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Japan’s Ruling LDP Floats 3%–5% of GDP Defense Spending in Draft Security Review

The draft signals a test of how far leaders will go on bigger budgets when they have yet to spell out how to pay for faster military upgrades.

SPD Moves to Halt Bundestag Pay Rise Set for July

Sampat Singh Says Haryana Left ₹7,500 Crore Unspent, Seeks Audit of 2025–26 Budget

Argentina Government Trust Index Falls to 2.30 in March, Fourth Straight Decline

Karnataka Keeps Five Welfare Guarantees Despite Fiscal Strain, Moves to Recover Wrongful Payouts

Government Locks 2026 Budget for Confidence Vote in Chamber Ahead of Tuesday Final Vote

Czech EU-Skeptic Coalition Takes Power as Babis Is Sworn In

Resident Doctors’ Five-Day Strike to Proceed After BMA Rejects Streeting Offer

Lecornu Survives Two No-Confidence Votes After Pledge to Freeze Pension Reform

Treasury Shuts Emergency Reserve to Public‑Sector Pay and Tightens Access Ahead of Budget

Argentina Restores INTA, INASE and INV, Names New Leaders Under Decree 684/2025

Giorgetti Rules Out Corrective Move in 2026 Budget as Italy Weighs Defense Outlays

Bayrou Unveils Territorial Reform to Strengthen Prefects’ Authority

Italy Targets Overhaul of Outdated Supplementary Pension Laws

Labour MPs Move to Replace Starmer After Reeves’ £2.2trn Spending Review

Catalan Parliament Approves Third €468M Credit Supplement to Sustain Government

Spain Faces NATO Scrutiny Over Defense Spending Discrepancies

Karnataka Government Approves 100% Salary Hike for Lawmakers

French National Assembly Rejects Third No-Confidence Motion on Social Security Budget

Keir Starmer Acknowledges Challenges as Labour Faces Declining Support