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Frustrated by allies’ inaction, Trump urges stronger military participation in the Strait of Hormuz to safeguard vital oil shipments amid rising tensions with Iran.
A wily former British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, famously said that “a week is a long time in politics.” If anything, he was guilty of understatement. In the last week alone, US President Donald Trump’s remarks about owning Greenland, European weakness, and his scorn about NATO members’ contributions in Afghanistan have laid bare the stark …
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at Mar-a-Lago, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON
President Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday. The president said he wouldn’t use force
Israel and Germany sign security pact citing threat from Iran and allies Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 01/11/2026 –
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned Thursday that members of the alliance could be “Russia’s next target,” calling for a rapid rise in defense spending to prevent a war similar to those seen by past generations. Rutte’s comments, in a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Berlin, came as European leaders discussed a peace …
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Qatar would have been forgiven for thinking it was immune from Israeli attack. The tiny Gulf state is a key US ally that welcomed President Donald Trump just four months ago; red carpets were laid, billion-dollar deals were done and a controversial presidential aircraft bequeathed. As for its role as mediator to end the war …
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Prague, Czech Republic AP — A spy network being built in Europe by Belarus was broken up by intelligence services from the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania, the Czech counterintelligence agency said Monday. The Czech agency, also known as BIS, said in a statement that a team of European agents discovered spies in several European …
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In an escalating international dispute, Israel launched a series of diplomatic attacks against several of its Western allies as they prepare to recognize a Palestinian state next month. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent two strongly worded letters to the leaders of France and Australia, accusing both men of fueling antisemitism with their decision to recognize …
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In his new book, King of Kings, Scott Anderson chronicles the upheaval that deposed Iran’s reigning monarch — and the
