Foreign policy

Biden’s final UN speech seeks hope amid grim wars in the Middle East, Ukraine, Sudan

President Joe Biden attempted to square the diplomatic record and goals of his presidency with the grim reality of wars…

Trump threatens ‘200% tariff’ if John Deere moves production to Mexico

Former President Donald Trump on Monday threatened John Deere with a 200% tariff if the agricultural manufacturer moves production to…

Biden proposes banning Chinese vehicles from U.S. roads with software crackdown

The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday proposed prohibiting key Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads due…

‘Very serious escalation’: Lebanese ministers warn of a dangerous next 48 hours after pager and device attacks

Lebanon’s leadership warned that the risk of further violence and escalation is extremely high following two days of attacks involving…

Taiwan manufacturer rejects links to Lebanon’s exploding pager attacks, names Hungarian firm

Taiwanese pager manufacturer Gold Apollo rejected reports that it produced the devices at the center of deadly attacks in Lebanon…

111 Republican former officials endorse Harris, say Trump is ‘unfit to serve’

More than 100 Republican former lawmakers and officials endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in a letter, while…

Putin would ‘eat you for lunch,’ Harris tells Trump in bitter clash over Russia and Ukraine

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, clashed repeatedly over Russia, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and…

‘Spook the West’: Turkey’s bid for BRICS both a strategic and symbolic step, analysts say

Turkey’s request to join the BRICS alliance is a move seen as both strategic and symbolic as the Eurasian country…

U.S. believes Iran transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia

The United States has informed allies that it believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in…

CIA director saw ‘genuine risk’ of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons early in Ukraine war

CIA Director William Burns believed there was a real risk in the fall of 2022 that Russia could use nuclear…