Washington has dramatically widened its economic campaign against Tehran. For governments, the key question is how far the United States is prepared to push its Iran sanctions into China and other critical trading hubs. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has opened a new phase of its campaign against Iran, threatening
Washington is expanding its military footprint around the Panama Canal as part of a wider hemispheric strategy linking critical infrastructure, organized crime and strategic competition. For governments, the question is how far that model spreads—and what it means for sovereignty, military access and regional alignment. The US military in Panama
The latest escalation is no longer just a tariff dispute. It is accelerating a broader Canadian effort to reduce economic dependence on its largest trading partner. OTTAWA — The Canada-US trade conflict has entered a more consequential phase. After negotiations collapsed on August 21, the United States imposed 50% tariffs
The ICC sanctions targeting Judge Tomoko Akane brings the Trump administration’s escalating confrontation with the International Criminal Court directly into one of America’s most important alliances. TOKYO/THE HAGUE — The Trump administration’s campaign against the International Criminal Court has reached one of Washington’s closest allies after the United States imposed
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: The U.S.-Iran truce framework, a 60-day diplomatic window intended to turn a temporary U.S.-Iran cessation of hostilities into a broader settlement has expired without a deal. President Donald Trump has ruled out extending the framework, Iran is warning that it could adopt a more offensive military posture, and Trump
The United States is considering a sharper test of technological alignment in its competition with China, with a draft State Department proposal warning countries that participation in a U.S.-led AI cooperation framework could be incompatible with membership in a rival China-backed initiative. Reuters reported the proposal after reviewing a draft
Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump are making a final push for an agreement before new Canada tariffs on nearly $20 billion in Canadian imports take effect on August 19. Canada and the United States are in last-minute negotiations ahead of a new round of Canada tariffs scheduled
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has identified more than 40 countries and jurisdictions as presenting elevated risks for Chinese goods being rerouted around U.S. tariffs, widening Washington’s scrutiny of China-linked global supply chains. A White House report released this week alleges that Chinese exporters are increasingly routing goods through third
China’s latest auto data reveal an extraordinary contradiction: domestic vehicle sales are falling sharply even as electric models capture nearly two-thirds of the market and Chinese manufacturers accelerate overseas. In the United States, overall demand remains comparatively resilient — but hybrids, rather than fully electric vehicles, are gaining momentum. The
HAVANA — Independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council are accusing the United States of worsening Cuba’s humanitarian crisis through escalating economic pressure, as fuel shortages, prolonged blackouts and shortages of medicines strain essential services across the island. In a statement released Thursday, the experts condemned recent U.S.
