WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump may be learning the hard way that berating, insulting and threatening America’s traditional allies for years makes persuading them to bail you out of a jam more difficult.
NATO countries have been cool to…
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Iran’s new supreme leader purportedly issues fresh statement as questions linger over his health
A new statement was issued in the name of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Monday, amid persistent questions about his whereabouts and health, as he has yet to make any public appearance since being appointed to the…
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EU rejects Trump’s request to help secure the Strait of Hormuz : NPR
The European Union has rejected President Trump’s request to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, saying the war is “not theirs.”
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European Union foreign ministers met in…
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Right-wing candidates unite to try to break Socialists’ 25-year grip on Paris – POLITICO
“We have decided to merge our lists because a majority of Parisians want change,” Bournazel said in an interview with French public television Monday. Bournazel also announced that he was withdrawing from Parisian politics, and would not…
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Europe rejects Trump’s demand to help clean up Hormuz mess – POLITICO
“I hope that we will treat one another with the necessary respect within the alliance,” Merz added, in an apparent rebuke to Trump’s grousing.
Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel went even further, stressing his country…
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Kallas says 'no appetite' to shift mandate of EU naval mission in the strait of Hormuz
The EU’s foreign affairs ministers gathered in Brussels a day after US president Donald Trump increased pressure on the bloc to help protect the Strait of Hormuz, warning that NATO faces a “very bad” future if its members fail to come to Washington’s aid.
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Israel’s plan to expand Lebanon ground campaign fuels fears of prolonged occupation | Lebanon
Israel’s announcement on Monday of a ground campaign in new areas of southern Lebanon is fuelling fears of a prolonged occupation among hundreds of thousands of displaced Lebanese.
Concerns intensified after Israel’s defence minister, Israel…
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