A NATO Plane Tracks and Dodges Russia in the Baltic Sea
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A NATO Plane Tracks and Dodges Russia in the Baltic Sea

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The French naval patrol plane descended rapidly through the clouds, leveling off at 900 feet above the Baltic Sea, practically skimming the waves. The target was a Russian warship, which came into view off the plane’s port side, dark gray against a light…

How Trump Supercharged Distrust, Driving U.S. Allies Away
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How Trump Supercharged Distrust, Driving U.S. Allies Away

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The F-35, a fifth-generation fighter, was developed in partnership with eight countries, making it a model of international cooperation. When President Trump introduced its successor, the F-47, he praised its strengths — and said the version sold to allies would be deliberately downgraded….

4 U.S. Soldiers Disappear During a Lithuanian Training Mission
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4 U.S. Soldiers Disappear During a Lithuanian Training Mission

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Four U.S. Army soldiers disappeared while on a training mission in Lithuania on Tuesday, prompting a search for their vehicle, which may have been submerged in a swamp, military officials said. The soldiers, all from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, had been conducting…

Keir Starmer Talks Trump, Russia-Ukraine War and the Fragile Europe-US Alliance
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Keir Starmer Talks Trump, Russia-Ukraine War and the Fragile Europe-US Alliance

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines With a staccato burst, a horn sounded in the control room of the H.M.S. Vanguard, sending the crew of the nuclear-armed Royal Navy submarine to battle stations. The voice of the commanding officer crackled over the intercom. “Set condition 1SQ,” he said, ordering…

Four Takeaways From Keir Starmer’s Conversations With The New York Times
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Four Takeaways From Keir Starmer’s Conversations With The New York Times

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s overture to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to end the war in Ukraine has rattled leaders across Europe. Few have been more transformed than Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, who was elected last summer on a standard-issue promise to…

Germany, Orphaned by U.S., Shakes Off the Shock and Stirs to Action
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Germany, Orphaned by U.S., Shakes Off the Shock and Stirs to Action

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States gave Germany its democracy and its constitution. It supported German reunification when France and Britain had their doubts. It has some 35,000 troops in Germany, dedicated to the defense of Europe. But President Trump and his administration now see Europe…

‘On the Tightrope’: Britain Tries to Bridge a Widening Trans-Atlantic Gap
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‘On the Tightrope’: Britain Tries to Bridge a Widening Trans-Atlantic Gap

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Five years after it left the European Union, Britain may have finally found a new role on the global stage — a gig that looks curiously like its old one. In the frantic few weeks since President Trump upended the trans-Atlantic alliance with…

Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?
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Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Germany’s centrist politicians are losing votes to the far right and the far left. They are losing faith in America, their longtime friend and protector. And they are rapidly losing what could be their best chance to address both those problems at once….

Putin Visits Kursk to Cheer Russian Troops Trying to Oust Ukraine
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Putin Visits Kursk to Cheer Russian Troops Trying to Oust Ukraine

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, dressed in fatigues, visited a command post near the front in Kursk late Wednesday to cheer on his military’s ejection of Ukrainian forces from much of the territory they had been occupying in the Russian border region. The…

Putin Is ‘Carefully Studying’ Proposed Ukraine Cease-Fire
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Putin Is ‘Carefully Studying’ Proposed Ukraine Cease-Fire

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As recently as January, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia emphatically rejected the idea of a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine. But after a month in which President Trump turned American foreign policy on its head and Russian forces made progress in a key…