Foreign Policy

Analysis-Barring last-minute nuclear deal, US and Russia teeter on brink of new arms race

US envoys to Israel blocked early warning of Gaza ‘Apocalyptic Wasteland’

Myanmar election delivers victory for military-backed party amid civil war

Force won't bring true peace for Taiwan, president tells Pope Leo in letter

China coast guard patrolled Japan-held islands almost daily last year as tensions flare

We can't ignore China, says UK's Starmer after Trump criticises trade push

Trump says he is planning to talk to Iran

Exclusive-US missions to review aid programs for compliance with new rules on abortion, diversity and gender

Sweeping oil reform in Venezuela approved, operators expected to gain autonomy

Trump threatens tariffs on any nation supplying Cuba with oil

Democrats ask top US spy to explain presence at FBI raid on election facility

Analysis-Tokyo hopes voters will hand PM Takaichi new clout to counter China

North Korea's Kim announces major construction projects as party congress nears

Olympics-IOC voices concern for Iranian athletes amid unrest

Trump says he plans to talk to Iran while Pentagon prepares for possible action

UN chief 'deeply concerned' by escalation of violence in South Sudan, spokesperson says

Trump's NSA pick endorses post-9/11 surveillance powers, stays vague on warrants

American Airlines plans to resume US flights to Venezuela after Trump moves to open airspace

Trump says Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week during cold

Targeting Trump, UN chief says global problems will not be solved by one power 'calling the shots'

Ai Weiwei says West lacks moral authority to criticise Beijing on rights

Merz says Germany exploring shared nuclear umbrella with European allies

Mexico's Sheinbaum, Trump talk trade as USMCA review approaches

U.S. sends additional warship to Middle East amid Iran tensions

Hegseth expected to follow Rubio in skipping NATO ministers' meeting, sources say

Iran's IRGC to carry out live-fire exercises in Strait of Hormuz, Press TV reports

Spain's government defends rail investment record after deadly crashes

Afghanistan launches $100 million food security programme as crisis deepens

EU sanctions Iran's interior minister and prosecutor general

Explainer-Five reasons why Japan's election is the most unpredictable in years

Russia investigates care home deaths in new Siberian health scandal

Denmark's king to visit Greenland amid Trump crisis

Some Balkan truckers end EU blockade after travel rule update, others continue

Russia is ready to evacuate its staff from Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant if necessary, TASS reports

Factbox-Southeast Asian bloc faces challenges from Myanmar to South China Sea

As violence surges, right-wing populist emerges as frontrunner in Costa Rica’s presidential election

Israel releases 15 Palestinian bodies as truce deal shifts to next phase

Russia's Putin tells UAE leader he wants to discuss Iran tensions with him

Chechen leader Kadyrov says Russia should fight war in Ukraine to the end