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Germany is now Europe's largest military spender: What is it buying?

Military spending by European NATO members last year rose faster than at any time since 1953.

World News

Trump weighing US troop drawdown in Germany after Iran war feud

Trump's threat comes after Merz earlier this week said that Washington was being “humiliated” by the Iranian leadership, criticising the US lack of strategy in the war.

Europe News

Ukraine it shot down 33,000 Russian drones in March, a monthly record

Ukraine has developed cutting-edge and battle-tested drone technology that has proved essential in holding back Russia’s bigger army and has drawn military interest from around the world.

USA

US has 'no closer friends than the British,' Trump tells King Charles

Trump’s up-and-down relationship with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken a particularly sour turn over the past several months as the president has sought to rally international support for the Iran war.

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Europe News

What is Article 5, and can a country ever be suspended from NATO?

Can an ally be really expelled from NATO by another country? What is the procedure, and can Donald Trump really dictate the terms of the alliance? Euronews explores the legality and the politics behind NATO.

Europe Today

Watch: Pentagon's leaked email: Can Spain be suspended from NATO?

A leaked Pentagon email suggested punishing Spain and even reconsidering UK-backed Falklands support, exposing deep NATO rifts over a possible Iran war. Can it be done?

Europe Today

Suspect of White House press dinner shooting reportedly targeted Trump

Tune in to Europe Today, Euronews' flagship morning programme at 8 am Brussels time. In just 20 minutes, we bring you up to speed on the biggest news of the day.

Europe News

EU leaders vow to boost security and economic ties with Middle East

Leaders from Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and Jordan as well as the secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, were in Nicosia to meet their European Union counterparts on the sidelines of an EU summit.

Europe News

EU mutual assistance clause doesn't contradict NATO, says Kallas

The EU's mutual assistance clause and NATO's collective defence are "complementary to each other", High Representative Kaja Kallas told Euronews amid Donald Trump's threats to withdraw from the alliance.

Europe News

Pentagon considers suspending Spain from NATO, leaked email suggests

An internal Pentagon email has revealed US anger at Spain and other NATO allies over blocked bases for Iran strikes and hints at pressure over defence spending.

USA

Pentagon email floats punishing NATO allies over Iran war

Washington has been considering sanctioning NATO allies over their non-involvement in the Iran war, with Spain in the spotlight after refusing the US use of its bases and airspace, according to reports.

Europe Today

Russian soldiers must be banned from Schengen ‘for life’, Estonia says

Most of the Russian soldiers are "criminals" and should be kept out of the Schengen area for good, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal told Euronews. "Do you want these guys near your home? No, you don't."

Europe Today

Trump attacks against NATO allies 'painful', says former NATO chief

Former NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the hostility US President Trump holds for NATO allies is 'painful' to see. He says Europe needs to move fast to become independent from US security architecture, and, where possible, make a preference for European weapons over US-made.

Europe Today

Latvian minister has 'no doubt' US would help NATO allies if needed

Latvian Defence Minister Andris Sprūds hailed an "excellent relationship" between the US and its allies despite President Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric and threats to exit NATO.

Europe Today

EU leaders weigh a NATO-style common defence clause

Also in this newsletter: EU unblocks €90bn Ukraine loan and new Russia sanctions.

Europe News

Range, speed, deterrence: Germany unveils first ever military strategy

Germany is reshaping its armed forces. The Bundeswehr is set to become faster, more capable and more technologically advanced, with the ability to strike targets precisely at longer range.

Europe Today

'I told Orbán his LGBT law was homophobic,' says Luxembourg's Bettel

In an interview with Euronews' Europe Today show, Xavier Bettel said he once confronted outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán about the law he had passed targeting LGBT people. Bettel said he told Orbán: "Being gay is not a choice, but being homophobic is a choice."

Europe Today

Europe can't 'rule out' a war with Russia, says Sanna Marin

Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin believes Europe is "vulnerable" without Ukraine and demands the EU to build its "own" military capabilities and increase European nuclear deterrence.

Europe News

NATO intercepts Russian military aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea

Many of the Russian flights that NATO monitors with its Baltic air policing mission, in place since Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia joined the alliance in 2004, are to and from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

Europe Today

Appetite among NATO members to join Iran war 'very limited', says Eide

Norway's foreign affairs minister Espen Barth Eide says Europe is 'doing its part' in the Hormuz Strait but argues NATO 'is not party to the conflict' in Iran.