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Exclusive-US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises, sources say

Exclusive-US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises, sources say

By Gram Slattery, Jonathan Landay and Andrew Gray WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is planning to tell NATO allies this week that it will shrink the pool of military capabilities that the U.S. would have available to assist the alliance's European nations in a major

Rubio heads to a NATO meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows

Rubio heads to a NATO meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern

Rubio heads to a NATO FMs meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows

Rubio heads to a NATO FMs meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern

Vance says US troop deployment to Poland has been delayed

Vance says US troop deployment to Poland has been delayed

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday told reporters that a U.S. troop deployment to Poland had been delayed, but added it was not accurate to say that the troops were being withdrawn from Europe.

US pauses joint defense effort with Canada that dates to WWII

US pauses joint defense effort with Canada that dates to WWII

The U.S. says it's pausing participation on a joint board with Canada for continental defense that dates to World War II

The Latest: US government will permanently drop tax claims against Trump as part of IRS lawsuit deal

The Latest: US government will permanently drop tax claims against Trump as part of IRS lawsuit deal

The U.S. government agreed to permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump as part of a settlement deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns

NATO's top officer doesn't expect more American drawdowns beyond the 5,000 troops Trump announced

NATO's top officer doesn't expect more American drawdowns beyond the 5,000 troops Trump announced

NATO’s top military officer says he doesn’t expect any more drawdowns of American troops from Europe — at least not anytime soon — beyond the 5,000 that U.S. President Donald Trump announced would leave the continent

Greenland says US talks make progress but island is not for sale

Greenland says US talks make progress but island is not for sale

COPENHAGEN, May 18 (Reuters) - Greenland's government said on Monday that progress has been made in high-stakes talks with the United States over the territory's future, but that the giant island sought by President Donald Trump will never be for sale.

Rubio to visit Sweden for NATO meeting, then India

Rubio to visit Sweden for NATO meeting, then India

By Michael Martina WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Sweden for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers this week where he will discuss the need for "greater burden sharing" by the alliance, and then visit India, the State Department said on Tuesday.

NATO expects US troop cuts from Europe to take years

NATO expects US troop cuts from Europe to take years

BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. will pull more troops from Europe but the process will stretch over years to give allies time to develop capabilities to replace them, NATO's top commander said on Tuesday. U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich was speaking after decisions by U.S.

The Latest: Trump calls off Iran strike planned for Tuesday to allow for ‘serious negotiations’

The Latest: Trump calls off Iran strike planned for Tuesday to allow for ‘serious negotiations’

President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a planned military strike on Iran at the request of several allies in the Middle East because “serious negotiations” are underway

NATO not drawing up plans for Hormuz mission, top commander says

NATO not drawing up plans for Hormuz mission, top commander says

By Lili Bayer and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, May 19 (Reuters) - NATO is not drawing up any plans for a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz and would need a political decision to do so, its top commander said on Tuesday, amid suggestions by some members that the alliance could play a role there.