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Soldiers operate during the US Army Combined Resolve exercise at the US Army's southern Germany training facilities in Hohenfels, Germany, April 30, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth

Germany says US troop drawdown should spur Europe, but top Republicans worried

The Pentagon announced the drawdown from Germany, its largest European base, on Friday, as a rift over the Iran war and tariff tensions placed further strain on relations between the US and Europe

Soldiers operate during the US Army Combined Resolve exercise at the US Army's southern Germany training facilities in Hohenfels, Germany, April 30, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth

What US troops are based in Europe?

US Marines load an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer into the cargo hold of a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport plane, to be delivered in Europe for Ukrainian forces, at March Air Reserve Base, California, US April 21, 2022. Picture taken April 21, 2022. US Marine Corps/Cpl. Austin Fraley/Handout via REUTERS.

US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany: Officials

Reza Pahlavi is splattered with red liquid as he leaves a building after a news conference in Berlin yesterday, 23 April 2026. Photo: Collected

Iran's exiled crown prince targeted with red liquid in Berlin

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares speaks to members of the media as he arrives to attend a European Union Energy and Foreign Affairs ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium March 16, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Omar Havana/File Photo

EU divided on suspension of Israel pact as Spain pushes for action

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a press conference, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, May 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Germany's Merz hosts Ukraine's Zelenskiy for talks in Berlin

The financial district with the headquarters of Germany's largest business bank, Deutsche Bank (C), is photographed on early evening in Frankfurt, Germany, January 29, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

German firms trapped between US and China: Study

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Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96

Chinese President Xi Jinping, second from right meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, second left, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, Wednesday Feb. 25, 2026. Photo: AP

China, Germany vow closer cooperation despite differences amid global uncertainty

FILE PHOTO: Woman is seen in front of displayed social media logos in this illustration taken, May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Germany's ruling party backs social media curbs for children

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party's rally, during the party's traditional Ash Wednesday meeting, in Trier, Germany, 18 February 2026. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch

Germany's Merz joins calls for social media limits for children

The logo X is seen in this illustration taken on 24 July 2023. Photo: Reuters/Illustration/File

German court orders X to grant data access for Hungary election research

Workers mount the bear logo at the venue entrance of the "Berlinale Palast" for the upcoming Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 6, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen

Over 80 Berlin Film Festival alumni sign open letter urging organisers to take stance on Gaza