榜鹅组屋一晚两单位失火 四楼单位疑孩童玩火被烧毁

2026年5月2日 07:07 / 联合早报

据观察，失火的四楼单位的卧室被烧得一片焦黑，衣物、床垫和衣橱尽毁，现场一片狼藉。 （梁麒麟摄）

榜鹅一座组屋星期五（5月1日）接连发生两起火患，大约30名居民被紧急疏散。其中一间失火单位疑因6岁男童玩打火机引起，卧室被烧得面目全非。

这起事故发生在星期五傍晚时分，地点是榜鹅苏芒巷（Sumang Lane）第223A座组屋。

《联合早报》记者事发晚上10时30分赶抵现场时，发现起火单位分别位于四楼和九楼。据了解，九楼火患发生在前，随后四楼单位也传出火警。

四楼失火单位的男屋主司德念（35岁，送餐员）受访时说，他与妻子（35岁）及四名儿女住在失火的一房一厅单位约八年。事发时，只有他们两夫妇和两名6岁和2岁的儿子在家。

他说，当晚8时许，一家人在卧室陆续入睡，并猜测当时仍醒着的6岁儿子在房内玩打火机，不慎点燃纸巾，火势迅速蔓延至一旁的尿布和床垫，最终酿成大火。

“妻子发现起火后立刻叫醒我，我赶忙让她带孩子逃离。我离开卧室时，浓烟已弥漫客厅，气味呛鼻，视线也非常模糊。”

司德念说，他在逃生时觉得单位内酷热难耐，也听到卧室玻璃窗因高温碎裂的声音。他切断了门外正在充电的行动辅助工具的电源，随后请邻居拨打求助电话。

据记者观察，失火单位的卧室被烧得一片焦黑，衣物、床垫和衣橱尽毁；整个客厅也被熏黑，橱柜和冰箱等家具无一幸免。

住家尽毁，司德念深感无奈与痛心。他透露，当局已为他们一家安排临时住所，建屋局也将尽快修复单位。

住在同一座组屋17楼的纳比拉（22岁，自雇人士）透露，事发时她正在洗澡，惊见浴室内的排水孔竟不断冒出浓烟。

“我担心是楼下失火，立刻带着孩子逃生。当时楼梯间只听见邻居的喊叫声，烟味非常刺鼻。后来才知道是四楼起火，火势显然很大。”

目前，九楼单位的失火原因尚不明确，但从走廊可观察到外墙已被熏黑。

《联合早报》已针对这两起火患向新加坡民防部队和榜鹅市镇理事会了解更多。

By Tierney Sneed

Updated 1 hr 41 min ago

Updated May 1, 2026, 6:26 PM ET

PUBLISHED May 1, 2026, 5:30 PM ET

A federal appeals court temporarily reinstated a nationwide requirement that abortion pills be obtained in person.

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A federal appeals court temporarily reinstated a nationwide requirement that abortion pills be obtained in person, undermining access to the method of abortion that has only grown more widespread since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Friday’s ruling from the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals is a major victory in the anti-abortion movement’s war against medication abortion, which now accounts for roughly two-thirds of all abortions in the United States.

The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by Louisiana last year against the US Food and Drug Administration, after President Donald Trump’s administration refused to act on calls to reinstate the in-person dispensing requirement for abortion pills through the regulatory process.

The opinion was written by Trump-appointed Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan, joined by Circuit Judges Leslie Southwick and Kurt Engelhardt, who were appointed by Presidents George W. Bush and Trump, respectively.

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Referring to Louisiana abortion prohibitions, they wrote that the current federal regulations create “an effective way for an out-of-state prescriber to place the drug in the hands of Louisianans in defiance of Louisiana law.”

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, abortion-seekers have been able to obtain mifepristone – one of the two drugs in the medication abortion regimen – through telehealth appointments. President Joe Biden’s administration finalized rules that ended the requirement that the pills be obtained through an in-person doctor’s visit in 2023, after the US Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe precedent protecting abortion rights nationwide with Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

Louisiana alleged that that regulatory maneuver was aimed at undermining the abortion ban that went into effect in the state with the reversal of Roe and says that now, hundreds of abortions are occurring every year within its borders because women are able to obtain pills via mail after telehealth visits with providers.

