Diplomacy & International Relations

North Korea fires missile ahead of major US-South Korea drills

Reuters reports that North Korea has launched a ballistic missile into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula, just days before joint South Korean-US...

The backlash to social media bans has already begun

Politico reports how social media bans for minors are becoming an increasingly widespread, yet increasingly contested, political response globally. Following Australia's crackdown on children...

Merz’s deal with the Taliban alarms Afghan dissidents in Germany

Politico reports that Germany's deal with the Taliban is alarming Afghan dissidents living in exile, who fear the regime they fled is now regaining...

Zelenskyy’s Balkan fumble

Politico reports that Zelenskyy's weekend visit to Serbia caused political tensions across the Balkans. During his first meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Zelenskyy...

US allies say they’re worried about Trump’s clout after Netanyahu rejected deal

(Daniella Cheslow, Nahal Toosi, Phelim Kine and Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing - Politico) U.S. allies see Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of Washington’s 15-point...

Breakfast looks a lot more expensive under EU pesticide plans

(Ketrin Jochecová - Politico) Fancy a morning coffee, orange juice or blueberry pancakes for your Sunday brunch? Prepare to fork out more for those...

‘We are going to court’: California threatens legal action on Trump offshore wind cuts

(Noah Baustin - Politico) California is launching a probe into the Trump administration’s most recent move to scuttle the state’s nascent offshore wind industry. Gov....

Trump’s dramatic plane swap hints at personal stakes of Iran war

(Anthony Zurcher - BBC) "I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well, I got him first." That was President Donald Trump's observation,...

What Trump’s catering-truck escape says about a war that won’t end

(Stephen Collinson - CNN) President Donald Trump’s use of a catering truck in a secret escape from a NATO country amid an Iranian threat...

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