Former fast-food executive Andrew Puzder officially became the U.S. ambassador to the European Union during a swearing-in ceremony in Washington on Wednesday.

The European Commission says it presumes the United States will impose a 15% tariff on most EU exports from Friday.

Leaders of five European nations, plus the European Commission and NATO, are meeting with presidents Trump and Zelenskyy Aug. 18. Here's who they are.

European NATO leaders must not be naive when discussing a Ukraine peace force but face up to the reality that they would need to deploy tens of thousands of troops to the country for the long term, the head of Germany's soldiers' union said.

After the Trump-Putin summit, European leaders said they would accompany President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine to the White House on Monday.

On Aug. 18, 2025, Trump met European, EU and NATO leaders at the White House to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Each big country in the coalition of the willing would need to deploy at least 10,000 troops for the long run. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Due to arrive within weeks, it will be the first time that a European Union nation has implemented a 150kmh speed limit on motorways.