“Every abortion facilitated by FDA’s action cancels Louisiana’s ban on medical abortions and undermines its policy that ‘every unborn child is human being from the moment of conception and is, therefore, a legal person,’” the appeals court wrote Friday.

Evan Masingill, CEO of mifepristone manufacturer GenBioPro, a plaintiff in the lawsuit, said in a statement that the company is “alarmed by this court’s decision to ignore the FDA’s rigorous science and decades of safe use of mifepristone in a case pursued by extremist abortion opponents. … We remain committed to taking any actions necessary to make mifepristone available and accessible to as many people as possible in the country, regardless of anti-abortion special interests trying to undermine patients’ access.”

The ruling is the latest development in a yearslong legal battle over access to abortion pills. The issue reached the US Supreme Court two years ago, in a case in which the justices ruled that anti-abortion doctors lacked standing to challenge the regulations.

A CNN analysis of mifepristone data shows that the drug is overwhelmingly safe and has fewer reported side effects than Viagra or penicillin. Mifepristone is also safer than procedural abortions, which are banned or heavily restricted in more than a dozen states.

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Telehealth abortions on the rise

Most abortions in the United States happen in person, but medication abortion provided through telehealth is becoming more common. More than 1 in 4 abortions nationwide were provided through telehealth in the first half of 2025, according to the latest data from #WeCount, a research project sponsored by the Society of Family Planning — up from fewer than 1 in 10 in 2022.

After the Dobbs decision, some states started to enact shield laws that offer some legal protections for providers who practice where abortion remains legal to prescribe medication abortion drugs via telehealth to people living in states with bans or restrictions. Eight states now have shield laws that cover telehealth provision regardless of where the patient is located, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

In 2025, about 91,000 telehealth abortions were provided under shield laws to people in states with total abortion bans, Guttmacher estimates show. Tens of thousands of people still travel across state lines to receive an abortion in person, but that number is falling as telehealth abortion becomes more common. Between 2024 and 2025, about 12,000 fewer people in states with total abortion bans traveled out-of-state for an abortion, while the number of telehealth abortions to people in states with total abortion bans increased by about 19,000, according to Guttmacher estimates.

The latest #WeCount data shows that people in states where abortion remains legal also utilize telehealth for abortion care, but the share of abortions provided via telehealth varies widely by state.

Several other states with anti-abortion laws are making claims similar to Louisiana’s. Joining Louisiana as a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the FDA is a woman who alleges that she was coerced into terminating a pregnancy by taking abortion pills that were shipped in from out of state.

Previously, the judge overseeing the case expressed sympathy with Louisiana’s arguments but declined to issue a preliminary order reversing the regulations. US District Judge David Joseph had instead granted a Trump administration request to put the case on hold while the FDA does its own review of the current mifepristone regulations.

The Trump administration had stopped short of defending the FDA’s regulatory approach to the mifepristone on the merits, but it argued that Louisiana’s lawsuit suffered procedural defects that warranted ruling against the state. The 5th Circuit rejected those arguments and the arguments of two mifepristone manufacturers that intervened in the case to put up a full-throated defense of the rules that made abortion pills easier to obtain.

Advocates say decision ‘defies clear science’

“Telehealth has been the last bridge to care for many seeking abortion, which is precisely why Louisiana officials want it banned,” Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement. “This isn’t about science – it’s about making abortion as difficult, expensive, and unreachable as possible. Telehealth has transformed healthcare. Selectively stripping that away from abortion patients is a political blockade.”

Julia Kaye, senior staff attorney for the Reproductive Freedom Project of the ACLU, said in a statement that the decision “defies clear science and settled law and advances an anti-abortion agenda that is deeply unpopular with the American people. For countless people, especially those who live in rural areas, face intimate partner violence, or live with disabilities, losing a telemedicine option will mean losing access to this vital medication altogether.”

Reproductive Freedom for All said the court is “dictating medical practice and overriding state laws” in places where abortion is legal.

“The court’s decision moves us one step closer to a national abortion ban. It is now much more difficult for people to access abortion care,” President and CEO Mini Timmaraju said in a statement. “Anti-abortion politicians know their policies are unpopular, so they are using every lever of government they can. Louisiana built this case on debunked, junk science. The safety of mifepristone has never actually been in question. As this case moves towards the U.S. Supreme Court, we will fight until every person has access to the care they need.”

CNN’s Deidre McPhillips and Katherine Dillinger contributed to this report.

