Jonathan Lemire

BRUSSELS—Under fire for his warm embrace of Russia's Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump jolted the NATO summit yesterday by turning a spotlight on Germany's ties to Russia and openly questioning the value of the military alliance that has defined American foreign policy for decades.

MANCHESTER, N.H.—Embracing the tough penalties favoured by global strongmen, U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday brandished the death penalty as a fitting punishment for drug traffickers fuelling the opioid epidemic.

The scourge has torn through the rural and working-class communities that in large numbers voted for Trump.