1. Main Events/ News Worthy: recount the event in summary form.
- Example: The US is set to withdraw almost 12,000 troops from Germany in what it described as a "strategic" repositioning of its forces in Europe. About 6,400 troops will be sent home, with the rest moved to other Nato countries such as Italy and Belgium.
2. Elaboration: elaborate what happened, to whom, in what circumstance.
- Example: President Donald Trump said the move was a response to Germany failing to meet Nato targets on defence spending.
- But it has attracted widespread opposition in Congress from those who believe it will embolden Russia.
- Mr Trump has long complained that European members of Nato should spend more on their own defence. He has said that Nato members should no longer be relying so heavily on the US to shoulder the costs of maintaining the alliance.
- The argument between the allies focuses around the target agreed by all alliance members that defence spending should reach 2% of GDP (gross domestic product, the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country) by 2024. Germany, along with many other countries, has yet to meet this target.
- The move is set to cost the US government several billion dollars and will reduce the country's military presence in Germany by more than 25%. A squadron of fighter jets would be moved to Italy while some troops could be relocated to Poland, Mr Esper said.
- The decision was criticised by German officials, with the chairman of the country's foreign affairs committee suggesting it would "weaken the Nato alliance". And the head of the German state of Bavaria, Markus Soeder, said he regretted the decision. "This puts a burden on the German-American relationship," he told reporters.
3. Source: comments by participants in, sources listed in the form of experts, expert notes and research conducted by experts.
Example: Source from BBC.com
