US President Donald Trump has once again questioned whether NATO allies would “be there” if the United States “ever needed them,” baselessly claiming that the alliance’s troops “stayed a little back” from the front lines in Afghanistan.

Veterans and bereaved families call the comments "very disrespectful" and "soul-destroying", as Keir Starmer says they are "insulting and frankly appalling".

Rod Stewart has angrily come out against President Trump disparaging NATO troops, calling the president's remarks 'despicable' and 'disgraceful.'

Around 1,000 US troops are stationed in Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported, and are mainly co-stationed with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops. The United States is considering a complete withdrawal of its military troops from Syria,

President Trump threatened tariffs on European nations that sent military personnel to Greenland last week. Some have already gone home, but Denmark is now sending about 100 more.

Prince Harry, who served in the war in Afghanistan, said the “sacrifices” of British soldiers during the conflict there “deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect” — a rebuke of President

German soldiers left Greenland after a short, pre-planned mission, contrary to online narratives that said they withdrew early because of the U.S. president’s threat to impose tariffs on European allies opposed to his administration's bid to buy the Arctic island.

The move was described as precautionary in the event that President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act in response to protests.