President also plans to ask for "financial contribution" for maintenance of remaining troops, European diplomatic source said.

The Trump administration has asked the three Democratic members of the U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an independent executive branch agency, to resign by end of day on Thursday or face termination,

During an exclusive interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, President Trump discussed his decision to grant pardons for the January 6 defendants and the future of TikTok’s U.S. operations.

In December, the United Kingdom joined the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement. More countries will follow. C-SIPA, as the still-small grouping is known, could soon become the NATO of the Middle East.

World leaders congratulated President Donald Trump on his inauguration Monday, with many urging stronger alliances or continued cooperation between their countries and the United States, in carefully crafted social media posts and statements.

NATO defence ministers will seek to reach a deal on new capability targets a few weeks before their leaders meet in The Hague on June 24-26, the chief of the bloc's Military Committee, Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, told Reuters in an interview.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the "Golden Age" of America had begun and that it was "back and open for business" while addressing business and political leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

The return of Trump will once again put European defense spending levels at the center of the United States’ approach to NATO. Over the past several years, NATO members have boosted investments, with about 20 out of 32 members hitting the alliance’s benchmark of spending 2% of gross domestic product on defense.

World leaders, including the heads of NATO and the European Union, congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump, who returned to the White House after

Leaders voice wishes to work closely with President Donald Trump as he retakes reins of power in US - Anadolu Ajansı

His inauguration speech was loudest in its silence on Ukraine. But hours later, US President Donald Trump laid bare – in a trademark casual, rambling fashion – his position over the war in Ukraine. And it was tougher on the Kremlin than you might expect.

House Speaker Mike Johnson removed Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Mike Turner who had been a strong defender of NATO and aid for Ukraine in defending itself against Russia.