The US president has accused some NATO countries of not doing enough to support the US-Israel war on Iran. Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026 NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says European leaders have “gotten the message” after United States President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw 5,000 soldiers from Germany. Trump has grown increasingly…
Europeans have increasing doubts that President Trump remains committed to the NATO alliance and the mutual defense it ensures. And so they are talking more seriously about their own little-known guarantee for collective defense, an article buried in the European Union’s governing documents. Long dismissed by many as unworkable and even unnecessary given the well-established…
Shorouk Express The UK government has warned European travellers that they will be refused entry from February 2026, if they do not have the required ETA visa waiver. The UK first introduced its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) in 2023, gradually rolling it out so that by April 2025 it was compulsory for anyone entering the…
Shorouk Express The talks will be held at the level of national security advisers. Bjoern Seibert, the head of cabinet for European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, is expected to represent the EU, alongside Pedro Lourtie, the top aide to European Council President António Costa. Among other points, the Europeans are expected to push…
Shorouk Express The question of how to use Russia’s immobilized assets has been one of the hardest for Ukraine’s allies to resolve, amid multiple layers of concern over the potential legal, political, security, and economic ramifications. The thorniest issue is that the assets are largely held in a facility in Belgium called Euroclear, which leaves…
Shorouk Express One person familiar with Friday’s discussion pointed out Surgutneftegas, Putin’s personal company, has not been targeted yet and predicted: “If their [Russia’s] entire oil sphere could be squeezed it would have some chance of bringing Putin to the table.” A senior U.K. official separately added that the U.S. action had been “a really…
Shorouk Express For the Europeans, who have spent months trying to convince Trump that Putin bears full responsibility for the war, the apparent change of heart also came as something of a vindication of their own efforts. Ursula von der Leyen’s relationship with Trump has also evolved dramatically since he was first sworn in, said…
Shorouk Express In April, Macron said that time had come to “move toward recognition” and participate in a collective process in which both Israel and a Palestinian state were recognized. But that never happened. Now, with the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip deepening, formally recognizing a Palestinian state would look more like a reprimand,…
Shorouk Express Andrea* says her son is lucky, because he goes to school – where the heating is turned on. But 48-year-old Andrea, an early retiree, has no such luck: “I’m always at home. So I’m always cold.” A cold home is a health risk, says Boris Kingma, thermophysiologist at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied…
Shorouk Express Trump’s month back in the White House has been marked by soaring friction between Washington and its European allies, with the United States abruptly shifting gears on support for Ukraine and Germany’s likely next leader urging Europe to seek take greater control of its own defense. “Look, let’s be honest, the European Union…
