Foreign policy

Russia’s Putin sets out conditions for peace talks with Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday set out the requirements for Moscow to start peace talks with Ukraine, more than…

‘Russia has to pay’: G7 taps Moscow’s frozen assets in support of Ukraine

A simple principle underpins a contentious Thursday decision by the U.S. and key allies to tap profits from Russian sovereign…

Yellen: More Ukraine aid can be backed by frozen Russian assets after initial $50 billion loan

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the $50 billion loan to Ukraine that President Joe Biden and other…

France’s Macron says he won’t quit if his party loses in snap election vote

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday affirmed that he would not step down if his party suffers in the recently…

Trump says he will eliminate taxes on workers’ tips in a play for Nevada voters

Former President Donald Trump said he would eliminate taxes on tipped income if he wins a second White House term,…

France’s Macron calls for snap election after losing big to the far right in EU vote

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said he would dissolve the country’s parliament and call for a new legislative nationwide…

Trump claims credit for Biden’s insulin price cap

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday recognized that the price of insulin is lower under President Joe Biden, but he…

Biden honors U.S. war dead with a cemetery visit ending a French trip that served as a rebuke to Trump

President Joe Biden closed out his trip to France by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald…

U.S. economic engagement in Indo-Pacific ‘isn’t about China,’ Commerce Secretary Raimondo says

America’s economic engagement in Indo-Pacific “isn’t about China” but for strengthening U.S. presence in the region, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo…

War, what war? Putin looks to woo new business partners willing to overlook its invasion of Ukraine

Russia’s annual economic forum in St. Petersburg used to be known as the country’s “Davos” in a nod to the…