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President Trump greets U.S. troops at Ramstein Air Base in Germany in Dec. 2018. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Poll: Most Germans Approve of US Troop Reduction Plan, But Reject Defense Spending Criticism
08/05/2020 - 18:24
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Crimea on the fifth anniversary of its annexation. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Germany Rejects Russia Rejoining G7 While Ukraine Crisis Unresolved; Russia Calls it ‘Obsolete’
07/28/2020 - 19:41
A Turkish navy frigate and a drilling vessel are seen off the coast of Cyprus last fall. (Photo credit should read -/AFP via Getty Images)
Greece Looks to EU For Support as Dispute With Turkey Over Aegean Gas Drilling Worsens
07/22/2020 - 18:59
A woman holds a small Taiwanese national flag during a rally in Hong Kong last October. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images)
Taiwan Wants to Know Why German Gov’t Won’t Show its National Flag on Website
07/14/2020 - 20:04
German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer inspects army recruits in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images)
German Lawmakers Doubt Resuming Conscription Would Help Counter Far-Right Extremism in the Army
07/07/2020 - 18:46
Police officers at Linate airport in Milan, Italy during the lockdown. (Photo by Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images)
EU Opens Borders Selectively From Wednesday; US Not Included
06/30/2020 - 21:10
Russian President Vladimir Putin with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and commander-in-chief of Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov at Wednesday’s parade in Moscow. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
At a Time of Declining Popularity, Russia to Vote on Changes That Could Extend Putin’s Rule
06/24/2020 - 19:31
Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz meets in Warsaw with his German counterpart Heiko Maas. (Photo by Janek Skarzynski/AFP via Getty Images)
Germany Says US Troop Reduction Would be a Mistake; Poland Denies Link With Planned Increase There
06/17/2020 - 18:58
President Trump greets U.S. troops at Ramstein Air Base in Germany in Dec. 2018. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Germany Confirms US is Mulling Reducing Troop Numbers; GOP Lawmakers Oppose the Move
06/10/2020 - 18:22
President Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G7 summit in Biarritz, France. Also visible are Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and U.N. secretary-general Antonio Guterres. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
G7 Partners Reject Trump’s Proposal on Readmitting Russia to a Bigger, China-Focused Group
06/03/2020 - 18:56