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European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

news conference at the White House on Feb. 27, 2025. **Carl Court/Getty Images** Carl Court/Getty Images In a statement to NPR last week, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the withdrawal

Iran, US agree tentative deal to ‘end war’: Your questions answered

troops are there, there will be no ‘total ceasefire’.” He described Sunday’s strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs as “ridiculous, childish attacks”, adding: “It’s very clear that Israel only lost in this game