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Trump Says Europe Is On Its Own in Securing the Strait of Hormuz
ByMichael D. Shear April 1, 2026April 2, 2026

Threatening to pull out of NATO, President Trump portrayed the alliance as a “paper tiger” and said Europe was on its own in trying to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

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Two Sudanese men face court in Greece after at least 22 people die off Crete coast
ByGuardian staff and agencies March 28, 2026March 28, 2026

Survivors tell coastguard smugglers ordered victims to be thrown overboard after six days adrift in boat from LibyaTwo Sudanese men, believed by Greek authorities to have been behind a smuggling operation in which 22 people were “systematically” thrown…

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Tuesday briefing: With the horror of conflict throughout the globe, how likely is world war three?
ByPatrick Greenfield March 24, 2026

In today’s newsletter: Our diplomatic editor on how global instability feeds into conflict in so many parts of the world, and whether the threshold for a major global war has been metGood morning. The world is at war. From the trenches of eastern Ukrai…

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Europe Has Helped the U.S. Protect Shipping. The Strait of Hormuz Is Different.
ByJeanna Smialek March 17, 2026

European Union ministers and leaders pushed back on ideas to protect the strait, including expanding a maritime operation already in place in the Red Sea.

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Drone Strike Has Cyprus, and Europe, on Edge
ByCarlotta Gall March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Allies have rushed to defend the Mediterranean nation, where the drone hit a British base. Some Cypriots wonder why the bases are still there.

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Surging Energy Costs Put German Industry ‘Really in Danger’
ByEshe Nelson and Andreas Meichsner March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Four years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring, the war in Iran is posing another challenge to efforts to revive European factories.

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‘Stunned, sidelined and disunited’: how war in the Middle East paralysed the EU
ByJennifer Rankin, in Brussels March 11, 2026

Amid fears the conflict will strengthen Russia, Ursula von der Leyen’s embrace of US-backed regime change already looks like a doomed strategy• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe message from Ursula von der Leyen was blun…

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How are EU and member states reacting to energy crisis triggered by Iran war?
ByLisa O’Carroll March 10, 2026

Prospect of Trump easing US sanctions on Russian oil is a nightmare for the bloc as nations work out how to respond Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Iran war has thrown global oil and gas flows into chaos and the prospect of Donald Trump easing US …

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France Is Sending a Large Naval Force to the Middle East
ByCatherine Porter and Ana Castelain March 9, 2026March 9, 2026

President Emmanuel Macron said the warships would help protect France’s allies in the region, and could be part of a force to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz. He said the war could continue for “several days, maybe several weeks.”

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Von der Leyen calls for EU foreign policy to be ‘more realistic and interest-driven’
ByJennifer Rankin in Brussels March 9, 2026

European Commission head says rules-based system can no longer be relied upon to protect the continent’s interestsEurope can “no longer be a custodian for the old-world order” and needs “a more realistic and interest-driven foreign policy”, the head of…

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