中国教育部长：打好首批疏解高校雄安校区开门办学攻坚战

2026年5月2日 07:24 / 联合早报

中国教育部部长怀进鹏要求全力以赴打好首批疏解高校雄安校区开门办学、高质量发展、创新引领三大攻坚战，确保高校疏解承接工作有序推进。

据中国教育部官网消息，雄安新区高校建设发展座谈会星期三（4月29日）在河北雄安新区召开。会议强调，要深入贯彻落实中共总书记习近平在雄安新区考察时的讲话精神，推动北京地区高校向雄安疏解和承接工作提速提质。

教育部中共党组书记、部长怀进鹏，河北省委副书记、省长王正谱，河北省政协主席、省委常委、雄安新区党工委书记、管委会主任张国华出席会议并讲话。

怀进鹏强调，要深刻认识做好高校疏解和建设发展工作的重大政治意义、战略意义，确保高校疏解工作始终沿着正确方向前进。当前首批高校疏解工作重心已经从建设为主转向建设、开办、保障并行的新阶段，要全力以赴打好首批疏解高校雄安校区开门办学、高质量发展、创新引领三大攻坚战。

怀进鹏提出，要倒排工期、挂图作战、压茬推进，全面做好教学、科研、生活等各方面条件准备，确保按时开门办学。要统筹“硬投资”和“软建设”，主动推动解决办学所涉各种困难问题。要统筹布局创新研究院、大学科技园等，汇聚国内外创新要素，促进教育科技人才一体发展。

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习近平：中共中央关于建设雄安新区决策完全正确
北交大等四所高校2027年启用雄安校区

王正谱表示，河北省把服务疏解高校落地建设作为重大政治任务，目前各项工作正在有力有序推进。下一步将积极配合做好服务保障工作，满足疏解高校师生学习、工作、生活需求。希望教育部继续支持雄安新区建设发展和河北教育事业发展，深化部省合作，共同推进首批疏解高校平稳落地。

雄安新区管委会、北京交通大学、北京科技大学、中国地质大学（北京）、北京林业大学、北京市教委、中国华能集团，以及中央编办、国家发展改革委、财政部、人力资源社会保障部、国务院国资委有关司局作交流发言。教育部有关司局、驻部纪检监察组、有关高校及在雄央企负责人参加会议。

中共总书记习近平今年3月23日到河北雄安新区考察时说，要牢牢把握雄安新区作为北京非首都功能疏解集中承载地的首要功能定位，并称中共中央关于建设雄安新区的决策是完全正确的。

雄安新区上星期五（4月24日）召开加快推动疏解高校雄安校区规划建设工作座谈会。北京交通大学、北京科技大学、北京林业大学、中国地质大学（北京）等北京四所高校在会上表示，已于2025年底全面进入施工高峰期，预计2027年实现开门办学。

Ford CEO Jim Farley says company is focusing on making its vehicles more affordable

2026-05-01 6:43 PM EDT / CBS News

By Kris Van Cleave, Faris Tanyos

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS News broadcasts and platforms.

Ford CEO Jim Farley says making vehicles more affordable must be a priority for the industry, and he told CBS News in an exclusive interview Friday that his company is taking steps to do just that.

When asked whether Americans can afford the price of new cars today, Farley responded, “Some Americans can.”

“But we need to do a great job as a brand, and as an industry, to make our vehicles more affordable,” he continued. “I think you’re certainly going to see that at Ford over the next couple of years.”

According to data from Kelley Blue Book, the average price of a new car is nearly $50,000 — 30% higher than in 2019 — and consumers are also being hit by sharply higher fuel prices.

Farley says Ford’s goal is to offer some of its new models at prices of $40,000 or less.

“Most of our new models are going to be more affordable versions,” Farley said. “We are going to offer more choice in those kind of price points, around $40,000, less than $40,000. The trick is to make them in America. And to do that we need, you know, affordable parts from around the world.”

He also pointed to a new promotion in which Ford will sell nearly all its new vehicles through July 4 at employee pricing. He acknowledged that prices are a concern for many Americans.

“That is why we’re coming up with more affordable vehicles,” Farley said. “And that’s why we’re offering employee pricing, and $399 to $499 leases, and why we have more affordable versions of the F-150, and Explorer, our most popular models.”

