asia, force central banks to be hawkish, tighten financial conditions and could shift the outcome of the U.S. midterms,” Sweet said.

In another sign of renewed tensions, the Trump administration on Tuesday revoked a waiver that permitted Iranian oil sales, a key source of revenue for the regime, after attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Treasury Department said that “General License X,” which was issued two weeks ago as part of an interim peace deal between the U.S. and Iran and exempted Iranian oil sales from U.S. sanctions, would be superseded by a narrower waiver.

Other Wall Street watchers expect the latest outbreak of violence to recede.

“Stocks took a dive around 4 am ET after Trump declared that the Iran ceasefire was ‘over,’ and while the current détente is certainly under strain, we continue to think the White House is extremely reluctant to escalate militarily and fully return to hostilities and therefore, a deal remains much more likely than not,” Vital Knowledge analyst Adam Crisafulli said Wednesday in a research note.

Alex Kuptsikevich, chief market analyst at FxPro, a foreign exchange trading firm, also noted that Mr. Trump has recently expressed a commitment to resolving the conflict through diplomatic means, while world energy markets have adapted to the disruption in oil supplies.

“The market has adapted to the reduction in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, found alternative routes, and global demand has fallen,” Kuptsikevich said.

德国一中学发生枪击事件致数人受伤 嫌犯被捕

2026年7月8日 21:10 / 联合早报

德国南部巴伐利亚州一所中学星期三（7月8日）发生枪击事件，造成数人受伤，警方已逮捕一名嫌犯。

综合法新社和新华社报道，德国警方在社媒平台发文说，事件发生在巴伐利亚州雄高（Schongau）的一所中学（Welfen Gymnasium）。警方已拘捕一名涉嫌行凶者。

一名警方发言人告诉法新社，这名嫌犯似乎是蓄意将这所中学作为袭击目标，涉嫌实施“疯狂袭击”。她补充说，目前仍在确认伤者人数及伤势情况。

德国媒体援引警方消息报道，初步调查显示，这是一起枪击事件，伤者人数估计为个位数。

事发后，当局出动大批警力封锁现场，并呼吁民众避免前往涉事区域。警方也说：“一场大规模警方行动正在进行中。我们已派出大量警力赶赴现场。”

德国校园严重暴力事件虽属罕见，但过去曾发生多起重大案件。

去年，西部埃森市一所职业学校，曾发生一名17岁少年持刀重伤一名45岁教师的事件；2002年，东部城市爱尔福特的一所学校内，一名19岁的枪手开枪打死16人，其中包括12名教师和两名学生。

德国一中学发生枪击事件致数人受伤 嫌犯被捕

2026年7月8日 21:10 / 联合早报

德国南部巴伐利亚州一所中学星期三（7月8日）发生枪击事件，造成数人受伤，警方已逮捕一名嫌犯。

综合法新社和新华社报道，德国警方在社媒平台发文说，事件发生在巴伐利亚州雄高（Schongau）的一所中学（Welfen Gymnasium）。警方已拘捕一名涉嫌行凶者。

一名警方发言人告诉法新社，这名嫌犯似乎是蓄意将这所中学作为袭击目标，涉嫌实施“疯狂袭击”。她补充说，目前仍在确认伤者人数及伤势情况。

德国媒体援引警方消息报道，初步调查显示，这是一起枪击事件，伤者人数估计为个位数。

事发后，当局出动大批警力封锁现场，并呼吁民众避免前往涉事区域。警方也说：“一场大规模警方行动正在进行中。我们已派出大量警力赶赴现场。”

德国校园严重暴力事件虽属罕见，但过去曾发生多起重大案件。

去年，西部埃森市一所职业学校，曾发生一名17岁少年持刀重伤一名45岁教师的事件；2002年，东部城市爱尔福特的一所学校内，一名19岁的枪手开枪打死16人，其中包括12名教师和两名学生。

Top Dem admits Trump ‘wisely’ made critical demand to NATO allies: ‘Love and hate relationship’

