From left,NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte,US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy get ready for a press photo in Brussels.

Talk of Trump leaving NATO is ‘hysteria and hyperbole’,Rubio tells Europe

On a reassuring mission,Trump’s most pro-Europe lieutenant says fears of a potential US withdrawal or scaling back are unwarranted.

  • Rob Harris

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Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

‘Pathetic’:Leaked Signal texts aren’t just embarrassing for Europe – they’re a warning

The high-level message exchange leak shows US leaders’ view of all future collaboration with European allies as a trade.

  • Rob Harris

‘Home alone’:How Trump is changing security in Europe

Trump’s return as US president has left Europe’s main military pact looking less assured. Here’s how defence is being reshaped on the continent.

  • Jackson Graham andAngus Holland
President Donald Trump meets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington,Thursday,March 13,2025. (Pool via AP)

‘Enough is enough’:Greenland hits back after Trump reaches out to NATO over island plan

American control of the Arctic island is necessary to enhance international security,the US president says in meeting with NATO chief.

  • Steve Holland
Phil Goff has lost his job as High Commissioner to the UK.

New Zealand’s most senior diplomat in London loses job over Trump remark

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said the remark from the high commissioner was “disappointing” and made the envoy’s position “untenable”.

  • Charlotte Graham-McLay
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky,Britain’s Keir Starmer and France’s Emmanuel Macron in London on Sunday.

Europe’s on a war footing,and it’s going to turn the world upside down

The coalition of the willing must act with lightning speed before Vladimir Putin may be tempted to strike beyond Ukraine. We are approaching the point of maximum danger.

  • Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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Zelensky in 2019 and 2025

Where to from here for Ukraine’s battered leader?

Volodymyr Zelensky entered office with hopes for real change. But three years of war have transformed the former comedian,who appeared visibly stressed during his exchange with Donald Trump on Friday.

  • Rob Harris
Zelensky and Trump got into a heated argument at the White House.

Trump’s behaviour reveals what he thinks about United States’ role in the world

When I asked last week if NATO could survive Donald Trump,I wondered if I had gone too far. It seems I did not go far enough.

  • George Brandis
With classic English understatement,British Prime Minister Keir Starmer thanked Donald Trump for “changing the conversation”.

‘Five minutes to midnight’:New-look America sets clock ticking for Europe

Amid a growing divide between the United States and Europe,the continent has sharply accelerated its efforts to address pressing defence needs.

  • Rob Harris
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Trump no longer leads the free world. So the West must confront a vexing question

European leaders are suddenly questioning whether America,under Donald Trump,remains their ally. Australia may have to confront the same question.

  • Nick Bryant