10 h. ago Calls for draft dodger Trump to 'visit grave of killed Brit soldier' and apologise

The outraged stepmother of a 22-year-old Brit squaddie wants Donald Trump to visit the lads grave and give her a personal apology for suggesting Nato troops dodged the front line in Afghanistan

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32 h. ago Rod Stewart brands Trump a ‘draft dodger’ after NATO troop remarks

British rock star, a former Palm Beach neighbor of Trump, said he was ‘hurt’ by president’s false claims that Nato soldiers avoided the front lines in Afghanistan

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54 h. ago Trump praises UK troops after remarks about Nato soldiers in Afghanistan

After anger at claim alliance’s troops ‘stayed off frontlines’, US president says British forces are ‘great and very brave’Donald Trump has said UK soldiers who fought in Afghanistan were “among the greatest of all warriors” after previously drawing criticism for his claims that Nato troops stayed away from the frontlines during the conflict.In a post on social media on Saturday, the US president said: “The great and very brave soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Starmer's furious NATO comment blast could be 'first moment of standing up to Trump'

Keir Starmer slamming Donald Trump's comments about NATO troops in Afghanistan as 'insulting' could be his 'first moment of standing up to Trump', according to an expert

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69 h. ago Meghan Markle supports Prince Harry with military photos amid Trump NATO remarks

Meghan Markle posted photos of Prince Harry's military service after he defended British troops against Donald Trump's comments about NATO forces in Afghanistan

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer 'wants apology' from Donald Trump over 'insulting' NATO claims

Keir Starmer's response to Donald Trump's claims about NATO troops in Afghanistan was 'more specific and even personal' than his usual method of dealing with the President, according to an expert

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer's 'one tell' in Trump NATO blast that reveals if it was just an act

Keir Starmer's response to Donald Trump's comments about NATO troops in Afghanistan looked "performative", but there was "one tell" that showed whether he genuinely meant it

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3 d. ago Prince Harry says Nato troops who served in Afghanistan deserve ‘respect’ in backlash against Trump’s jibe

The Duke’s remarks come after Sir Keir Starmer condemned Donald Trump’s comments

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3 d. ago Danish veterans of US wars say Trump’s Greenland threats are a ‘betrayal’

Danish veterans say, ‘when America needed us after 9/11 we were there’

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3 d. ago Starmer rebukes Trump over ‘frankly appalling’ remarks on Nato troops in Afghanistan

PM joins veterans in condemning claim that troops avoided frontlines and suggests US president should apologiseKeir Starmer has issued an unprecedented rebuke to Donald Trump for his “insulting and frankly appalling” remarks about British and other Nato troops in Afghanistan, and suggested he should apologise.After a day of mounting outrage around the world over the US president’s claim that British and Nato troops who fought in Afghanistan avoided the frontlines, Starmer paid tribute to the 457 members of the armed services who lost their lives during the conflict. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump remarks about British troops ‘insulting and appalling’, Starmer says

Mr Trump suggested in an interview with Fox News that Nato allied troops ‘stayed a little off the front lines’ in Afghanistan.

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3 d. ago Starmer condemns Trump’s ‘appalling’ claim that Nato troops avoided frontline combat in Afghanistan

UK prime minister says US president should apologise for comments in latest sign of strain between allies

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3 d. ago 'Insulting and frankly appalling': Keir Starmer demands apology from Donald Trump in major transatlantic row over jibe at Britain's Afghan war dead

The US president was accused of taking a cheap shot at his country's allies when he told Fox News on Thursday that he was 'not sure' NATO would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer blasts Donald Trump's 'insulting and frankly appalling' British troop slur

Keir Starmer has said Donald Trump's remarks about British troops in Afghanistan were "insulting and frankly appalling" and suggested he should apologise

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3 d. ago I spent six months with Nato troops in Afghanistan – Trump’s wrong; they were the front line

World affairs editor Sam Kiley spent six months alongside 16 Air Assault Brigade in Helmand where British and US forces put their lives on the line daily to keep each other safe

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3 d. ago James O’Brien fights back tears as Afghanistan veteran’s mother reads poem for her son

James O'Brien fought back tears as he listened to the poem of an Afghanistan veteran’s mother, after the US president claimed NATO troops stayed “a little off the front lines” during the conflict.

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3 d. ago Trump ‘wrong to diminish’ role of Nato troops in Afghanistan, says Downing St

US president’s comments condemned by prime minister’s spokesperson in latest sign of strain between allies

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3 d. ago Afghanistan veteran’s video shows frontline reality after Trump’s false claims

Armed forces minister Al Carns has shared a video of Nato troops fighting in Afghanistan after Donald Trump claimed they stayed “a little off the front lines”.

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3 d. ago Starmer accuses Trump of diminishing sacrifice of Nato troops in Afghanistan

Prime minister joins MPs, veterans and relatives in condemning US president’s claim that troops avoided frontlinesUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has accused Donald Trump of “diminishing” the sacrifice of fallen British soldiers by claiming that those who fought in Afghanistan avoided the frontlines, as the US president faced a fierce backlash from all sides of the UK political spectrum as well as the families of veterans.Trump’s suggestion that Nato troops stayed “a little off the frontlines” in Afghanistan has resurfaced questions about his own avoidance of military service in Vietnam. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump was ‘wrong’ to claim Nato troops avoided front line in Afghanistan, says Downing Street

US president’s comments condemned by prime minister’s spokesperson in latest sign of strain between allies

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