World leaders and diplomats from roughly 120 countries are in Germany today for the Munich Security Conference, where strained transatlantic ties have taken center stage. Opening the event, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that the familiar international order “no longer exists.” NATO’s strength, he said, depends on trust among allies, and no country, not even the US, can go it alone. The conference will also hear discussions on Iran, the war in Ukraine and the future of Gaza. The World’s Europe Correspondent Orla Barry has the details.
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