Diplomacy & International Relations

USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier seen in waters off Gibraltar amid Iran tension

(Al Arabiya) Reuters confirmed the identity of the vessel from ship design which matched file imagery of the USS Gerald R. Ford. Reuters confirmed...

New Student Protests Highlight Ongoing Unrest In Tehran

(RFE RL) Iranian students faced off with security forces outside Tehran universities for the second day in a row, according to videos published online,...

As Ukraine War Enters Fifth Year, Europe Faces Hard Truth On China

(Zoriana Stepanenko and Reid Standish - RFE/RL) Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Western policymakers have debated whether diplomatic pressure and...

Trump curious why Iran has not ‘capitulated’, US envoy Witkoff says

(Jaroslav Lukivand, Ghoncheh Habibiazad - BBC) US President Donald Trump is questioning why Iran has not yet "capitulated" in the face of Washington's military...

Ukraine is becoming a nation of widows and orphans as it confronts a demographic ‘catastrophe’

(Ivana Kottasová, Svitlana Vlasova - CNN) Olena Bilozerska and her husband always knew they wanted children. She was 34 and they were ready to...

U.S.-Iran talks expected Friday if Iran sends nuclear proposal

(Barak Ravid - Axios) U.S. negotiators are ready to hold another round of talks with Iran on Friday in Geneva if they receive a...

EU loses patience following Trump’s latest tariff threat

(Camille Gijs - Politico) The European Union is pushing Washington to clarify how the United States will proceed after the U.S. Supreme Court struck...

Kyiv condemns ‘blackmail’ by Hungary, Slovakia as energy standoff escalates

(Jones Hayden and Ben Munster - Politico) Ukraine condemned “ultimatums ⁠and blackmail” by the governments of Hungary and Slovakia on Saturday, after Budapest and...

China’s consumption problem

(Erik Green, Olivia Parker - IISS) As China’s rate of economic growth slows, the country’s leaders have become increasingly concerned that the economy remains...

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