The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, credited President Donald Trump’s “tough love” for driving Europe to boost its defense spending. Speaking at the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore on Saturday, Kallas acknowledged Trump’s pressure on NATO countries to meet their commitments, saying, “It’s love nonetheless, so it’s better than no love.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sharply criticized the leaders of France, the United Kingdom, and Canada—Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, and Mark Carney—accusing them of emboldening Hamas through their opposition to Israel's military actions in Gaza.
German authorities are escalating their crackdown on members of the populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party after the federal domestic intelligence agency officially labeled the party “right-wing extremist.” Police officers and civil servants who belong to the AfD may now face expulsion from public service, a move critics say is politically motivated and dangerous for democracy.
Sweden's center-right coalition government, supported by the national-conservative Sweden Democrats, has unveiled a new policy offering substantial financial incentives for migrants to voluntarily return to their countries of origin.
President Trump threatened to impose a 200% tariff on all alcoholic beverages imported from European countries if the European Union does not remove its 50% tariff on U.S. whiskey.
