The United Nations faces a funding crisis as delayed payments from the US and China threaten its operations, prompting urgent budget cuts and raising concerns about global governance stability.
UN peacekeeping personnel have dropped to a 25-year low due to geopolitical tensions and funding shortfalls, threatening the future of multilateral conflict resolution, SIPRI warns.
Serbia holds its first joint NATO military exercises, balancing its policy of neutrality while engaging in regional security cooperation with potential global economic implications.
President Trump rejects NATO assistance in the Strait of Hormuz, while European nations prepare a peacekeeping mission amid ongoing Middle East tensions.