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Germany has withdrawn from the tri-national Future Combat Air System stealth-fighter project, ending a two-decade effort to build a next-generation combat aircraft and dealing a setback to European defense ambitions as the United States…
3 MIN READIsraeli forces struck targets in Iran and Lebanon early Monday, and Iran retaliated with missile attacks that sent sirens sounding across Israel, according to NPR. The exchange threatens to plunge the Middle East back into an all-out war…
3 MIN READChinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a two-day summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the first such visit since 2019, as both leaders seek to deepen their alliance against the Western-led international order.
3 MIN READThe Pentagon on Monday added roughly two dozen Chinese companies — including e-commerce and cloud giant Alibaba, search and AI firm Baidu, and electric vehicle maker BYD — to its annual list of businesses the U.S. identifies as aiding…
4 MIN READSenior Trump administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, have seized on the killing of a British teenager to attack Europe’s immigration policies and accuse allied governments of lacking…
3 MIN READBolivia's deepening political crisis has exposed the risks of managing foreign investment through opaque agreements and weak oversight, with Chinese-linked infrastructure and mining projects facing complaints over delays, quality problems…
3 MIN READA Guardian analysis published June 7 assesses President Donald Trump's diplomatic record as ceasefires in Ukraine, Iran, Lebanon and Gaza have collapsed or frayed since being brokered earlier this year. The commentary, by foreign affairs…
4 MIN READArmenians voted Sunday in a parliamentary election that will help determine whether the country continues loosening ties with Moscow in favor of closer cooperation with the West. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his governing Civil…
4 MIN READThe South Korean won weakened to its lowest level since March 2009, breaching 1,560 won per dollar in overnight trading, as prolonged foreign selling of domestic stocks, a stronger-than-expected U.S. labor market, and the ongoing Middle…
3 MIN READThe U.S. and Iran have struggled for weeks to finalize a preliminary agreement to end their war, with Tehran's demand for early access to tens of billions of dollars in frozen assets emerging as a central obstacle, according to officials…
3 MIN READMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and her allies have reacted furiously to a U.S. indictment of Rubén Rocha, the sitting governor of Sinaloa and a member of her ruling Morena party, accusing Washington of meddling in Mexico's internal…
3 MIN READSouth Korea's presidential office said Friday there has been no major change to its plan to build nuclear-powered submarines domestically, as Seoul and Washington resumed talks on nuclear cooperation and the transfer of wartime operational…
3 MIN READOil prices rose sharply on Monday after Iran fired missiles at Israel for the first time since a fragile ceasefire between the countries and the United States took effect in April. The global benchmark Brent crude jumped 2.6% to $95.50 a…
3 MIN READSouth Korean President Lee Jae-myung said Friday that the mutual repatriation of Korean War remains between South Korea and the United States is the strongest evidence of their blood-forged alliance, as the two countries held a historic…
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Downing Street on Friday condemned statements by U.S. Vice President JD Vance blaming the fatal stabbing of a British teenager on the "mass invasion of migrants," saying the family does not want the death used to "create further division."…
3 MIN READChinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next week, state media in both countries reported Friday, marking his first trip to the isolated state since 2019.
3 MIN READThe U.S. State Department's official account posted Thursday that 'two-tiered policing' in the UK is a 'glaring symptom of civilizational decline,' according to The Guardian. Vice President JD Vance on Friday linked the fatal stabbing of…
3 MIN READCrude oil futures settled lower Friday as market expectations of a resolution to the U.S.-Iran conflict outweighed supply concerns, but analysts warned that the real supply crunch could arrive by early July. West Texas Intermediate fell…
3 MIN READFive of seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station were ordered Friday afternoon to take shelter in the docked SpaceX Crew Dragon ‘Freedom’ after an air leak in the Russian segment worsened and NASA objected to the repair…
3 MIN READCrude oil futures fell roughly 3% on June 4 as a tentative ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon raised hopes for U.S.-Iran negotiations that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though analysts cautioned that Iran-backed Hezbollah…
3 MIN READThe United States on Thursday leveled sanctions against Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, members of former President Raúl Castro's family, the Cuban military, and other organizations, the latest in a series of escalating measures…
3 MIN READEgypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Wednesday urged the United States, South Korea and Japan to pursue dialogue rather than military pressure to resolve North Korea's nuclear program, saying that 'military solutions are not an…
3 MIN READSouth Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Thursday proposed resuming four-way talks among South Korea, North Korea, the United States and China as part of a broader effort to build a 'peace identity' in Northeast Asia.
3 MIN READAn American journalist who has lived in China since 2010 and worked for state media organizations there pleaded guilty in a U.S. court Thursday to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, the Justice Department said.
3 MIN READSecretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday that South Korea's treatment of American companies, including regulatory actions against Meta and Coupang, has hampered Washington's ability to conclude a trade agreement with Seoul.
