Dispute over UN human rights leadership spills into Security Council proceedings A diplomatic dispute between the United States and France escalated at the United Nations this week after the U.S. delegation walked out of a UN Security Council meeting during remarks by France, protesting French criticism of Washington’s recent vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The global economy is entering a period of mounting pressure from two powerful forces at once. As conflict in the Middle East continues to drive energy prices higher and inject new uncertainty into global markets, the Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping new round of tariffs on
A landmark civil nuclear agreement could reshape energy cooperation, nonproliferation policy and Middle East diplomacy—but key questions over enrichment, oversight and regional security remain unresolved. The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark civil nuclear cooperation agreement intended to place American companies at the center of the Kingdom’s
Candidates seeking to become the next UN Secretary-General will appear together in New York on Thursday, offering the public a rare opportunity to compare their competing visions for an institution facing conflict, financial pressure and deepening geopolitical division. The candidates seeking to become the next Secretary-General of the United Nations
As U.S. strikes intensify and regional armed groups widen the conflict, governments face mounting threats to global shipping, energy markets and economic stability. Conflict Enters a More Dangerous Phase The United States has launched another round of strikes against Iran following deadly attacks on American forces, further escalating a conflict
WHO validates historic public health milestone as Central America’s first trachoma-free nation El Salvador has become the first country in Central America to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced, marking a major milestone in the global effort to end the world’s leading infectious
As Washington leans harder on Europe over Iran, Ukraine, Russia and China, the president’s remarks about Greenland are again testing the trust of one of America’s most loyal allies. When President Donald Trump said during the NATO Summit that “Greenland is a problem for us,” he was right. Just not
Ankara summit shifts from spending pledges to concrete capability investments, signaling a new phase in NATO’s military modernization ANKARA — NATO leaders opened their summit in Ankara by unveiling approximately $50 billion (€43 billion) in new multinational defense procurement contracts, marking one of the alliance’s largest coordinated capability investments in
Alliance agrees on historic defense commitments as renewed disputes over Greenland and Iran underscore the growing challenge of maintaining transatlantic cohesion. The 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara concluded with a paradox that is increasingly defining the transatlantic alliance: NATO emerged stronger militarily, yet politically more exposed. On paper, the summit
Renewed fighting shatters fragile pause after tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz WASHINGTON / ANKARA — President Donald Trump declared that an interim agreement aimed at ending the war with Iran was “over” on Wednesday, after a new round of U.S. strikes on Iranian targets and retaliatory Iranian attacks
