Diplomacy and International Relations

Squeezed by Trump’s tariffs and China’s industrial muscle, the EU and Australia bury old trade disputes to finalize a long-delayed free trade deal.

New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says the US space agency will pivot from launching an orbiting lunar station to constructing a base on the moon’s surface. It comes amid a renewed moon race with Russia and China.

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is continuing and Israel has announced it may occupy Lebanon’s south long term. What is at stake for hundreds of thousands displaced Lebanese civilians?

Millions of South Asian workers in the Middle East provide a vital economic boost by sending money home. Economists warn these flows would be at risk if a protracted conflict dents the Gulf region’s economies.

France’s far-right National Rally did not do as well as it hoped in recent local elections. But, experts say, mainstream parties can’t afford to relax ahead of the 2027 presidential elections.

British counterterrorism police are investigating an arson attack on ambulances operated by Jewish charity in north London.

The European Union and Australia have agreed on a sweeping new trade deal, compromising to boost exports in the face of global uncertainty over trade.

Indian authorities accuse six Ukrainians and an American of supporting insurgent groups along the India-Myanmar border. Ukraine suggests that the case might be politically motivated.

Some 30,000 people were "disappeared" under the brutal military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. Victims are still fighting for justice.

The Hercules C-130 aircraft crashed as it was taking off in Colombia’s southern Amazon region, bordering Peru.