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Why U.S. troops are stationed in Germany, and what happens if some leave

NPR | By Fio Geiran, Tyler Bartlam, Mary Louise Kelly and Sarah Handel

Published May 4, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jeff Rathke, president of the American-German Institute, about U.S. troops stationed in Germany, and what happens if President Trump moves some of them elsewhere.

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U.S. Vice President Vance, right, meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, on Sunday.

Trump threatens to 'hit Iran very hard again' while Vance is in Switzerland for talks

By Chandelis Duster

Jun 21, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC

In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade press service, a soldier practices military skills at a training ground near the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Saturday, June 20, 2026.

Ukrainian attacks prompt Russian-held Crimea to halt civilian gasoline sales

By The Associated Press

Jun 21, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC

Visitors watch as National Park Service employees use vacuums to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Washington.

Trump claims vandals damaged D.C. Reflecting Pool, and says it will be drained again

By Willem Marx

Jun 21, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC

Aerial view of billboards inviting Colombians to vote for presidential canditate Abelardo de la Espriella, of the Salvadores de la Patria movement (R), and for Ivan Cepdepa, of the Pacto Historico Political Party, in the upcoming presidential election in Cali, Colombia, on June 17, 2026.

Colombia runoff vote shaped by security fears and conflict warnings

By John Otis

Jun 21, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC

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