Diplomacy & International Relations

Merz plays down Weber’s idea of a European peacekeeping army in Ukraine

(Rasmus Buchsteiner - Politico) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday poured cold water on a suggestion by Manfred Weber, leader of the center-right European...

Myanmar crisis deepens five years after coup, as military ballot entrenches repression

(UN News) Five years after Myanmar’s military seized power and jailed the country’s elected leaders, the United Nations says the country’s crisis has only...

South Sudan: ‘All the conditions for a human catastrophe are present’

(UN News) Military tensions in South Sudan are “rapidly expanding” between Government forces and opposition militia as fighting continues in restive Jonglei state. Briefing...

UN watchdog warns Ukraine war remains world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety

(UN News) The war in Ukraine remains the world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety as a fifth year of combat looms, the head of...

Reaching a child in Darfur is ‘hard-won and fragile’, says UNICEF

(UN News) Reaching a single child in Sudan’s Darfur region can take days of negotiations, security clearances and travel across sandy roads that cut...

Saudi defense minister says Trump not bombing Iran would embolden regime

(Barak Ravid, Zachary Basu - Axios) Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman (KBS) said in a private briefing on Friday in Washington that...

Incoming Dutch coalition floats European version of ‘Five Eyes’

(Antoaneta Roussi - Politico) The Netherlands’ incoming government wants to push Europe toward a tighter intelligence-sharing club — including what it calls a potential...

Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran ready to resume nuclear talks with U.S.

(Barak Ravid - Axios) Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said at a press conference Friday that Iran is ready to resume nuclear talks with...

UN risks ‘imminent financial collapse’, secretary general warns

(Maia Davies and Imogen Foulkes - BBC) The United Nations is at risk of "imminent financial collapse" due to member states not paying their...

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