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Turning a Page, Germans Try Celebrating Their Recent Veterans

16 juin 2025 à 10:28
In a changed world, Germany’s government is trying to recruit more soldiers. A first step? Getting citizens to appreciate their military again.

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Taking a selfie at Germany’s first Veterans Day celebration in Berlin on Sunday.

As Trump Returns to G7, Rift With Allies Is Even Deeper

15 juin 2025 à 19:08
In 2018, the president called for the group to embrace Russia and stormed out of the summit. Now he is seeking to shrink America’s military role abroad and embarking on a more expansive trade war.

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White House officials have said little about goals for the summit, but they are facing a self-imposed deadline of early July to reach trade deals.

As Trump Returns to G7, Rift With Allies Is Even Deeper

15 juin 2025 à 17:06
In 2018, the president called for the group to embrace Russia and stormed out of the summit. Now he is seeking to shrink America’s military role abroad and embarking on a more expansive trade war.

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White House officials have said little about goals for the summit, but they are facing a self-imposed deadline of early July to reach trade deals.

Trump Leaves European Leaders Praying for a Boring G7 Summit

13 juin 2025 à 08:56
After President Trump blew up a G7 gathering in Canada in 2018, European leaders will meet with him there once more. They are hoping to avoid conflict.

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President Trump at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Tuesday. European leaders hope to avoid topics that might set off an angry response from him.

State Dept. Official Posts, Then Deletes, Attack on Colleague About NATO

12 juin 2025 à 22:04
Christopher Landau, the deputy secretary of state, criticized the U.S. ambassador to NATO in a reply to a routine social media post about meetings with foreign diplomats.

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Christopher Landau.

Climate Change Could Complicate Anti-Submarine Warfare

12 juin 2025 à 05:02
Sound is the primary means of tracking subs in vast ocean expanses, and research shows that it’s behaving differently as the seas warm.

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The American attack submarine Hampton in the Beaufort Sea, north of Canada and Alaska, in March 2024. Ocean changes affecting submarine detection appear to be more pronounced at northern latitudes.

Canada Commits Billions in Defense Spending to Meet NATO Target, Mark Carney Says

9 juin 2025 à 18:49
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to hit the alliance’s 2 percent spending threshold this year, seven years ahead of a previous schedule.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada spoke at the Fort York Armory in Toronto on Monday. He did not say where the money for increased military spending would come from.

NATO Chief Urges Members to Spend Far More on Military

9 juin 2025 à 15:58
“Learn to speak Russian,” the secretary-general of the alliance warned nations unwilling to make politically unpopular budget decisions.

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Mark Rutte, the secretary-general of NATO, speaking in London on Monday.

Macron Will Visit Greenland This Month, Defying Trump

7 juin 2025 à 13:18
President Emmanuel Macron of France plans to travel to the island nation, which President Trump has vowed to take control of, on the way to Canada for a Group of 7 meeting.

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In Ilulisaat, Greenland, early this year. President Emmanuel Macron of France will visit the Arctic island this month with the aim of “contributing to the reinforcement of European sovereignty.”

Goal to Spend 5 Percent on Militaries Splits NATO Allies

5 juin 2025 à 14:03
The U.S. defense secretary expressed optimism that allied countries would increase their defense budgets, a demand of President Trump’s.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday.

Drone Attacks Are the New Front in War. Can NATO Keep Up?

4 juin 2025 à 05:03
Assaults in Russia and Ukraine have shown major military powers that they are unprepared for evolving forms of warfare, and need to adapt.

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Soldiers with Ukraine’s 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade who watch for, and try to shoot down, Russian drones, in the Kharkiv region last month.

As Trump Wavers, Europe Is More Optimistic About Defending Ukraine

4 juin 2025 à 05:02
Europe has the money and the artillery shells, but key U.S. capabilities like operational intelligence and air defense would be difficult to replace.

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A Ukrainian soldier on the lookout for armed Russian Shahed drones at an air defense position in the Kharkiv region last month.

U.K. Faces Most Serious Military Threat Since Cold War, Starmer Says

2 juin 2025 à 08:20
Prime Minister Keir Starmer cited “growing Russian aggression” as he outlined ambitious rearmament plans, including building up to 12 attack submarines.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer walking past a Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine at a shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, England, in March.

Ukraine and Russia Met for 2nd Round of Talks as Attacks Escalate

The second recent round of direct discussions, in Istanbul, resulted in an agreement to trade more prisoners, but produced few steps toward ending the fighting.

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Emergency workers on Sunday at the scene of a Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
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