President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the US will significantly reduce its troop presence in Germany, escalating a dispute with Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he seeks to scale back America’s commitment to European security. The Pentagon on Friday had initially announced it would pull some 5,000 troops out of Germany, but when asked Saturday …
The Trump administration has reportedly created a “naughty and nice” list for Nato allies based on their contributions to the alliance. It is also seen as an attempt to reward or punish allies depending on whether they backed the US’s war on Iran. The list was prepared ahead of Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte’s visit …
A once-close alliance between Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has come under strain, with the US President launching a blistering attack on her over Rome’s stance on the Iran war, energy security and remarks defending Pope Leo. In an interview with Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, Trump expressed shock and disappointment at …
As the diplomatic fallout from the Iran war exposed rifts in Washington’s ties with Nato, US President Donald Trump appeared to have set his eyes on Greenland again while venting frustration at European allies. In a fresh outburst against Nato, he questioned the alliance’s reliability and again brought Greenland into focus. Trump said in a …
Tensions between the United States and its Nato partners escalated on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump voiced sharp dissatisfaction during talks with alliance chief Mark Rutte at the White House. Following the two-hour meeting, Rutte acknowledged strains within the alliance, describing the exchange as candid but constructive, even as divisions over the conflict with Iran …
Doston se pyaar kiya, dushmanon se badla liya, jo bhi kiya humne kiya, Shaan se.(Loved our friends, took revenge on our enemies, whatever we did, we did with pride.) An entire generation of Indians grew up with this lyric lodged somewhere between the heart and the spine. It was more than a film song. It …
US President Donald Trump’s diatribe against Nato in the aftermath of the West Asia war continued on Friday, as he lashed out at the trans-Atlantic military alliance for failing to provide support to the United States in its war against Iran. Addressing an investment forum in Miami, Trump also questioned the need for the US …
US President Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on NATO in a social media post, calling the alliance ‘a paper tiger’ without American support and labelling member nations ‘cowards’. Trump criticised NATO for refusing to join military action against Iran and for not assisting in reopening the Strait of Hormuz despite complaining about high …
Turkey’s state news agency Anadolu reported that sirens were heard early Friday at Incirlik airbase, a key Nato facility where US troops are stationed.Residents of Adana, located about 10 kilometres from the base were woken at around 3.25 am local time (0025 GMT) as sirens sounded for roughly five minutes. Gulf On Fire: U.S., Israel …
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered a stark message to world leaders on Friday, declaring that the global system built on shared rules has effectively collapsed. Addressing world leaders, Merz said “our freedom is not guaranteed” in an era increasingly shaped by big power politics and cautioned that Europeans must be prepared to make sacrifices. He …