US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany

美国将从德国撤回5000名美军士兵

Global News Podcast

2026-05-02

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The US Defence Department says 5,000 military personnel stationed in Germany will leave their bases over the next 6-12 months. The withdrawal of American troops follows a spat between President Trump and the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war with Iran. Also, President Trump says he'll increase tariffs on European vehicles imported to the US; Cuba says new US sanctions amount to "collective punishment"; rats, fleas and other pests are spreading disease amongst displaced Palestinians in Gaza; the Oscar statue that was lost and then found by staff at Lufthansa Airlines; scientists say they've used new technology to identify a previously unknown sketch of the Tudor queen, Anne Boleyn; and we find out who won the Flatpack World Championships. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
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  • This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK.

  • This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Charlotte Gallagher, and in the early hours of Saturday, the 2nd of May, these are our main stories.

  • 5,000 U.S. Troops will be ordered home from Germany following a spat between the two countries' leaders.

  • And are we any closer to an Iran deal?

  • We'll hear from President Trump.

  • Do we want to go and just blast the hell out of him and finish him forever, or do we want to try and make a deal?

  • Those are the options.

  • Do you want to go blast the hell out of him?

  • I prefer not.

  • Also, Cuba says new sanctions imposed by the US amount to collective punishment.

  • In Gaza, rats and fleas are spreading diseases among displaced Palestinians.

  • Also in this podcast.

  • It 's been quite an ordeal and I'm sure that no Hollywood star and really it does n't sound like any other person

  • who has ever travelled with an Oscar has ever had to deal with this.

  • The Hollywood ending for a missing Oscar.

  • President Trump has been threatening to punish some European countries for refusing to help with the war in Iran.

  • And when the German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz commented that the US was being humiliated by Tehran,

  • it seemed to have hit a nerve.

  • Earlier this week, Mr Trump hinted he might pull thousands of US troops out of Germany.