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U.S. President Donald Trump said he “might” move U.S. troops from Germany to Poland, as the Pentagon prepares to pull around 5,000 American soldiers out of Germany over the next year. “Poland would like that,” Trump told journalists on Friday when asked about the prospect. “We have a great relationship with Poland. I have a great relationship with the president. … I like him a lot, so that’s possible.” The Pentagon earlier this month confirmed the U.S. will withdraw 5,000 troops from military bases in Germany, following through on a threat Trump made after sparring with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over…
Magyar has vowed a reset with Brussels to try to secure around €10 billion in EU funds frozen as a result of backsliding over human rights and the rule of law in recent years. The center-right Hungarian flew to Brussels for talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last week as the new administration scrambles to meet an August deadline to show progress on reforms or risk losing access to the money altogether. Tisza, formed by Magyar in 2020 after he left Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party, won 141 of the 200 available parliamentary seats in April’s nationwide vote,…
She was Slovenia’s Woman of the Year 2021, and a few years later, she is also entering the European stage: anthropologist Nika Kovač and her institute “8 March” are at the start of the European Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice”. The initiative to improve access to abortion across Europe was presented to the European Parliament in December 2025, and the Commission decided on follow-up measures in March 2026. It is one of twelve European Citizens’ Initiatives that have managed to change the agenda in the EU Parliament. This is because the “lack of access to abortion in many parts…
Published on 09/05/2026 – 15:15 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump has admitted he is considering moving some of the American troops being withdrawn from Germany to Poland. The statement was made during a conversation with journalists at the White House and fits into a broader debate over a new NATO balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe. When asked about the possibility of relocating some of the forces to Poland, Trump replied that “it’s possible,” stressing the very good relations with the Polish authorities. In his remarks, he also referred to President Karol Nawrocki, whom he had previously backed…
Speaking to the crowd Saturday morning, Putin invoked the sacrifices of the Second World War to rally support for his soldiers fighting in Ukraine. “The great feat of the generation of victors inspires the warriors carrying out the tasks of the special military operation today,” the Russian leader said, using the Kremlin’s euphemism for his invasion of Ukraine. “They stand against an aggressive force armed and supported by the entire NATO bloc,” Putin said. “And despite this, our heroes move forward. Victory has always been and will always be ours,” he said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy quickly signaled his support for…
Recent days have seen the U.S. and Iran exchange fire, despite a monthlong ceasefire which U.S. President Donald Trump maintains is “still in effect.” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the U.S. was expecting a response from Iran on a peace proposal, with media reports quoting him on Friday as saying: “We’re expecting a response from them today at some point … I hope it’s a serious offer, I really do. … The hope is it’s something that can put us into a serious process of negotiation.” Trump has warned the U.S. would “knock [Iran] out a lot…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday oversaw a military parade commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Security was tight in Moscow as Putin was set to speak at the parade in the Red Square, even as a US-brokered three-day ceasefire eased concerns about possible Ukrainian attempts to disrupt the festivities. Russia’s Defence Minister Andrei Belousov was seen congratulating soldiers, including some from the North Korean army, according to AFP. This year, for the first time in nearly two decades, the parade takes place without tanks, missiles and other heavy weapons, aside from a traditional flyover of…
The king of Denmark late Friday charged Deputy Prime Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, leader of the center-right Venstre party, with trying to form the next government after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen failed to build a new coalition. After a near deadlock in Denmark’s March 24 election, Frederiksen has been leading coalition negotiations in a bid to secure what would be her third term in office. Frederiksen’s Social Democrats secured the most votes in the parliamentary election, but the party fell far short of a majority in the Folketing, the Danish parliament. Denmark’s royal household issued a statement Friday night announcing that King…
Updated: 09/05/2026 – 10:55 GMT+2 Newly released Pentagon footage shows unidentified aerial phenomena captured in different locations over several years, as the US government publishes declassified UFO-related files under a transparency initiative. … More
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