International Relations

Diplomacy Geopolitics Middle East Conflict Conflict Resolution U.S. Foreign Policy Human Rights Middle East Conflict Bilateral Relations European Union

Global Tensions Escalate

U.S.-Iran standoff, Russian strikes blackout, and Pakistan missile dispute

Cuba Rejects Leadership Bargain in U.S. Talks as Fuel Crisis Deepens

Havana says discussions address the fuel blockade on terms respecting Cuban sovereignty.

U.S. Authorizes 30-Day Sales of Iranian Oil Already at Sea to Ease Supply Shock

Trump Spurns Cease-Fire as White House Says US Can Neutralize Iran’s Kharg Island

Pakistan Rejects US Warning on Missile Reach as India Cites Proliferation History

Russia Escalates Strikes, Triggers Chernihiv Blackout as Battles Intensify Near Kostyantynivka and Pokrovsk

Iran Reportedly Fires Two Missiles Toward Diego Garcia, Testing Longer Reach

Two Tankers Tracked Toward Cuba as U.S. Reasserts Ban on Russian Oil Deliveries

Trump Says U.S. May Wind Down Iran War, Urges Others to Secure Hormuz

U.S. Reportedly Rejects Russian Offer to Curb Iran Intelligence in Swap Over Ukraine

UK Moves to Dissolve Zedxion Exchange Citing Deceptive Filings and IRGC Ties

Iran Executes 19-Year-Old Wrestler Saleh Mohammadi and Two Others Over January Protest Killings

Cristiano Ronaldo's Eid Greeting in Traditional Attire Goes Viral

Missile Fragments From Iran Strike Jerusalem’s Old City, Triggering Closures Near Holy Sites

U.S. Prosecutors in New York Probe Alleged Narco Links to Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro

U.S. Agencies Tie Global Messaging-App Account Hijacks to Russian Intelligence

TSA Pay Lapse Drives Unpredictable Airport Lines, With Warnings of Small-Airport Closures

Pakistan and Afghanistan Enter Conditional Eid Ceasefire After Deadly Kabul Strike

NATO Pulls All Personnel From Iraq Mission, Shifts Operations to Naples

U.S. Weighs Limited Ground Options in Iran as Trump Denies Imminent Deployment

France Intercepts Suspected Russian Shadow-Fleet Tanker Deyna in Mediterranean