NATO, Afghanistan and Donald Trump

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Rod Stewart rips into 'draft dodger' Donald Trump for insulting NATO troops in Afghanistan
Sir Rod Stewart is firing back at Donald Trump. On Friday (Jan. 23), the 81-year-old rock legend criticized the president in a video shared on social media after Trump suggested that NATO troops avoided the front lines during the war in Afghanistan.

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Trump praises British troops after drawing outrage at comments downplaying NATO’s role in Afghanistan
Starmer Calls Trump’s Comments on NATO Troops in Afghanistan ‘Appalling’
Trump Praises UK Troops as Brave Warriors After Widespread Condemnation
U.S. President Donald Trump ‌on ​Saturday praised "brave" British soldiers, calling ‌them warriors, a day after remarks he made about NATO ​troops in Afghanistan were described as "insulting and appal...

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UK's Starmer Slams Trump Remarks on Non-US NATO Troops in Afghanistan as 'Insulting' and 'Appalling'
The global rule of law is not collapsing – Trump is the lone problem and he can be defeated
UK politicians welcome Trump’s retreat over British troops’ role in Afghanistan
In a rare clarification, the US president praised British troops as being “among the greatest of all warriors” and acknowledged that 457 had died in Afghanistan.

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Meloni: Trump's NATO remarks on Afghanistan 'unacceptable'
UK's Starmer Calls Trump's Remarks on Allies in Afghanistan 'Frankly Appalling'

Cruz Trashed Trump and Vance in Secret Recordings: ‘F*** You, Ted’

Ted Cruz trashed President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in conversations with GOP donors last year, explosive leaked recordings allege.

Trump claims secret ‘discombobulator’ weapon was used to help capture Maduro

President Donald Trump said the US used a weapon he referred to as a “discombobulator” to capture then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro this month, but a senior US official said he’s likely conflating tools used by the US military.

Trump says it 'is too late' to stop the White House ballroom construction amid lawsuit

President Donald Trump's unilateral decision to tear down the East Wing and replace it with a proposed lavish ballroom has come under scrutiny in the courts.

From Greenland to Ukraine, Trump's centralized diplomacy creates whiplash for allies

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - When officials from the United States, Denmark and Greenland met last month in the Arctic island's capital, the session was reassuringly normal, with no discussion of a U.
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Why Congress won’t restrain Donald Trump’s assault on allies

Yet Mr Trump’s threats over Greenland are unpopular, according to opinion polls. Republicans in Congress are uneasy, but divide broadly into three groups, notes one staffer. Some support the president’s neo-imperial quest.

Justice Department investigating a growing number of Trump political foes

The office of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was among the latest to be added to the lengthy list of Trump critics who are under investigation.

Kristen Stewart plans dramatic exit from US over Trump's America-first film industry policies

Kristen Stewart is considering leaving the U.S. due to President Trump's policies, saying she "can't work freely" in America and plans to make films in Europe instead.

How Trump's designs on Greenland are testing the U.S.-Denmark alliance

President's Trump's designs on acquiring the world's largest island "one way or the other" have stirred feelings of betrayal among Danes and Greenlanders. Mo Rocca gives us a history lesson about an island that is 80 percent covered in ice.

Melania Trump’s multimillion-dollar documentary project faces a key test this week

First lady Melania Trump and Amazon MGM Studios face a high-stakes test this week with the release of the “Melania” documentary: Will the multimillion-dollar investment pay off?