45 h. ago Trump backed down over Afghanistan comments 'after King Charles stepped in'

King Charles' concerns about Donald Trump's controversial remarks were reportedly passed to the White House through 'private backchannels'. The US President has since backtracked

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49 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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55 h. ago Meghan posts pictures of Prince Harry serving in Afghanistan amid Trump’s claims UK troops ‘stayed back from frontline’

MEGHAN Markle has made a pointed show of support for Prince Harry after he criticised Donald Trump over insulting Afghanistan comments. She posted a series of pictures to social media featuring her husband in military service, after Trump claimed Nato allies had dodged the front lines. Harry spent 10 years in the British Army, during which...

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56 h. ago Rod Stewart turns on old friend Donald Trump demanding he apologise for saying British soldiers stayed back from the Afghan front line

In a video on Instagram, the singer, 81, branded the US president a 'draft dodger' and described his comments on UK servicemen in Afghanistan as 'unbearable'.

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60 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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65 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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69 h. 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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2 d. ago Trump comments ‘barbaric’, says mother of British soldier killed in Afghanistan

Corporal Jake Hartley, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, was killed along with five others in a bomb attack in 2012.

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3 d. ago Prince Harry slams Trump Afghanistan comments just weeks after 'King' jibe as beef hots up

The Duke of Sussex – who spent a decade in the military – fumed at the Orange Manbaby after he said the US 'never needed' any Nato soldiers and they 'kept away from frontlines'

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3 d. ago ‘I lost my leg and arm on the front line in Afghanistan – here’s why Trump is wrong about British troops’

Former Royal Marine Commando Ben McBean described Donald Trump’s comments about Nato forces in Afghanistan as ‘insulting’

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer condemns Donald Trump for 'diminishing' Britain's war dead as transatlantic rift deepens after Kemi Badenoch joins veteran fury at Afghanistan comments

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

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3 d. ago Trump’s Afghanistan comments ‘ultimate insult’, says mother of wounded veteran

The mother of Ben Parkinson urged Sir Keir Starmer to stand up to the US president over his suggestion British troops stayed away from the front line.

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3 d. ago Trump says 'maybe we should have put NATO to the test' and invoked Article 5 'to protect our southern border from invasion of illegal migrants' after sparking fury with Afghanistan comments

The comment came hours after the US President told Fox News that UK and NATO troops stayed 'a little off the front lines' during the war in Afghanistan.

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3 d. ago Trump prompts outrage with claim Nato troops avoided frontline in Afghanistan

UK MPs and veterans condemn US president’s comments and highlight his avoidance of military service in VietnamDonald Trump has provoked outrage among British MPs and veterans after claiming Nato troops stayed away from the frontline in Afghanistan.The US president made his comments in an interview with Fox News in which he reiterated his suggestion that Nato would not support the US if asked. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Donald Trump blasted over vile British troop slur by minister as outrage grows

Donald Trump provoked outrage when he falsely claimed America's allies had 'stayed a little back' in Afghanistan - a comment minister Stephen Kinnock said was 'plainly wrong' as anger grows

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