{"id":962,"date":"2020-08-06T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rspradio1.com\/?page_id=962"},"modified":"2026-05-04T13:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:04:27","slug":"world-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rspradio1.com\/?page_id=962","title":{"rendered":"World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">While it&#8217;s &#8216;America First&#8217; for we patriots we still cannot take our eye off world events.<\/mark><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"headline speakable\">Examining NATO: Inside the \u2018commitment gap\u2019 as US carries alliance deterrence<\/h4>\n<p><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/l\/efrat-lachter\">Efrat Lachter<\/a> <\/em><span class=\"article-source\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Fox News<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-47634\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rspradio1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wn-687a.jpg?resize=250%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"128\" \/>As President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/nato\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NATO<\/a> allies to increase defense spending \u2014 and orders the withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany over the next six to 12 months \u2014 a deeper issue is coming into focus: even as allied budgets rise, NATO still depends heavily on American military power to function.<\/p>\n<p>NATO\u2019s imbalance is not theoretical \u2014 and it is not new, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg told Fox News Digital, &#8220;I told the president\u2026 maybe you ought to talk about a tiered relationship with NATO,&#8221; Kellogg described conversations with Trump in his first term about the alliance\u2019s future. &#8220;\u2026we need to develop a new, for lack of a better term, a new NATO a new defensive alignment with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europe<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kellogg, who served as a senior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/executive\/national-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">national security<\/a> official during Trump&#8217;s first term, said the alliance has expanded politically but not militarily \u2014 creating what he sees as a growing gap between commitments and real capability. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/examining-nato-inside-commitment-gap-us-carries-alliance-deterrence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"headline speakable\">&#8216;Killing off the country&#8217;: Iran executes dozens, arrests 4,000-plus in war crackdown<\/h4>\n<p><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/l\/efrat-lachter\">Efrat Lachter<\/a> <\/em><span class=\"article-source\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Fox News<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-47590\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rspradio1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wn-688.jpg?resize=250%2C134&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"134\" \/>U.N. High Commissioner for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/foreign-policy\/human-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Rights<\/a> Volker T\u00fcrk on Tuesday accused Iran\u2019s regime of dramatically intensifying its crackdown on dissent in the wake of the February conflict, warning that Tehran has carried out executions, mass arrests, torture and one of the world\u2019s longest internet shutdowns while invoking national security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">In a sharply worded statement from Geneva, T\u00fcrk said at least 21 people have been executed and more than 4,000 arrested on national security-related charges since Feb. 28 as the regime faces mounting scrutiny over what he described as a sweeping assault on fundamental rights.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am appalled that, on top of the already severe impacts of the conflict, the rights of the Iranian people continue to be stripped from them by the authorities in harsh and brutal ways,&#8221; T\u00fcrk said.<\/p>\n<p>Since the start of the conflict two months ago, the U.N. said nine people have been executed over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/iran-accused-killing-16500-sweeping-genocide-crackdown-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 2026 protests<\/a>, 10 for alleged membership in opposition groups&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/killing-off-country-iran-executes-dozens-arrests-4000-war-crackdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"headline speakable\">Leaked audio shocker: UK envoy says US \u2018special relationship\u2019 not with Britain, but another ally<\/h4>\n<p><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/l\/efrat-lachter\">Efrat Lachter<\/a> <\/em><span class=\"article-source\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Fox News<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-47565\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rspradio1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wn-687.jpg?resize=250%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"128\" \/>Leaked remarks from Britain\u2019s ambassador to the U.S. suggesting Washington\u2019s &#8220;one true special relationship&#8221; is with Israel \u2014 not the United Kingdom \u2014 have sparked political backlash in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Sir Christian Turner reportedly told a group of British students earlier in 2026 that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States<\/a>\u2019 one true &#8220;special relationship&#8221; is &#8220;probably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a>,&#8221; not the United Kingdom, according to leaked audio first reported by the Financial Times.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks, made privately but leaked publicly during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/king-charles-iii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles III<\/a> and Queen Camilla\u2019s high-profile visit to Washington and New York amid efforts to repair strained relations, have placed fresh scrutiny on Britain\u2019s standing in Washington at a particularly sensitive diplomatic moment.<\/p>\n<p>Turner reportedly stressed that Britain\u2019s ties with the U.S. remain deeply intertwined, particularly on defense and security&#8230;.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/leaked-audio-shocker-uk-envoy-says-us-special-relationship-not-britain-another-ally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"headline speakable\">US condemns Iran\u2019s leadership role at UN nuclear conference as \u2018beyond shameful\u2019<\/h4>\n<p><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/l\/efrat-lachter\">Efrat Lachter<\/a> <\/em><span class=\"article-source\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Fox News<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-47552\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rspradio1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wn-686a.jpg?resize=249%2C132&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"132\" \/>The United States, joined by the United Arab Emirates and backed by concerns from key European powers, sharply condemned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/united-nations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Nations<\/a>\u2019 decision Monday to grant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran<\/a> a leadership post at a major nuclear treaty conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Iran\u2019s selection as one of dozens of vice presidents at the monthlong review conference for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty reignited scrutiny over what critics say is a recurring pattern of Iran gaining procedural legitimacy inside international institutions despite longstanding concerns over its nuclear conduct.<\/p>\n<p>The clash erupted as the 11th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty opened at U.N. headquarters in New York, where Iran was selected as one of 34 vice presidents through the Non-Aligned Movement bloc.<\/p>\n<p>The conference includes 191 treaty parties and convenes every five years to review implementation of the pact aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/us-condemns-irans-leadership-role-un-nuclear-conference-beyond-shameful\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-b77c8bb-0 daiYje\" data-component=\"text-block\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"sc-189fa0a-0 insmih\" data-component=\"text-block\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-189fa0a-0 insmih\" data-component=\"text-block\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-4e574cd-0 bhtqwj\" data-component=\"text-block\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"sc-189fa0a-0 insmih\" data-component=\"text-block\"><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While it&#8217;s &#8216;America First&#8217; 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