President Trump in a Truth Social post Friday announced he would implement a 25% tariff on European-made vehicles — up from the 15% tariff that was put in place last year — saying the European Union is not complying with the trade deal reached last August. Farley said he didn’t want to comment on specific trade policy, but said the focus should be on dealing with the rapidly growing Chinese auto market, which is focused on lower-priced vehicles than typically come from Europe.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/ford-ceo-jim-farley-most-new-models-more-affordable-versions/

新疆阿克苏地区库车市发生4.5级地震

2026年5月2日 07:50 / 联合早报

中国新疆阿克苏地区库车市发生4.5级地震，震源深度18千米。

据中国国家地震台网官方微博消息，中国地震台网正式测定，星期六（5月2日）6时17分，在新疆阿克苏地区库车市（北纬41.29度，东经83.92度）发生4.5级地震，震源深度18千米。

星期六6时19分，库车市（北纬41.23度，东经83.90度）发生4.3级地震，震源深度23千米。

当地最近几天已连续发生不同程度地震，包括：4月30日18时38分发生3.1级地震，20时49分发生3.0级地震，21时15分发生3.9级地震；4月29日3时16分发生4.8级地震，3时58分发生3.0级地震，15时20分发生4.3级地震等。

Democrat on Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act reasoning: We’re not in a ‘colorblind society’

2026-05-01 06:39 PM EDT / CNN Politics

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Republican governors pursue new congressional maps after US Supreme Court ruling

2026-05-01 10:22 PM UTC / Reuters

By Joseph Ax

May 1, 2026 10:22 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago

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• Summary

• Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina could pursue new maps
• Democrats sue Louisiana governor over suspended election
• Supreme Court ruling weakened landmark Voting Rights Act
• Trump’s Republicans fighting to keep control of Congress

May 1 (Reuters) – The Republican governors of Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee made clear on Friday they will try ​to push through congressional maps more favorable to their party ahead of November’s midterm elections, the latest fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court’s ‌seismic voting rights ruling on Wednesday.

Democratic voters, civil rights groups and a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives meanwhile filed lawsuits challenging Republican Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry’s decision to suspend his state’s congressional primary elections and pursue a new map.

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Landry on Thursday postponed the scheduled May 16 primary vote to give state lawmakers time to draw a new map ​that would dismantle at least one Democratic-held majority-Black U.S. House district, after the Supreme Court found the current map unconstitutional. Early voting had ​been set to begin on Saturday.

President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans are fighting to maintain their control of the House, as well ⁠as the Senate, in the midterm elections.

The rapid developments underscored how the court’s decision, which severely weakened the landmark Voting Rights Act passed in 1965, has ​injected a fresh dose of chaos into what had already been a dizzying national fight over redistricting.

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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced that she had called a ​special legislative session starting on Monday so lawmakers can consider postponing the May 19 primary election in the hope that the Supreme Court will permit the state to use a different map.

Alabama, where Black voters make up a quarter of the electorate, is currently using a court-ordered map that includes two majority-Black districts out of seven. Both are held by ​Black Democrats.

Following the Supreme Court’s decision, Alabama immediately filed emergency motions asking the court to allow it to revert to an older map with only a ​single majority-Black district.

Black voters tend to support Democratic candidates.

“I remain hopeful Alabama will receive a favorable outcome from the U.S. Supreme Court,” Ivey said in a statement.

Republican Tennessee Governor ‌Bill Lee ⁠on Friday also called a special legislative session beginning on Tuesday to “review” the state’s congressional map, saying in a statement that officials must “ensure our congressional districts accurately reflect the will of Tennessee voters.”

And Republican South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster suggested that he would like his state’s legislature to consider a new map. South Carolina’s lone Democratic seat, a majority-Black district that includes parts of the capital Columbia, is represented by longtime U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn.

“In light of the court’s most ​recent decision on the Voting Rights ​Act, it would be appropriate for ⁠the General Assembly to ensure that South Carolina’s congressional map still complies with all requirements of federal law and the U.S. Constitution,” McMaster wrote on X.

In Louisiana, the new lawsuits argued that Landry had overstepped his authority in suspending the ​election and that allowing the contests for other offices to proceed would confuse voters. The plaintiffs also noted that ​at least some absentee ⁠ballots had already been cast.

“Louisiana is following the law,” Landry said in response to the litigation in a social media post on Friday.

