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US First Lady Melania Trump delivering remarks regarding the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, at the White House in Washington, on April 9.

Trump weighs pulling some US troops from Europe amid NATO strains, official says

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. soldier walks in front of an armoured vehicle during \"Balkan Sentinel - 25\" military drill, an exercise involving personnel and equipment from the Bulgarian Land Forces and Air Force, formations from the NATO Multinational Battle Group with Italy, and a mechanized platoon from the Romanian Land Forces, in Koren, Bulgaria, June 9, 2025. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/File Photo

Greenland prime minister rebuffs Trump remarks as NATO tensions rise

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen holds a press conference for the foreign press at the cultural center Katuaq in Nuuk, Greenland, January 22, 2026.

Germany's Merz: we do not want NATO to split over U.S.-Iran war

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks to the media about the current developments in domestic and foreign politics, in Berlin, Germany, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Nadja Wohlleben

NATO’s Rutte told allies Trump wants Hormuz commitments within days, diplomats say

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

US asks allies to pitch plans within days to secure Strait of Hormuz

Assistance from NATO members – or lack thereof – in the Iran conflict has led to acrimony between US President Donald Trump and allies in recent weeks.

White House rebukes NATO over Iran as Trump meets alliance chief

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

NATO chief Mark Rutte set for Trump talks as US-Iran truce begins

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte (right) touts a record of pulling US President Donald Trump back onside – and will be looking to do so again when he meets the president.

The man with the thankless job of saving NATO from ‘Daddy’s’ wrath

Today’s White House gathering could be the defining, historic moment when Europe and the US admit to each other that their old security bonds can no longer be maintained.

Germany's young men do not need permit for foreign travel, ministry said

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers of the Guard Battalion of the German army Bundeswehr stand in position on the day German Chancellor Friedrich Merz presents the Chancellor's Ribbon of Honour to the Guard Battalion, which is responsible for protocol duties and the protection of the German government, at the Federal Defence Ministry in Berlin, Germany, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo

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