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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upon arriving for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

NATO unveils billions in arms deals to prove its firepower as Trump again demands Greenland

July 7, 2026 at 1:14 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted that the United States should be in control of Greenland rather than NATO ally Denmark, renewing tensions in Europe even as the trans-Atlantic military...

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press statement on arrival for a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Pentagon chief lashes out at NATO allies and announces a review of US forces in Europe

June 18, 2026 at 8:41 a.m.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies on Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose outcome will depend on how fast the...

Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard speaks to media at the NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, Friday, May 22, 2026. (Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency via AP)

NATO allies bewildered by Trump’s about-face on US troop moves in Europe

May 22, 2026 at 8:32 a.m.

NATO allies and defense officials expressed bewilderment on Friday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after he ordered the...

FILE – A general view of a pumping station at the end of the Druzhba oil pipeline in the east German refinery PCK in Schwedt, Jan. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner, File)

EU approves a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto

April 24, 2026 at 8:43 a.m.

The European Union on Thursday approved a 90-billion-euro ($106-billion) loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years after oil began flowing through a key...

Flags flap in the wind outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

As faith in the US fades a year into Trump 2.0, Europe tries to end a reliance on American security

January 19, 2026 at 12:03 p.m.

“Intimidation,” “threats” and “blackmail” are just some of the terms being used by European Union leaders to describe U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning that he will slap new tariffs on...

People protest against Trump’s policy towards Greenland in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Europe warns of ‘dangerous downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland

January 18, 2026 at 9:40 a.m.

The eight European countries targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland blasted the move Sunday.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, speaks with European Council President Antonio Costa, center rear, during a round table meeting at the EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (Stephanie Lecocq, Pool Photo via AP)

EU leaders agree on 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine

December 18, 2025 at 9:54 p.m.

The money — worth $106 billion — would be raised by the EU on capital markets.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and European Council President Antonio Costa arrive for an EU Summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Harry Nakos)

Russian President Vladimir Putin deplores US sanctions as ‘unfriendly’ while EU heaps on more restrictions

October 23, 2025 at 4:54 p.m.

The European Union has heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry.

Emergency workers inspect a damaged car close to the multi-storey residential house that was ruined by a Russian missile Thursday night, killing 31 civilians including five children, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

NATO to coordinate regular and large-scale arm deliveries to Ukraine. Most will be bought in the US

August 5, 2025 at 8:16 a.m.

NATO has started coordinating regular deliveries of large weapons packages to Ukraine after the Netherlands said it would provide air defense equipment, ammunition and other military aid worth $578 million.

Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel)

The EU and UK hit Russia with new sanctions. Moscow’s energy revenue and spies are targeted.

July 19, 2025 at 3:02 p.m.

The European Union and Britain on Friday ramped up pressure on Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting Moscow’s energy sector, shadow fleet of aging oil tankers and military intelligence...

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