A diplomatic outcast a year ago, Pakistan has become a trusted regional partner and a mediator between the U.S. and Iran to end the war in the Middle East, a
April 02, 2026
Pope Leo last May became the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, but for the initial 10 months of his tenure he mostly avoided comment
April 02, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that Israeli and Lebanese leaders had agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire at 5 p.m. (2100 GMT).
April 16, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday offered to provide Ukraine's expertise in dealing with freedom of navigation in the Black Sea to countries considering how to keep the
April 03, 2026
The U.N.
April 02, 2026
Ukraine has regained control of 480 sq. km (185 sq. miles) of territory in the southeastern and eastern parts of the front since late January, its army chief Oleksandr
April 06, 2026
Iran has set preconditions for talks on a lasting peace with the United States, a senior official told Reuters on Tuesday, including an immediate halt to strikes, guarantees
April 07, 2026
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Wednesday, adding to a launch a day earlier, South Korea's military said, extending a series of tests that
April 08, 2026
Ukraine's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it was introducing a new model of operations integrating drone warfare with infantry activity and pointed to successes announced by
April 15, 2026
Pakistan is under huge pressure to pull off what some diplomats regard as mission impossible: broker a peace deal between Iran and the
April 09, 2026
Myanmar's new President Min Aung Hlaing said on Friday his government has many challenges to overcome and seeks to improve the country's international standing, including
April 10, 2026
Mali supports Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop said on Friday, becoming the latest African country to endorse Rabat's vision for
April 10, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk agreed on Monday to upgrade ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, with the leaders
April 13, 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping has praised the stability and certainty of China-Russia relations, calling them precious in the face of an international landscape intertwined with changes and chaos
April 15, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran talks could resume in Pakistan over the next two days, according to an interview with the New York Post.
April 14, 2026
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni lacks courage and has let Washington down, U.S.
April 14, 2026
For years, Donald Trump’s rhetoric has relied on insult, ridicule, threat and contempt. But the scale of violence in his words during the first week of April 2026 was new – and had a purpose.
April 08, 2026
Oil prices climb after Trump threatens Iran over Strait of Hormuz
April 06, 2026
President Donald Trump claims that the United States has, in his words, “completely decimated” Iran
April 04, 2026
Iran’s ‘new’ regime looks much the same, only harsher
April 03, 2026
US fighter jet shot down over Iran, 1 of 2 crew members rescued, US sources say
April 03, 2026
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says his government has held recent talks with the U.S. His comments on Friday mark the first time the Caribbean country has confirmed speculation about active communication with the Trump administration which has been openly hostile toward the communist government
March 13, 2026
Trump’s Iran war is historically unique in one critically important way: Early on, the war is not popular with the American public.
March 10, 2026
The Iran war is affecting the whole Middle East. An expert on the region looks at four key issues that shed light on the war’s likely end and political consequences.
March 10, 2026
More than 20 years after the US military success in Iraq, the outcome of the US effort at regime change wasn’t as expected, and authoritarians with close ties to Iran now rule the country.
March 10, 2026
Lebanon calls for direct talks with Israel, accuses Hezbollah of betraying country
March 10, 2026
Azerbaijan has accused Iran of a drone attack on its territory, a development that signaled the war in the Middle East was spreading
March 05, 2026
For years, Iran’s theocratic government warned it would blanket the Middle East with missile and drone fire if it felt its existence was threatened
March 05, 2026
Saturday’s military operation against Iran shows the dramatic evolution in risk tolerance that President Donald Trump has made in a matter of months
March 01, 2026
President Trump’s decision to strike Iran pulls him toward the kind of overseas conflict he once attacked
March 01, 2026
President Donald Trump says the United States is talking with Cuba and raised the possibility of a “friendly takeover” of the island without explaining what that means
February 28, 2026
U.S. first lady Melania Trump will preside over a U.N. Security Council meeting in what the United Nations said Thursday would be a first
February 27, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome from lawmakers in Israel
February 25, 2026
The U.S. ambassador to France has reached out to defuse a new diplomatic spat after skipping a French summons over U.S. comments on French politics
February 24, 2026
Zelensky pleads to Trump: ‘Stay on our side’
February 23, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit China as Germany worries about rising Chinese competition and Beijing’s stance on Ukraine
February 24, 2026
President Donald Trump is threatening countries around the world to abide by any tariff deals they agreed to, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of his far-reaching taxes on imports
February 23, 2026
Trump announces global tariffs will increase to 15% from 10% ‘effective immediately’
February 21, 2026
The Trump administration has informed Congress that it intends to proceed with planning for a potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, which was shuttered in 2012 during the country’s civil war
February 20, 2026
Trump launches his ‘Board of Peace’ with billions pledged for Gaza, but many allies are wary
February 18, 2026
President Donald Trump has invited Latin American leaders to take part in a summit in Florida next month, gathering the officials at a moment when the administration is spotlighting what it sees as concerning Chinese influence in the region
February 12, 2026
Russia's top diplomat says that Moscow will observe the limits of the last nuclear arms pact with the United States that expired last week as long as it sees that Washington does the same
February 11, 2026
Israeli military strikes on Monday killed three people west of Gaza City, according to the hospital where the casualties arrived
February 09, 2026
President Donald Trump plans to convene the first meeting of his Board of Peace this month in Washington to raise money for the reconstruction of Gaza
February 07, 2026
Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, a crewcut-wearing Indiana Democrat who was a leading foreign affairs voice during three decades in Congress, has died
February 04, 2026
Iran's president has instructed the foreign minister to pursue negotiations with the United States
February 03, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia breached its commitment to hold off on energy infrastructure attacks for a week when it launched a major assault on Ukraine overnight
February 03, 2026
President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to sidestep the United Nations through his new Board of Peace appears to have inadvertently backfired
January 29, 2026
Russian authorities use various strategies to recruit new troops to replenish its supply of soldiers for its nearly 4-year-old full-scale invasion of Ukraine
January 27, 2026
ADL reports a sharp drop in US antisemitic incidents in 2025, driven by a steep fall on campuses
Pope to inaugurate Barcelona's Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain
Streaming and parks power Disney's strong second quarter
Iran conflict may have motivated Trump dinner shooting suspect, US intelligence report finds
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Iran war pauses global easing push by central banks in April
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