NATO summit in London

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US President Donald Trump defended NATO on Tuesday, saying the alliance serves “a great purpose.” Trump was speaking in London ahead of a summit celebrating the 70th anniversary of NATO. He criticized French President Emmanuel Macron for saying NATO was experiencing “brain death.”

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