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Europe pins trade hopes on Italy’s Meloni, its Trump whisperer

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Anthony Faiola |Ellen Francis

NowThe stakes are high as Giorgia Meloni, a conservative who shares some of Mr. Trump’s nationalist ideology, meets with him on Thursday as his trade war has frayed nerves worldwide. Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, this week will become the latest in a line of European leaders to flock to …
In NATO talks, Trump team puts onus on Europe to defend itself

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Ellen Francis |Missy Ryan

NowWhat Happens When There’s a Real National Security Crisis? Like many who read the Signal chat published by The Atlantic, I was shocked by the reckless negligence of President Trump’s national security team as they communicated highly sensitive details about a pending military operation in Yemen on a commercial app.
For Europeans, Signal chat gives unfiltered view of Trump team’s disdain for longtime allies

4 weeks ago | adn.com | Ellen Francis |Anthony Faiola |Kate Brady

BRUSSELS - The disclosure of some of the contents of a Trump team group chat confirms for many in Europe what this U.S. administration has signaled in public all along: disdain for America’s longtime allies. The unfiltered glimpse into conversations among President Donald Trump’s inner circle was revealed in the Atlantic, which reported Monday that its top editor was accidentally added to a Signal chat on plotting an attack on Houthi militants in Yemen.
Spooked by Trump and Putin, Europe rushes to rearm

1 month ago | stripes.com | Ellen Francis |Beatriz Ríos

Belgium soldiers, assigned to 1st Carabiners, 1st Grenadiers conduct training at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, as part of the European Union’s Battlegroup 2014-02, Feb. 21, 2014. (Gerhard Seuffert/Army) BRUSSELS - The European Union, an entity thatcasts itself as a peace and trade project, is in crisis talks Thursday focused on defense.
NATO launches new naval operation in Baltic Sea after cables severed

Jan 14, 2025 | adn.com | Ellen Francis

NATO is launching a new patrol and surveillance operation to protect critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region bordering Russia, the alliance said Tuesday after several breaches of undersea cables have put European authorities on high alert.
The reopening of Notre Dame cathedral through the eyes of people who saved it

Dec 9, 2024 | postguam.com | Ellen Francis

PARIS - The project to save Notre Dame began with hundreds of firefighters who worked through the night of April 15, 2019, to contain the blaze and prevent the cathedral’s collapse. They were followed by restoration teams - more than 2,000 architects, builders, engineers and craftspeople - who have spent the past five years bringing the cathedral back to life.
Russia seeks to intimidate Ukraine with new missile, officials say

Nov 22, 2024 | postguam.com | David Stern |Siobhan O'Grady |Ellen Francis

KYIV - By launching a new nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine on Thursday, Russia threatened Kyiv and its Western allies, aiming to stop Ukrainian strikes with Western-supplied weapons on Russian territory - or else. The attack on the eastern city of Dnipro has spurred fears in the West of a major escalation in the ongoing war and prompted Ukraine to request new air defense capabilities from Washington to help intercept this type of missile.
Russia seeks to intimidate Ukraine with new missile, officials say

Nov 22, 2024 | msn.com | David Stern |Siobhan O'Grady |Ellen Francis

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Russia seeks to intimidate Ukraine with new missile, officials say

Nov 22, 2024 | afr.com | David Stern |Ellen Francis

Kyiv | By launching a new nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine on Thursday, Russia was threatening Kyiv and its Western allies with the aim of stopping Ukrainian strikes with Western-supplied weapons on Russian territory - or else. The attack on the eastern city of Dnipro has spurred fears in the West over a major escalation in the ongoing war, and prompted Ukraine to request new air defence capabilities from Washington to help intercept this type of missile. Loading...
Russia seeks to intimidate Ukraine with new missile, officials say

Nov 22, 2024 | stripes.com | David Stern |Siobhán O’Grady |Ellen Francis

Russia’s attack on the eastern city of Dnipro has spurred fears in the West over a major escalation in the ongoing war, and prompted Ukraine to request new air defense capabilities from Washington to help intercept this type of missile.