#SPEECH

NATO’s current target of 2% GDP spent on defense is “no longer enough” as Russia grows increasingly assertive, the alliance’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said during his farewell speech on Thursday, adding: "We have to be willing to pay the price for peace.”

Analysis conducted by British archaeologist Steven Mithen indicates that early humans likely developed basic language skills approximately 1.6 million years ago, predominantly in regions of eastern or southern Africa.