US EditionEurope Races to Reduce US Military Dependence with $1T Buildup
EU Member States plan to increase defence spending to €381 billion in 2025, aiming to boost military capabilities and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump said NATO allies 'stayed a little back, a little off the front lines' during a Fox Business interview, prompting swift criticism despite his later praise of British troops.
- NATO casualty figures show around 3,500 soldiers died in Afghanistan, including 2,460 United States deaths; the UK joined after Article 5 was invoked post-9/11, losing about 457 personnel.
- Senior figures including Piers Morgan reacted, saying the remarks were `an appalling slur` and `a massive insult` to NATO troops, while Keir Starmer called them `insulting and frankly appalling` and Roman Polko said Trump `crossed a red line`.
- Helena Tym, mother of Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher, said the remarks were `another kick in the stomach` and left her with `disbelief, disgust and sorrow`, worsening bereaved families' fragile mental health.
- Charities including the Aaron Lewis Foundation and the Royal British Legion defended serving personnel, veterans and bereaved families, condemning comments that undermine their sacrifice and impact.
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Until U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent comments pushed it into public view, Greenland was widely regarded as a geopolitical footnote: immense, frozen, sparsely inhabited, and far from the centre of global power politics. Yet in strategic terms it sits at the hinge of the 21st?century Arctic contest. As climate change opens northern sea routes and unlocks previously inaccessible energy reserves, the region is shifting from a frozen buffer zon…
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einnews.comGermany, France, others rebuke Trump's NATO troop disrespect
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said it would show "decency" for Donald Trump to apologize for comments on NATO troops in Afghanistan. "But we all know how the US president operates," Pistorius added.
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