Foreign policy

South Korea martial law fallout deepens as prosecutors close in on president, ex-defense minister

People march in heavy rain to protest against South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, as strike and protests continue amid…

TikTok divestment law upheld by federal appeals court

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok or face an effective ban…

Trump picks former Senator David Perdue to be ambassador to China

Former Republican U.S. Senator David Perdue, who is primarying incumbent Brian Kemp for Georgia governor, speaks at a campaign event…

Trump picks Adam Boehler to be presidential envoy for hostage affairs

Adam Boehler, the CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing in the…

French government toppled in no-confidence vote brought by opposition

France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier (C) looks on during a session of questions to the government at The National Assembly…

Contentious budget plans are wreaking political havoc across Europe

France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier ponders during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly in Paris,…

Trump agrees to DOJ background checks for nominees

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S., October…

Lebanon had ‘no say in the decision to go to war,’ foreign minister says

Lebanon’s foreign minister on Thursday defended Hezbollah’s presence in the region, but said his country had “no say in the…

Israel-Lebanon permanent ceasefire has been accepted, Biden says

Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Tuesday agreed to a permanent ceasefire in cross-border hostilities, following a year-long conflict between the…

Trump picks Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary

Brooke Rollins, president and CEO of America First Policy Institute (AFPI), speaks during a discussion hosted by AFPI and The…