In a process called redistricting, the boundaries of legislative districts across the United States are reconfigured to reflect population changes as measured by the national census conducted every 10 years. Redistricting typically has ⁠been carried ​out by state legislatures once per decade.

Republicans and Democrats have been waging a multistate redistricting fight ​ignited last year when Trump initiated an unprecedented mid-decade effort to redraw maps in Republican-led states, starting with Texas.

Reporting by Joseph Ax; Editing by Donna Bryson and Will Dunham

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US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany after chancellor criticized war with Iran

2026-05-01T23:49:40.370Z / CNN

By Natasha Bertrand, Kit Maher

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PUBLISHED May 1, 2026, 7:49 PM ET

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A truck of the U.S. Army transports unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) at the xTech Edge Strike: Ground robotics technology evaluation of the U.S. Army at the Grafenwoehr training grounds on March 13, 2026 near Grafenwoehr, Germany.

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The Pentagon said on Friday the US will be withdrawing roughly 5,000 troops from Germany over the next year.

The move, which comes after President Donald Trump lashed out the German chancellor over his criticism of the US war with Iran, would still leave more than 30,000 US troops in the country.

“The Secretary of War has ordered the withdrawal of approximately 5,000 troops from Germany,” chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement. “This decision follows a thorough review of the Department’s force posture in Europe and is in recognition of theater requirements and conditions on the ground. We expect the withdrawal to be completed over the next six to twelve months.”

Trump foreshadowed the cuts earlier this week after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the US was being “humiliated” by Iran.

During his visit to a school in central Germany on Monday, Merz accused US officials of entering a war without a clear strategy, saying the “whole affair is ill-considered to say the least.”

“The Iranians are obviously very skilled at negotiating, or rather, very skillful at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then leave again without any result,” Merz said. “An entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards. And so I hope that this ends as quickly as possible.”

Trump on Tuesday said Merz “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” on Iran and the following day announced that the US was “studying and reviewing” a possible troop reduction.

Ahead of Trump’s threat to pull some troops from Germany, Merz had said his relationship with the American president remained “good.”

Trump previously threatened to reduce troop numbers in the country in 2020, during his first tenure in office and while Angela Merkel held the German chancellorship.

Germany is home to Ramstein Air Base, which is the headquarters for US Air Forces in Europe — including the unit that does “airlift, airdrop and aeromedical evacuation operations” — and a North Atlantic Treaty Organization installation, according to its website.

As of December 2025, there were 36,436 active-duty US military personnel permanently stationed in Germany, according to data from the US Defense Manpower Data Center.

Friction between European leaders and the Trump administration has intensified due to the war with Iran, which the US launched without notifying most NATO allies. The president has also lashed out at allies for what he sees as insufficient help in the conflict, threatening to cut troop levels in Italy and Spain on Thursday as well.

“I mean, they haven’t been exactly on board,” he answered, when asked about the possibility. “Yeah, probably will,” he added, “Why shouldn’t I? Italy has not been of any help. Spain has been horrible. Absolutely.”

Germany, like some other European countries, has offered limited military support to the US, most notably allowing the use of its military infrastructure, such as air bases, for operations related to the conflict — though it has not permitted these to be used as staging grounds for direct offensive strikes.

Merz has also pledged further German assistance under the condition the conflict moves to a post-war phase, which could include participating in a potential international stabilization mission.

To that effect, Berlin recently announced a naval minesweeper will be deployed to the Mediterranean Sea in preparation for efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, once a lasting end to hostilities is reached. These actions, however, have failed to satisfy Trump.

CNN’s Sophie Tanno, Sebastian Shukla and Aleena Fayaz contributed to this report.

