Alone at the Strait: Trump, Iran and a Fractured NATO Alliance
Hormuz war strains US ties as Trump demands allied warships; Europe resists, prefers diplomacy over NATO role.

Hormuz war strains US ties as Trump demands allied warships; Europe resists, prefers diplomacy over NATO role.





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Experts say a ceasefire deal is unlikely to be close, as many sticking points remain.
Sébastien Lecornu faces a vital test to his premiership over the social security budget bill.

Talks to include trade imbalances and China’s support for Russia.
Macron’s three-day visit aims at getting China to exert pressure on Russia for ceasefire deal with Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke optimistically about revising the plan to end its war with Russia.

France and Ukraine have signed a declaration of intent for Kyiv to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighter jets.
Officials, families and supporters gather across Paris to remember victims killed in deadly November 2015 assaults.
Cecile Kohler, 41, and her partner, Jacques Paris, 72, had been jailed on charges of spying for France and Israel.
The two motions were tabled by the far-right National Rally and far-left France Unbowed parties.