3 MIN READThe 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off this week across 16 host cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, marking the first time the tournament has been co-hosted by three nations. The unprecedented arrangement comes after months of…
3 MIN READProlonged disruption of energy supplies from the Middle East due to the Iran war would deal a severe blow to the global economy, sending some countries into recession and spreading inflation and higher unemployment, the Organization for…
4 MIN READSpanish hotel chain Meliá will cease operations at 15 of the 34 hotels it manages in Cuba, citing corporate responsibility and external factors that have affected the operation, legality and security of the establishments, according to…
3 MIN READSir Alex Younger, the former head of MI6, has died aged 62 after being treated for cancer, his family said. Younger led the Secret Intelligence Service from 2014 to 2020, a career that spanned three decades in British intelligence.
3 MIN READAs the United States prepares to mark its 250th birthday, the historical reputation of the British monarch it revolted against — King George III — is undergoing a quiet rehabilitation. Long portrayed in American popular culture as a…
5 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said Wednesday that even though he works well with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he was 'a little bit perturbed' by Israel's frequent fighting with Lebanon, and acknowledged calling Netanyahu…
3 MIN READUkrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, setting it ablaze as the city prepared to host President Vladimir Putin's annual international economic forum. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the drones…
3 MIN READChinese intelligence operatives are using legitimate employment websites including LinkedIn, Indeed and Upwork to pose as recruiters and trick UK government and military staff into disclosing state secrets, MI5 warned Wednesday in a rare…
3 MIN READActing President Delcy Rodríguez is facing open dissent from within the socialist movement that brought her to power, as her efforts to deepen ties with the Trump administration have drawn accusations from longtime Chavistas of…
3 MIN READPeace talks between the United States and Iran collapsed on Monday after Israel's military offensive in Lebanon violated an existing ceasefire, prompting Tehran to suspend all further contacts with Washington through intermediaries. Iran's…
3 MIN READThe United States on Tuesday sanctioned Iran's largest digital asset platform, Nobitex, along with three other exchanges, the Treasury Department announced, accusing the platforms of processing more than half of Iran's digital asset…
3 MIN READSecretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers on Tuesday that the U.S. is still negotiating with several countries to resettle more than 1,000 Afghan allies stranded in Qatar, while he defended the Trump administration's decision to…
3 MIN READThe U.S. military said it fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of an unladen oil tanker sailing toward Iran after the vessel's crew ignored repeated warnings over 24 hours, the latest enforcement of the naval blockade on the…
3 MIN READAsian hotel chain Archipelago International has ended its operations in Cuba under the Aston brand, becoming the third international hospitality operator to exit the island in less than a week ahead of a Friday deadline for foreign…
3 MIN READSecretary of State Marco Rubio testified before Congress on Tuesday in his first public appearance since the U.S. war with Iran began, requesting more than $35 billion for the State Department's 2027 budget and fielding questions on peace…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump swore repeatedly at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call Monday after Netanyahu threatened to resume bombing Beirut's southern suburbs, according to a report from Axios citing a US official.…
3 MIN READThe United States and South Korea opened the first day of inaugural security talks Tuesday focused on Seoul's push to acquire nuclear-powered conventionally armed submarines and revise the bilateral nuclear energy pact, marking the formal…
3 MIN READThe Trump administration has threatened Oman with sanctions and military action, pressing the historically neutral sultanate to cut diplomatic ties with Iran during the ongoing U.S.-Iran war. Washington cited an intelligence assessment…
3 MIN READSeveral prominent New York Democrats who marched in Sunday's Israel Day parade have condemned the attendance of Bezalel Smotrich, Israel's far-right finance minister, saying they were unaware he would be present and denouncing his…
3 MIN READMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday publicly urged U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson to focus on the bilateral agenda and refrain from commenting on Mexico's domestic political affairs, citing constitutional principles of…
3 MIN READThe latest tranche of released Mandelson files includes an email exchange detailing a request from then-US President-elect Donald Trump for a replica ministerial red box during his state visit, Guardian columnist Marina Hyde reported June…
3 MIN READThe European Union has agreed to a major overhaul of its migration policy that would increase deportations of people without legal status and allow member nations to build detention centers in countries outside the bloc, in a deal rights…
3 MIN READGlobal government bond yields rose across major markets Monday as uncertainty over U.S.-Iran peace talks persisted. A retaliatory Iranian attack on a U.S. military base in Kuwait underscored the fragility of negotiations, even as both…
3 MIN READU.S. warplanes attacked Iranian radar sites and drone command-and-control facilities on Qeshm Island and Gorik in Iran's Hormuzgan province over the weekend, according to U.S. Central Command. The strikes came after Iran shot down an…
4 MIN READBBC Verify analysis of satellite imagery indicates Iran has damaged 20 US military facilities across eight Middle Eastern countries since late February, contradicting White House claims that Iranian forces were nearly wiped out.
3 MIN READDefence Secretary John Healey told Parliament on Monday that Prime Minister Keir Starmer remains determined to publish the UK's long-overdue Defence Investment Plan before the July Nato summit, a pledge that comes amid escalating warnings…
3 MIN READDonald Trump dismissed criticism of the war with Iran, posting on Truth Social that critics should "sit back and relax" as the US and Iran exchanged new military strikes over the weekend. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said…
3 MIN READRussia sent a sanctioned cargo ship to resupply its air base in Syria in May, the first such mission since Assad's fall from power, according to U.S. officials and satellite images reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.