2026-07-08 11:43:31 EDT / Fox News

‘That’s not an unreasonable ask,’ Sen. Dick Durbin said of President Donald Trump’s demand to NATO to spend more on defense

By Peter Pinedo, Fox News

Published July 8, 2026 11:43am EDT

Trump arrives in Turkey for high-stakes NATO summit

President Donald Trump arrives in Ankara, Turkey, for a high-stakes NATO Summit. Key discussions involve the F-35 fighter jet program, Turkey’s S-400 Russian defense system acquisition and increased defense spending from NATO allies. Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson reports the latest and Dr. Rebecca Grant weighs in.

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A top Democratic senator admitted on CBS News that he believes President Donald Trump “wisely” made the critical demand to NATO allies to spend more on defense.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who is in Turkey this week as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation to NATO, spoke with CBS News when an anchor laughingly asked him about Trump’s “strange relationship with NATO over his push for them to spend more on security.” The anchor asked Durbin, “Where does this relationship go from here?”

In response, Durbin described Trump’s relationship with NATO as a “back-and-forth, love-and-hate relationship.” He went on to say that “the president has, I think, wisely asked for our NATO allies, there are 32 members of NATO, to spend more of their own money to protect themselves.”

“That’s not an unreasonable ask,” he added.

TRUMP ENTERS FINAL NATO SUMMIT DAY AS UKRAINE, DEFENSE SPENDING TAKE CENTER STAGE

Sen. Dick Durbin (right), D-Ill., said that President Donald Trump (left) “wisely” asked NATO allies to increase their defense spending.(SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images; Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Durbin, who has served in the Senate for nearly 30 years, is the minority whip and ranking member of the influential Judiciary Committee. He is in Ankara, Turkey’s capital, as part of a congressional delegation led by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., to the 2026 NATO Summit. Trump is also attending the summit, accompanied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz.

Durbin did not spend all his time praising the president. Speaking from Ankara, he went on to say that “there have been things that happened during his second presidency which raised the question of our commitment to the future of NATO.”

“I believe in it; that’s why I’m here. And I’ve found that of the delegates that are here from all over the region, part of NATO, that they believe, as I do, that we’re a safer world with the NATO alliance. We have been since 1945.”

TRUMP BETS ON FORMER NATO TROUBLEMAKER AS TURKEY’S STRATEGIC VALUE SURGES

President Donald Trump stands next to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as NATO leaders gather for a family photo at a NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.(Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)

He added that the summit “will be an opportunity for us to convince the president, if we have to, to move forward with this relationship.”

Before traveling to Turkey for the summit, Trump vented his frustration about NATO, writing in a social media post that “the United States spends more money on NATO than any other country, by far, to protect them, without getting any benefit from so doing: U.S. 999 Billion Dollars, United Kingdom, 90.5 Billion Dollars, France, 66.5 Billion Dollars, Italy, 48.8 Billion Dollars, Poland, 44.3 Billion Dollars. Others, including Germany, are MUCH LOWER. (2014-2025) Ridiculous!”

A NATO release stated that the “cut-off date for information used in this report was 3 June 2025” and that “figures for 2024 and 2025 are estimates.” It listed estimated 2025 U.S. defense spending at $980 billion, the United Kingdom’s at $90.508 billion, France’s at $66.531 billion, Italy’s at $48.8 billion and Poland’s at $44.314 billion.

TRUMP CALLS OUT NATO AHEAD OF SUMMIT, CALLING IT ‘RIDICULOUS’ FOR US TO PERSIST ON ‘ONE SIDED PATH’

NATO emblem is seen, while the NATO Summit is held in the city, in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 12, 2023(Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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In another post, Trump said it is “ridiculous for the U.S.A. to continue along this one sided path when the relationship is not reciprocal. They were not there for us!!!”

The president’s comments came after NATO leaders backed a new defense spending benchmark calling on allies to invest 5% of gross domestic product in defense and defense-related expenditures.

Fox News Digital’s Alex Nitzberg and Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.

Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.