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Conflict & Security May 2, 2026 207 stories in this edition

Trump-EU rift spurs Germany to boost military, add 75,000 soldiers

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Trump-EU rift spurs Germany to boost military, add 75,000 soldiers

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A planned drawdown of US troops from Germany should spur Europeans to strengthen its own defences further, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday, following the latest salvo from Washington against transatlantic ties. The Pentagon announced on Friday that ‌the United States would withdraw 5,000 soldiers from Germany, its largest European base, as a rift over the Iran war and tariff tensions place fu...

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A planned drawdown of US troops from Germany should spur Europeans to strengthen its own defences further, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday, following the latest salvo from Washington against tran...

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