U.S. President Donald Trump said he will stop defence contractors from paying dividends or buying back shares until weapons production speeds up, criticising the industry for delays and high costs.
Trump also called executive pay “exorbitant and unjustifiable” and proposed a $5 million cap, far below current levels, while urging companies to build new production plants to deliver and maintain military equipment more efficiently.
Shares of defence firms fell after Trump’s remarks, reversing gains following recent high-profile U.S. military operations, including the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
Trump did not provide details on how limits on dividends or buybacks would be enforced.
Programmes such as Lockheed Martin’s F‑35 fighter jet and Northrop Grumman’s $140 billion Sentinel missile system have faced delays and cost overruns, highlighting industry challenges.
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Six candidates vying to become the next United Nations Secretary-General have called for restoring the organisation's credibility, strengthening multilateralism and reforming the UN, during the first public town hall debate ahead of a decisive Security Council vote next week.
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Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto recently offered the dismissed Ukraine’s Defence Minister, Mykhailo Federov an adviser role in Italy.
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One person has died and at least 16 others have been injured after a car drove into crowds during Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day (CSD) Pride celebrations, leading to a major police manhunt. Authorities have released an image of 21-year-old suspect Abdul B, who remains at large.
Venezuela has formally notified the United Nations that it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), ending its participation in the Hague-based tribunal as it continues to reject an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed in the country.
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More than 700,000 people have been evacuated to safety in southern China after Typhoon Noul made landfall in Guangdong province, bringing destructive winds and urging warnings of torrential rain and flash flooding.
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