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Trump's new Greenland threat triggers Europe's unhealed trauma

The fight over Greenland’s future is far from over as Trump revives his bid to seize the island, reopening Europe’s deepest fears.

Euronews · Jul 9

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv attacks Russian ships near Crimea as Putin’s fuel crisis deepens

Ukrainian drone attacks this week destroyed 36 of Putin's ships in Black Sea and Sea of Azov

The Independent UK · Jul 9

Fire and ice: erratic Trump fulminates on Iran and lambasts (then embraces) Europe at NATO summit

US President Donald Trump’s media conferences at the NATO summit in Ankara were the most disturbing since his session with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018.

The Conversation · Jul 9

Can NATO survive Trump's changes of heart?

These days, every official visit and every summit involving the President of the United States seems like a frantic scramble to keep the leader of the Atlantic alliance on board. But what if it’s already too late?

France 24 · Jul 8

Trump tempers fury with allies and ends 'tremendously successful' NATO summit on high note

European leaders showcased their surging defence spending at the summit as they looked to convince Trump they're making good on a pledge to ramp up budgets and take more responsibility for their own security.

Euronews · Jul 8

Trump Returns for Greenland’s Riches, ‘We Stupidly Gave It Back’ (UPDATED)

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to correct a reference to Shenghe Resources’ ownership.

Benzinga · Jul 8

Trump hails NATO unity, vows faster U.S. arms production as allies ramp up defence spending

President Trump noted strong NATO unity and pledged faster American defense production. European nations expressed eagerness for U.S. military equipment and increased spending. Allies are moving towards the alliance's defense spending target of five percent. Trump also defended his administration's approach to the recent Iran conflict. The president's remarks followed…

The Economic Times · Jul 8

Nato ‘stronger and more united’ after Ankara summit, Starmer says

Donald Trump praised the ‘unity of the meeting’, the Prime Minister said.

Evening Standard · Jul 8

Little clarity on Iran from Trump, but new help ahead for Ukraine

Lawmakers and European officials hoping to get clarity on the U.S.-Iran conflict from President Donald Trump at a NATO summit likely left disappointed. During a Wednesday evening press conference in Ankara, Turkey, the first reporter to question him characterized the Iran standoff as a “strategic dead end for you” and…

Roll Call · Jul 8

Spanish PM Sánchez says ties with US 'very positive' after Trump threat to cut all trade

Clashes with Trump and Israel have made Sánchez, one of the few remaining openly leftist voices in a Europe increasingly dominated by right-wing politics, a hero to many progressives around the world.

Euronews · Jul 8