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Germany is leaning toward participating in a mission to keep the Strait of Hormuz open. It could announce a military contribution as early as Thursday. wsj.com/world/europe/e…

The world’s middle powers are boosting cooperation in areas from trade to security in a bid to ensure they don’t become roadkill in the new world order, with @davidluhnow & @kimmackrael wsj.com/world/europe/s…

The funeral industry hasn't changed much in a century: burial or cremation. Now, there's a third option: Turn your loved one into compost. Big Funeral is fighting back. Great read by @TomFairless wsj.com/business/funer… via @WSJ

How America First Risks Becoming America Alone / with ⁦@davidluhnow⁩ and ⁦@SuneEngel⁩ wsj.com/world/how-amer…

@alexwickham You saw it first here wsj.com/livecoverage/g…

Exclusive on Bloomberg: The Greenland ‘deal’ — changes to the 1951 Treaty to guarantee US military base requirements — strengthened NATO role on Arctic / High North security. Will include a multinational NATO command in Greenland under US command — an economic component to be negotiated, including mining rights — measures to stop Russian and Chinese economic and military presence on Greenland — the US stops threatening tariffs on Europe

Europe’s populists embraced Trump. Now they’re getting buyer’s remorse. wsj.com/world/europe/e…

Inside Trump’s head-spinning U-turn on Greenland. wsj.com/politics/natio…

Lt. Gen. Sollfrank, one of the highest-ranking German officers, on the narrative about Russia winning in Ukraine: "not heroic in the slightest. They advance at a snail’s pace while destroying their own soldiers.” wsj.com/world/europe/g… via @WSJ

Germany is struggling to meet its military recruitment goals. “What is in it for me?” wsj.com/world/europe/g… via @WSJ

Americans, not foreigners, are bearing almost the entire cost of U.S. tariffs, according to new research wsj.com/economy/trade/… via @WSJ

The rift between the U.S. and Europe over Greenland threatens to make the trans-Atlantic alliance vulnerable to a Russian attack on NATO territory, one of Germany’s highest ranking officers said wsj.com/world/europe/g… via @WSJ

Why I Grieve America’s Retreat From Europe wsj.com/world/europe/w…

Europe slashed carbon emissions faster than any region in the world. The Price was a damaged economy. By ⁦@TomFairless⁩ & ⁦⁦@MaximColch⁩ wsj.com/business/energ…

This week will bring a split screen that will reinforce growing doubts in Europe about the American commitment to the alliance that has served as the bedrock of Western unity since the end of World War II / with ⁦@davidluhnow⁩ wsj.com/world/europe/t…

U.S. adversaries are using President Trump’s eagerness to strike deals as a chance to drive a wedge between the U.S. and its allies and undermine the Washington-led security order wsj.com/world/trump-ch…

Important read! How Moscow persuaded the US to support its plans for Ukraine. Reminiscent of how Russia once sought to make Europe dependent on its oil and gas. wsj.com/world/russia/r…

Inside Germany’s secret plan for war with Russia wsj.com/world/europe/g… via @WSJ

Why it’s easier to rob a museum than a jewelry store. wsj.com/world/europe/f…

In recent weeks, drones appearing mysteriously above airports and halting flights have made headlines. Those are just the tip of the iceberg. wsj.com/world/europe/e…

Israel’s strikes on the regime in Tehran have driven a wedge into Germany’s 300,000-strong Iranian community, exposing a spectrum of hopes and fears for Iran’s future wsj.com/world/middle-e…