'Coalition of the unwilling': Allies refuse to clean up Trump's Strait of Hormuz mess

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, March 17: Donald Trump has called on US allies to help the US secure the Strait of Hormuz as the energy crisis intensifies. But after those allies refused to help, Trump promptly threatened NATO. In the midst of the EU's energy crisis, Belgium's prime minister has suggested "normalising" relations with Russia, which sparked outrage in the Belgian press. Plus: Britain scrambles to control a meningitis outbreak and a new letter reveals just how poor Claude Monet was in the early part of his career.

Mar 17, 2026 - 08:00
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'Coalition of the unwilling': Allies refuse to clean up Trump's Strait of Hormuz mess
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, March 17: Donald Trump has called on US allies to help the US secure the Strait of Hormuz as the energy crisis intensifies. But after those allies refused to help, Trump promptly threatened NATO. In the midst of the EU's energy crisis, Belgium's prime minister has suggested "normalising" relations with Russia, which sparked outrage in the Belgian press. Plus: Britain scrambles to control a meningitis outbreak and a new letter reveals just how poor Claude Monet was in the early part of his career.

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