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2 days ago | news.sky.com | Deborah Haynes

Donald Trump the "daddy" and a NATO summit marked by simpering gratitude. That was the overriding theme of a day-and-a-half of defence and diplomacy at The Hague. Like it or not, the fawning praise by Mark Rutte, the head of NATO, and many other European allies appears to have paid off, with the US president heading home seemingly back on board with the notion of collective defence - for now. Image: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Donald Trump.

2 days ago | news.sky.com | David Blevins

The B-2 bombers have returned to their US base, but questions about the success of their airstrikes last weekend hang in the air. "It's destroyed… Iran will not have nuclear. We blew it up. It's blown to kingdom come," Mr Trump told a news conference. Image: A satellite image shows damage to the tunnel entrances of the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Research Centre in Iran. Pic: Reuters A statement from CIA director John Ratcliffe backed that up.

2 days ago | news.sky.com | Deborah Haynes

Donald Trump and his NATO allies confirmed their "ironclad commitment" to collective defence in a communique released at the end of a brief summit in The Hague. But there was no condemnation of Russia's war in Ukraine - something that had been in previous statements by allied leaders when Joe Biden was in the White House. His successor has a closer relationship with Vladimir Putin than many of his allies. The document did describe Russia as a "long-term threat".

2 days ago | news.sky.com | Rhiannon Mills

A private meeting between Donald Trump and the King will not take place before a full state visit, as was initially proposed in a letter of invitation from the monarch, Sky News understands. It's understood this has been accepted and appreciated by all parties. It has been suggested the complexities of both principals' diaries has meant a private meeting is not possible over the course of the summer months, and thus the formal planning for an official state visit has begun.

3 days ago | news.sky.com | Michael Drummond

President Donald Trump's visit to the NATO summit on Wednesday is being closely watched for one big reason: will he commit America to Article 5? The principle of collective defence - enshrined in Article 5 of the alliance's founding treaty - goes to the heart of what NATO is set up to do. Under Article 5, an attack on one member is considered an attack on all. But it's not quite that simple. Article 5 is the core principle of the 32-member North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.