Hegseth’s unannounced Israel Visit Puts Iran at Centre of Talks With Netanyahu
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made an unannounced visit to Israel, where he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss rising tensions...
Bessent Says Democrats May Fail to Curb Trump’s Agenda Even if They Win Congress
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the Democrat-led House of Representatives has limited ability to challenge the Trump administration's agenda. In an interview...
Who Is Stephen Hubbard? What to Know About the US Citizen held by Russia
US special envoy Steve Witkoff will discuss the possible release of American citizen Stephen Hubbard from Russian detention with President Vladimir Putin this week....
Zelenskiy-Witkoff Meeting Tests US-Ukraine Ties as Relations Hit New Low
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was scheduled to meet with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo to improve relations that have become strained under...
Can France Contain the Protests as New Demonstrations Loom?
France remained calm overnight under targeted curfews following a weekend of violence and looting, but fresh demonstrations planned for Saturday are testing the government's...
Why Is South Korea Withdrawing More Diplomats From Ukraine?
South Korea will withdraw additional embassy personnel from Ukraine amid a diplomatic dispute over the disclosure of two captured North Korean soldiers transferred to...
Could China-US Naval Tensions in the South China Sea Trigger a Wider Standoff?
China has deployed naval forces to monitor a US warship near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, while a separate maritime confrontation...
Rubio Visits Uzbekistan to Deepen US Ties With Central Asia Amid Geopolitical Rivalry
Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Uzbekistan to meet with foreign ministers from five Central Asian countries: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. This...
Putin, Trump and Xi Could Meet in China Next Month in High-Stakes Three-Way Summit
The Kremlin announced that President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump, and Chinese President Xi Jinping might hold a three-way meeting during next month's...
Why Is Gaza Losing Food Aid as Hunger Deepens Across the Territory?
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is cutting food assistance to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza because of funding shortages, reducing...