3 MIN READHundreds of residents in central Kenya marched Monday to protest a planned U.S.-run field hospital that would treat and quarantine Americans exposed to the Ebola virus. A Kenyan court blocked the facility's opening ahead of a scheduled…
3 MIN READJapan has decided to join the U.S.-led Genesis Mission as a key international partner, committing $500 million to a joint $1 billion investment in artificial intelligence and related technologies over five years, the Yomiuri Shimbun…
3 MIN READNew military clashes between the U.S. and Iran sent crude oil prices surging Monday, pushing the benchmark U.S. contract up 5.5% to $92.16 a barrel and raising fresh fears about inflation. The spike lifted the yield on the 10-year Treasury…
4 MIN READChilean prosecutors said organized crime groups are opening new maritime trafficking routes through the Strait of Magellan at the southern tip of Chile, using the passage as an alternative to the Panama Canal to move weapons, drugs and…
3 MIN READOil prices climbed more than 3% on Sunday after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fresh military strikes over the weekend, with both sides still negotiating a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after seven weeks of talks. Brent crude rose 3.1%…
3 MIN READCheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan's Kuomintang opposition party, began a two-week U.S. tour on Monday carrying a peace message that aligns closely with Beijing's preferred framing on cross-strait relations, arriving at a moment of…
3 MIN READThe UK's Financial Conduct Authority is under growing pressure from lawmakers and digital rights campaigners to demonstrate that its artificial-intelligence partnership with the US company Palantir will not expose sensitive British…
4 MIN READSky UK is ending its joint venture with United Arab Emirates-backed IMI over the Sky News Arabia channel, transitioning to a brand licensing arrangement that relinquishes operational control amid growing internal concerns over the…
3 MIN READThe Trump administration is making access to critical minerals and sensitive health data a condition for resuming U.S. foreign health aid in sub-Saharan Africa, prompting several nations to reject or stall negotiations over terms they say…
3 MIN READThe U.S. State Department has launched a review that could lead to the closure of an unspecified number of Mexico’s 53 consulates in the United States, alarming immigrant communities and legal advocates who rely on the diplomatic posts for…
3 MIN READThe Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, according to current and former U.S. law enforcement officials, in…
3 MIN READThe LEGO Foundation announced a $97 million commitment to the International Rescue Committee on Wednesday, launching a five-year partnership to bring play-based learning to 5 million children in conflict zones across East Africa and the…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump’s emerging proposal to end the Iran war is drawing heavy criticism from some fellow Republicans who want a harder line against Tehran. The proposals’ outline includes ending the war while Iran reopens the Strait of…
3 MIN READPresident Trump and U.S. officials are managing expectations about an imminent agreement to end the war in Iran, while Iran has not formally responded to a proposed outline. NPR reports the sides have been discussing reopening the Strait…
3 MIN READGlobal stocks mostly rose Monday as oil prices fell more than $4 after U.S. President Donald Trump said talks to end the Iran war were progressing. In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed 2.9%, while trading was closed in the U.S. for Memorial…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump's emerging deal to end the Iran war is drawing heavy criticism from some fellow Republicans who favor a harder line against Tehran, with Sen. Ted Cruz warning the terms as currently known could render the conflict…
3 MIN READGlobal shares mostly rose and oil prices sank more than $4 a barrel on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations to end the war with Iran were moving forward. Regional officials told The Associated Press the United States…
4 MIN READPresident Donald Trump’s emerging plan to end the three-month-old war with Iran has triggered a wave of Republican backlash, with senators Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham warning it could leave Tehran with nuclear weapons and billions of…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said talks with Iran are progressing and that the United States has largely negotiated a “memorandum of understanding pertaining to peace,” including opening the Strait of Hormuz. But NPR senior White House…
3 MIN READGlobal stock markets advanced Monday while oil prices dropped more than $4 a barrel, driven by President Donald Trump's statement that negotiations to end the war with Iran are moving forward.
3 MIN READU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Saturday ahead of next week’s Quad ministerial meeting, where he will join counterparts from India, Australia and Japan. The trip follows strain in U.S.-India ties tied to President…
3 MIN READTrump said on Monday he called off a planned military strike on Iran at the request of Gulf Arab allies, and that “serious negotiations are now taking place.” He also told U.S. military commanders to stay on standby for “a full,…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said Saturday that a U.S. deal with Iran—covering an end to the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz—is “largely negotiated,” with final details still being discussed. He said the effort follows calls with Israel…
3 MIN READA bipartisan group of U.S. senators led by Lisa Murkowski and Jeanne Shaheen will depart Friday on a tour of Arctic nations, leaving the men behind. The eight senators and their staff plan diplomatic visits to government officials in…
3 MIN READU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that he saw “slight progress” in talks with Iran, as Pakistan’s army chief traveled to Tehran for a new round of mediation efforts and uncertainty remained over whether the war would resume.…
3 MIN READAs the United States marks its 250th year of independence, a new Associated Press reporting trip finds that many people in Britain tie their view of the U.S. to President Donald Trump. In interviews across England and Scotland, residents…
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