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Two days of fighting along the Mediterranean coast were among the bloodiest battles since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Replacing what the Americans do for the NATO alliance would take money, personnel, time and cooperation. None of those are easy.

European leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss how to support Ukraine and fend more for themselves on defense.

It could be as little as four months, say analysts, as Europe scrambles to plug the hole in support left by President Trump’s suspension of military aid.

As President Trump begins to side with Russia, the Kremlin propaganda machine has changed its tune.

China and Canada immediately announced retaliatory tariffs, and Mexico said it would announce its own measures on Sunday. The responses escalated a trade war that has rattled the globe.

“We are working on all possible scenarios to protect Ukraine,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose country was looking to European allies for support.

As the first phase of the truce in Gaza ends, the two sides are continuing negotiations but also preparing for a possible return to war.

European leaders met in London to formulate a plan to help end the war in Ukraine. But even potential peacekeepers face political and economic hurdles.

European leaders pledge to assemble a “coalition of the willing” to develop a plan for ending Ukraine’s war with Russia, which they hope could win the backing of a skeptical…