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US President Donald Trump, left, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attend the plenary session at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (Alex Brandon/AP)
July 8, 2026, 4:57 pm
Trump lashes out at allies at NATO summit, orders trade halt with ‘wasted cause’ Spain
US president complains pact’s members didn’t help in war with Iran, says he still wants to take Greenland, declares Madrid ‘hopeless’
By Agencies
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth delivers remarks before a NATO Defense Ministers meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on June 18, 2026. (JOHN THYS / AFP)
June 18, 2026, 8:05 pm
Hegseth blasts NATO over Iran war, says US will review troop deployment in Europe
Pentagon chief says restrictions imposed by European nations during conflict ‘put America’s sons and daughters’ at risk, US funding will now be contingent on allies’ spending
By Max Delany
UK Defence Secretary John Healey walks into the press conference following the AUKMIN Summit, at Lancaster House in London, June 10, 2026. (Kin Cheung/AP)
June 11, 2026, 11:31 pm
UK defense secretary resigns, pans Starmer as not spending enough to keep country safe
John Healey says government plan ‘falls well short’ of what is needed at a time of ‘rising threats,’ leaving him with no choice but to step down in latest blow to embattled PM
By Jill Lawless and DANICA KIRKA
US President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
April 3, 2026, 9:54 am
Trump’s ire at NATO leaves European partners bracing for potential US exit
American president stopped short of condemning alliance in recent speech, but tensions over potential Strait of Hormuz operations have officials fearing gap no longer bridgeable
By Gram Slattery, Andrea Shalal, Andrew Gray and John Irish
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, from left, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finland President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stand before a group photo in the Grand Foyer of the White House on Monday, August 18, 2025, in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
January 20, 2026, 4:29 pm
Trump fumes at Macron over Greenland, Gaza peace board snub, threatens French wine tariff
US president posts texts with French, NATO leaders offering to find solution amid opposition to his ambitions to control Arctic island; says Macron to be ‘out of office very soon’
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo)
August 18, 2025, 8:20 am
With backing from European leaders, Zelensky arrives in US for meeting with Trump
Ukraine president accompanied by European Commission chief, NATO head and leaders of UK, Finland, France, Germany, Italy on Washington trip after US president pivots to Russia’s position
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulations US President Donald Trump on his second inauguration, in a video message posted January 20, 2025. (Screen capture via GPO)
January 20, 2025, 10:06 pm
Netanyahu, congratulating Trump, predicts ‘best days’ of Israel-US relations ahead
As US president inaugurated, Israeli leaders thank him for help with hostage deal, PM ‘looks forward’ to toppling Hamas with his help; reports say premier may go to DC next month
By Amy Spiro and ToI Staff
Live fire testing at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexic,o of early versions of the Army Tactical Missile System, on December 14, 2021. (John Hamilton/U.S. Army via AP)
November 19, 2024, 5:20 pm
Putin ratchets up nuclear threat after Ukraine fires US-supplied missiles at Russia
Russian leader signs order allowing use of nuclear weapons in case of conventional attack by country backed by a nuclear power, as defiant Kyiv marks 1,000 days since invasion
By AFP and AP
The Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives to attend an informal EU leaders summit in Brussels, on June 17, 2024. (Nick Gammon/AFP)
June 26, 2024, 1:29 pm
NATO picks Dutch PM Mark Rutte as next chief, as alliance faces perilous times
Seen as safe pair of hands amid threat posed by Putin, possible election of Trump; predecessor Stoltenberg hails ‘true transatlanticist, strong leader, consensus-builder’
By Max Delany
Leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders waves as he arrives at a post-election meeting at the Nieuwspoort conference center in The Hague on November 23, 2023. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)
May 16, 2024, 12:32 pm
Emerging hardline Dutch coalition to look for right ‘time’ to move embassy to Jerusalem
Unprecedented language follows electoral gains of the anti-Islam, pro-Israel Party for Freedom of firebrand Geert Wilders; Holocaust education to be included in citizenship test
By Canaan Lidor and AFP
Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima lay a wreath during a solemn annual national service to commemorate the dead in World War II in Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 4, 2024. (Remko de Waal/ANP/Pool Photo via AP)
May 5, 2024, 5:57 pm
Netherlands holds muted World War II memorial amid tight security due to Gaza war
Dutch monarch and PM join 4,000 people for ceremony held under restrictions to ensure safety, avoid disruptions; in past years event attracted some 20,000 attendees
By Reuters
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) meets Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at his office in Jerusalem, October 23, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
October 23, 2023, 7:53 pm
Netanyahu to visiting Greek, Dutch leaders: Civilizations must ‘unite against Hamas’
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he hopes war will not have ‘too much of a humanitarian cost,’ while Dutch PM Mark Rutte says leaders to ‘discuss how now to best move forward’
By Amy Spiro and Lazar Berman
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, is greeted by Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
August 20, 2023, 5:25 pm
Netherlands, Denmark to hand Ukraine F-16 jets; Zelensky hails ‘historic’ move
Dutch PM Rutte tells visiting Ukrainian president the warplanes will be delivered ‘as soon as possible’ following pilot training
By Mike Corder
Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte listens to a question during a press conference after talks with Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic and Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel at the Serbia Palace, in Belgrade, Serbia, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
July 8, 2023, 6:30 am
Dutch government collapses over bitter migration dispute
Prime Minister Mark Rutte resigns over ‘insurmountable’ differences on immigration policy, heralding a stormy and divisive election campaign
By Danny Kemp and Jan Hennop
Illustrative: Nazi troops in front of Amsterdam's Bijenkorf square in 1941. (Public domain)
January 25, 2023, 4:31 pm
Nearly a quarter of young adults in Netherlands think Holocaust a myth, survey finds
‘Disturbing lack of awareness’: Poll says over half of Dutch don’t know Holocaust took place in their country or that 6 million Jews died
By Mike Corder
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