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NATO allies refuse to join Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade

FILE PHOTO: NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte delivers a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Washington D.C., U.S., April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque /File Photo
FILE PHOTO: NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte delivers a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Washington D.C., U.S., April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque /File Photo

Turkey says NATO should reset ties with Trump at next summit, prepare for future

FILE PHOTO: A NATO flag flutters at the Tapa military base, Estonia April 30, 2023. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A NATO flag flutters at the Tapa military base, Estonia April 30, 2023. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

Estonia says detaining Russia's tankers in Baltic Sea is too risky

Russia's Navy patrol boat next to the Russia shadow fleet vessel as it waits in the unofficial anchorage area in the Gulf of Finland near Vaindloo, Estonia April 10, 2026. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Russia's Navy patrol boat next to the Russia shadow fleet vessel as it waits in the unofficial anchorage area in the Gulf of Finland near Vaindloo, Estonia April 10, 2026. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

UK’s Starmer and Trump discussed military options for Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands as they hold a press conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, Britain. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands as they hold a press conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, Britain. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, April 10, 2026

US First Lady Melania Trump delivering remarks regarding the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, at the White House in Washington, on April 9.
US First Lady Melania Trump delivering remarks regarding the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, at the White House in Washington, on April 9.

Trump weighs pulling some US troops from Europe amid NATO strains, official says

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. soldier walks in front of an armoured vehicle during \"Balkan Sentinel - 25\" military drill, an exercise involving personnel and equipment from the Bulgarian Land Forces and Air Force, formations from the NATO Multinational Battle Group with Italy, and a mechanized platoon from the Romanian Land Forces, in Koren, Bulgaria, June 9, 2025. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. soldier walks in front of an armoured vehicle during \"Balkan Sentinel - 25\" military drill, an exercise involving personnel and equipment from the Bulgarian Land Forces and Air Force, formations from the NATO Multinational Battle Group with Italy, and a mechanized platoon from the Romanian Land Forces, in Koren, Bulgaria, June 9, 2025. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/File Photo

Greenland prime minister rebuffs Trump remarks as NATO tensions rise

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen holds a press conference for the foreign press at the cultural center Katuaq in Nuuk, Greenland, January 22, 2026.
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen holds a press conference for the foreign press at the cultural center Katuaq in Nuuk, Greenland, January 22, 2026.

Germany's Merz: we do not want NATO to split over U.S.-Iran war

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks to the media about the current developments in domestic and foreign politics, in Berlin, Germany, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Nadja Wohlleben
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks to the media about the current developments in domestic and foreign politics, in Berlin, Germany, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Nadja Wohlleben

NATO’s Rutte told allies Trump wants Hormuz commitments within days, diplomats say

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

US asks allies to pitch plans within days to secure Strait of Hormuz

Assistance from NATO members – or lack thereof –  in the Iran conflict has led to acrimony between US President Donald Trump and allies in recent weeks.
Assistance from NATO members – or lack thereof –  in the Iran conflict has led to acrimony between US President Donald Trump and allies in recent weeks.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.