
Macron maps post-Brexit E.U. nuclear role
French President Emmanuel Macron put forward a new doctrine for France to lead the European Union in reducing the global threat of a nuclear arms race.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, started with 12 countries in 1949 and has since grown into a military alliance among Canada, the United States and 27 European nations. It requires members to commit to helping each other defend against any attack. NATO's initial purpose was to defend Western Europe from the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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French President Emmanuel Macron put forward a new doctrine for France to lead the European Union in reducing the global threat of a nuclear arms race.
U.S. President Donald Trump sowed division with American partners before departing a NATO summit and leaving it to other leaders to put on a united front.
France and China urged more global cooperation on climate, biodiversity and trade after the U.S. began withdrawing from the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Four senior Democrats warned the Trump administration may exit a treaty for mutual unarmed surveillance over 34 nations.
The summit in France was overshadowed by fears of an escalating trade war between the United States and China.
Experts said the demise of the INF Treaty will make the job of advocating for nuclear arms control far more difficult.
The military delivered more than 88,000 tons of packages and letters last year and must now plan for a possible disruption.
Macron urged the world to honor the hard-won victory by sustaining alliances and international organizations.
The British monarch touted global institutions the U.K. and U.S. helped create after World War II — to prevent a third one.
The Trump administration's withdrawal of U.S. funding for Palestinian refugees could create a huge humanitarian crisis.
The U.N. fears more air raids and heavy shelling in residential areas could cause more deaths and destroyed neighborhoods.
In Warsaw, ministers warily eyed Russia’s military activities. In Washington, China was foremost on the list of concerns.
A meeting of foreign ministers in the French seaside resort of Dinard this week will not include two senior U.S. officials.
The leaders had contradictory accounts of why there was no agreement on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons.
Leaders criticized the breakdown in transatlantic relations from U.S. isolationism despite China's growing power.
The U.S. will suspend participation in the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty against nuclear-capable cruise missiles.