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
‘Utterly Stateless’: Inside a detention camp for ISIS-linked women and children amid escalating uncertainty in Syria
January 26, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says talks with Russian and American representatives have concluded with constructive discussions on ending the war
January 24, 2026
The Pentagon has released a National Defense Strategy that chastises U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserts the Trump administration’s focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphere over a longtime goal of countering China
January 24, 2026
Leaders at the World Economic Forum urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil from a week of clashes with the Trump administration and focus on boosting growth and fighting inequality
January 23, 2026
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump
January 23, 2026
Trump angers allies with claim NATO troops ‘stayed a little back’ from front lines in Afghanistan
January 23, 2026
The Trump administration’s move to withdraw the US from these organizations risks undercutting lasting peace and global human rights accountability.
January 22, 2026
President Donald Trump’s ambitions for the “Board of Peace” to play a role in global conflicts beyond Gaza appear to be the latest U.S. attempt to sidestep the U.N. Security Council
January 22, 2026
Five takeaways from Trump’s antagonistic speech in Davos
January 21, 2026
Trump says Board of Peace meant to oversee Gaza reconstruction ‘might’ replace UN
January 20, 2026
Divisions have emerged over U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace as its ambitions have grown beyond Gaza
January 21, 2026
Even some Trump advisers are wary of a military pursuit of Greenland. Is an off-ramp possible?
January 19, 2026
At least eight more countries say the United States has invited them to join President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace overseeing next steps for Gaza
January 18, 2026
U.S., Danish and Greenlandic officials have met face to face to discuss President Donald Trump’s ambitions to take control of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark
January 15, 2026
The two leaders fighting for Venezuela’s future – and for Trump’s favor
January 15, 2026
Russian authorities have ordered a British diplomat to leave the country, accusing the official of spying
January 15, 2026
Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has argued for years that the Venezuelan government has intentionally orchestrated mass migration into the United States
January 15, 2026
Drumstick diplomacy for Japan and South Korea as leaders bang out K-pop hits
January 14, 2026
The Trump administration has announced it will end Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants
January 13, 2026
Russia has strongly condemned the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker
January 08, 2026
President Donald Trump is now officially on board with a sanctions package aimed at Russia, according to a top GOP senator
January 08, 2026
Lukashenko says meeting with Trump possible once 'big deal' is ready
Comedy trailblazer Eddie Murphy receives AFI Life Achievement Award
Former Australian soldier speaks out against allegations of Afghan war crimes
Iranian President insists on country's nuclear rights, ISNA reports
Iran doubles down on closing the Strait of Hormuz as the ceasefire inches toward expiration
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