{"id":340105,"date":"2026-05-02T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-to-withdraw-thousands-of-troops-from-germany-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T09:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:00:17","slug":"us-to-withdraw-thousands-of-troops-from-germany-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-to-withdraw-thousands-of-troops-from-germany-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"US to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZNrPLWzCydM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZNrPLWzCydM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of around 5,000 American troops stationed in Germany, the Pentagon said on Friday. 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