The release of the U.S. National Security Strategy landed like a grenade in Brussels, underscoring the depth of ideological vehemence within the White House.

The National Defense Authorization Act also would repeal a pair of decades-old war authorizations and proposes an $8 billion boost to Trump's defense budget.

Political experts told NBC News that the reports' language regarding "civilization erasure" and immigration echoes "great replacement theory."

Chief executives of large European companies are downbeat on Europe's economic prospects, albeit less so than six months ago, and have become more bullish about investing in the U.S. than at home, according to a survey published on Sunday.

European governments are fearful that Washington is laying the groundwork for an ultimatum to Kyiv on Moscow's terms.

Europe captured a record share of private capital this year as global investors aim to profit from a government spending spree on infrastructure projects.

The Trump administration on Tuesday said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and U.S. citizenship processing, filed by immigrants from 19 non-European countries, citing concerns over national security and public safety.