Trump hails NATO spending pledge as ‘monumental win for US’

NATO leaders gathered at a summit in The Hague on Wednesday endorsed an increase in members’ defence spending to 5 percent of GDP and restated the mutual defence clause of the pact’s founding commitments. Trump called it a “monumental win” for the US, arguing they had long shouldered more than their fair share. Read our liveblog to see how the day’s events unfolded.