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America rage-quits Europe: 5,000 troops headed home from Germany as NATO scramblesPolitics

America rage-quits Europe: 5,000 troops headed home from Germany as NATO scrambles

The US plans to pull around 5,000 troops from Germany over the next six to twelve months amid escalating tensions with European allies, with NATO now scrambling to assess the impact.

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Pentagon quietly pulls a brigade from Europe, tells allies 'you're adults, figure it out'Politics

Pentagon quietly pulls a brigade from Europe, tells allies 'you're adults, figure it out'

The Pentagon has cut US Brigade Combat Teams in Europe from four to three, returning to 2021 troop levels while pressuring European allies to take greater responsibility for their own defence. A planned deployment to Poland will face temporary delays as a result.

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NATO plays 'you can't sit with us' by scrambling jets at Russia's Baltic Sea flybyConflict

NATO plays 'you can't sit with us' by scrambling jets at Russia's Baltic Sea flyby

NATO scrambled multiple fighter jets over the Baltic Sea to intercept and monitor a formation of Russian military aircraft, in the latest round of aerial tension in one of Europe's most watched regions.

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EU says its own defence club doesn't step on NATO's toes, as Trump keeps threatening to flip the tablePolitics

EU says its own defence club doesn't step on NATO's toes, as Trump keeps threatening to flip the table

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told Euronews that the bloc's mutual assistance clause and NATO's collective defence are complementary, not competing - as Trump's threats to abandon the alliance continue to rattle European capitals.

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NATO appetite to join Iran conflict 'very limited', says Norwegian foreign ministerConflict

NATO appetite to join Iran conflict 'very limited', says Norwegian foreign minister

Norwegian foreign affairs minister Espen Barth Eide says NATO members have very limited appetite for joining the Iran war, while insisting Europe is fulfilling its security role in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Sweden announces new spy agency as war in Ukraine reshapes its security posturePolitics

Sweden announces new spy agency as war in Ukraine reshapes its security posture

Sweden has announced a new intelligence agency as part of an ongoing overhaul of its national security strategy, a process set in motion by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Sweden's subsequent decision to join NATO.

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Trump administration plans to cut 5,000 U.S. troops from GermanyPolitics

Trump administration plans to cut 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany

The Trump administration plans to withdraw around 5,000 of the more than 35,000 U.S. troops currently stationed in Germany, following the president's public review of American military deployments in the country.

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