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DARK SECRETS: Nato | Vintage Vibes

US blockades Iranian ports as Nato refuses to join

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The Independent UK

U.S. NATO Allies Won't Join Blockade Of Strait Of Hormuz As Alliance Tensions Continue

Two key NATO members said they won't join the U.S.'s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as tensions between Washington and several members of the alliance continues.

International Business Times

Trump Is Threatening to Quit NATO for Abandoning Him in a War He Started Without Telling Them

Trump's remarks about leaving NATO have reignited global concern over alliance stability, raising questions about US leadership, security commitments, and the future of collective defence.

International Business Times UK

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Newsletter: Cautious optimism in Brussels as Orbán ousted in landslide Hungarian opposition win

Péter Magyar's stunning electoral win is instilling hope that critical EU support to Ukraine blocked by the Orbán government could be unlocked. But officials also warn the new government faces a huge challenge in undoing democratic backsliding and tapping into frozen EU funds.

Euronews

Trump Threatened to Cut Off Spain — Its PM Flew Straight to Beijing and Signed Deals With Xi Jinping

In a strategic pivot, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez strengthens ties with China, signing cooperation agreements amid tensions with the U.S.

International Business Times UK

Guns over people: Rising military spending is eroding quality of life around the world

As Canada celebrates meeting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) target of spending two per cent of GDP on defence, it’s important to remember this spending isn’t counted within the concept of what’s known as social GDP, an alternative metric focused on measuring a nation’s social development, well-being and sustainability…

The Conversation

Protocol be damned: here’s what King Charles should say on his visit to the US

The king has the chance to offer some tough love. Perhaps he could start with a speech to Congress about the Trump administration’s reckless trajectory, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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‘It’s time for China and India to really start providing foreign aid’

INTERVIEW: Exclusive: In a wide-ranging interview, the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council also warns that potential plans by Nato nations to boost military spending to five per cent of GDP are a ‘major strategic mistake’

The Independent UK

Bunker busters and a Burger King: a visual guide to US military bases on British soil

War with Iran has brought 15 American sites across the UK countryside firmly into the spotlight

The Guardian - UK

Viktor Orbán: From student dissident to Europe's most polarising leader

Viktor Orbán rose from liberal student activist to a self-professed illiberal, reshaping Hungary’s rule, foreign policy and relations with the EU and Russia.

Euronews

Russia's Air Force Is More Dangerous Than Before Ukraine War, Experts Warn

Russia's air force is emerging from the war in Ukraine as a more dangerous fighting force than many Western officials believed in 2022, according to airpower analysts who say Moscow has used the conflict to sharpen tactics, improve weapons integration, and give pilots far more combat experience than they had…

Latin Times

Trumpiana: Taco, Tako, Takou, TACO-ru?

Donald Trump's shifting deadlines and threats towards Iran, including expletive-laden social media posts, led to global "TACO" memes. Despite escalating rhetoric and a threatened military response, Trump ultimately announced a ceasefire, citing met military objectives and progress on a peace agreement.

The Times of India

‘Nato is in America’s interests’: British PM Keir Starmer defends alliance after US withdrawal threat

Responding to Trump's withdrawal threats, Starmer emphasised NATO's mutual security benefits and the need to strengthen it. Discussions also covered the fragile Iran conflict and restoring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Times of India

Why the Nato alliance is not as likely to dissolve as Trump makes it seem

Trump has upped the stridency and threatening nature of his complaints, but the US and Europe need each other

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The Conversation

4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the United States in the great power game

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”

The Times of India

'I'm fed up': Why mild annoyance at Donald Trump might not help Keir Starmer politically

Trump has treated the UK the way he has treated Europe, NATO and anyone else he thinks is not carrying its water. Starmer, in contrast, has tried to draw a line. He has said Britain will not repeat the “mistakes of Iraq” and will act only on a “lawful basis”.…

Radio France Internationale

Turkey pushes for European missile defence deal amid Iran tensions

Following several Iranian missile strikes targeting Turkey, Ankara is accelerating its efforts to create its own missile defence system dubbed the “steel dome”. According to reports, it is in talks to procure Europe's latest anti-missile system. But Ankara’s aspirations are unnerving Israel – as well as its neighbours, Greece and…

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NATO chief finally exposes why he appeared to call Trump ‘daddy’, and admits the bitter truth

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Evening Standard

UK to host more talks on reopening Strait of Hormuz shipping route

The Independent UK

Voices: By rearming Britain we can wipe the smirk off Putin’s face

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Moscow is surely delighted at the ramshackle state of Britain’s defences and the wider breakdown of the Western alliance – the UK must turn this around, and fast

Euronews

JD Vance warns Iran not to 'play' US during planned talks in Pakistan

The US vice president said he was "looking forward to negotiations" in Pakistan as UK Prime Minister Starmer classified the ceasefire as "fragile".

The Guardian - UK

Remaining in Nato is in best interests of US, says Keir Starmer

PM pushes back after Trump’s threats to leave alliance and says European members must do more in light of Iran war

Fortune

Ukraine will have the most important defense industrial base in the free world, former CIA chief predicts

“It is producing cutting-edge unmanned systems, not just in the air, but on the ground and at sea.“

Euronews

Strait of Hormuz falls outside NATO's remit, Spain says after Trump's ultimatum

"NATO will not participate in this war," the Spanish foreign minister said as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on allies to help restore freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Independent UK

Your Trump questions answered by our White House correspondent – from Iran to inside the press pool

ASK ME ANYTHING: White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg answers your questions on Donald Trump, US–Iran tensions, Nato, press freedom and what it’s really like covering the president from inside the press pool

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