特朗普：停火意味敌对行动结束 他继续作战无须国会授权

2026年5月2日 07:07 / 联合早报

特朗普5月1日到佛州一所学校发表讲话，宣扬美国经济发展、政府的税收计划和社会保障。 （法新社）

美国总统特朗普星期五（5月1日）致函国会说，由于美国和伊朗处于停火状态，两国敌对行动已经“结束”，并辩称他继续作战无须获得国会授权。

根据美国1973年通过的《战争权力法》，总统在首次通知国会动用军事力量后，应在60天内决定停止这场军事行动，或者寻求国会授权继续作战。

特朗普政府2月28日与以色列联手袭击伊朗，3月2日才正式告知国会对伊朗发起军事行动，由此推算的60天法律时限于5月1日到期。到期后，若特朗普不获国会批准继续作战，就必须在30天内撤军。

特朗普在60天期限到期当天正式致函国会，称美伊朗敌对行动已经“结束”。在这封写给众议院议长约翰逊和参议院临时议长格拉斯利的信中，特朗普说，他于4月7日下令停火两周，随后停火延长，美伊未再发生交火，“始于2026年2月28日的敌对行动，现已结束”。

特朗普称，尽管对伊朗军事行动取得成功，但伊朗对美国及美军构成的威胁依然显著。因此，战争部继续调整在美军中央司令部责任区相关国家的军事部署态势，以应对伊朗及其地区“代理人”威胁。

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英国广播公司（BBC）指出，双方虽已停火，但美国和伊朗尚未通过谈判达成一项长期协议。

美国媒体称，特朗普上述说法实际上规避了5月1日这一法律最后期限，也反映伊朗战事可能远未结束。

民主党人批评特朗普对伊朗军事行动未经国会授权，当属“违法”，要求结束。共和党内对特朗普的支持出现分歧，也有国会议员表明不会在“60天期限”后支持这场军事行动。

Trump administration to cut 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany

May 1, 2026 / 6:13 PM EDT / CBS News

By Jennifer Jacobs
Jennifer Jacobs Senior White House reporter

Jennifer Jacobs is a senior White House reporter at CBS News.

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The Pentagon is planning to withdraw about 5,000 American forces from Germany, senior defense officials said Friday.

The officials characterized the move as a signal of President Trump’s discontent with the level of assistance that European allies have offered in the U.S.-Iran war. Mr. Trump has publicly criticized German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the leaders of other NATO member states for not getting directly involved in the U.S.’s military campaign against Iran.

The U.S. military has a massive presence in Germany dating back to the aftermath of World War II and the Cold War. More than 36,000 active duty troops were assigned to bases throughout Germany as of last December, along with nearly 1,500 reservists and 11,500 civilians, according to Defense Department figures.

Japan is the only foreign country with a larger presence of U.S. troops.

Germany is also home to the headquarters of U.S. European Command and Africa Command, and its Ramstein Air Base is a key hub for U.S. operations.

Some of the U.S. forces who are being moved out of Europe may return to the U.S. and then be deployed abroad, defense officials said, describing it as an effort to focus on the Pentagon’s priorities in the U.S. homeland and the Indo-Pacific region.

The withdrawals will not affect the transport or care of injured troops at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, the officials said. Landstuhl is the largest U.S. hospital abroad, and has taken care of U.S. forces injured by Iranian strikes.

Defense officials said the withdrawal will impact one brigade combat team in Germany, after the number of teams in Europe had increased following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A long-range fires battalion that was set to deploy to Germany later this year will also be reassigned.

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the withdrawal will take place over the next six to 12 months.

“This decision follows a thorough review of the Department’s force posture in Europe and is in recognition of theater requirements and conditions on the ground,” Parnell said in a statement.

Mr. Trump hinted earlier this week that he was considering troop reductions in Germany. He has grown increasingly frustrated with Merz in recent days, after the German chancellor said this week “the Americans clearly have no strategy” on Iran and argued the U.S. was being “humiliated” by Iranian negotiators.

The U.S. president later wrote in a pair of Truth Social posts that Merz “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” and was “interfering with those that are getting rid of the Iran Nuclear threat.” Merz said Wednesday he is still on good terms with Mr. Trump.

The back-and-forth exposed broader disagreements between Mr. Trump and many NATO allies, which have avoided directly joining the U.S.’s war with Iran and have grappled with higher energy prices due to disrupted fuel shipments. The president has threatened to leave NATO, disparaging the alliance as a “paper tiger” for not entering the war. A 2023 law prevents the president from withdrawing the U.S. from NATO without approval from Congress.

Mr. Trump has been critical of NATO for years, accusing alliance members of not spending enough on their militaries and being too reliant on the United States. In recent years, he has also argued that European countries should shoulder more responsibility for aiding Ukraine as it deals with a Russian invasion that surpassed the four-year mark in February.

The president floated withdrawing thousands of troops from Germany toward the end of his first term, a move that was cancelled by former President Joe Biden.