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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States has begun sending humanitarian aid to Cuba following Hurricane Melissa, emphasizing that the assistance will be delivered directly to civilians an...
The Trump administration is preparing to rely on private military contractors to protect oil and energy infrastructure in Venezuela instead of deploying U.S. troops, according to two sources familiar ...
President Donald Trump said that a federal investigation involving a Washington Post reporter stemmed from leaks tied to U.S. policy on Venezuela, describing the case as part of a broader effort to cr...
A prominent Mexican journalist contradicted President Claudia Sheinbaum's claim that the Trump administration did not demand her administration pursue politicians with alleged cartel ties, saying that...
Russia said that any judicial decisions by U.S. authorities concerning Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro would be illegal and lack legitimacy under international law following his capture by U.S. forces earl...
Once proud of its reputation as Central Asia’s democratic outlier, Kyrgyzstan now looks like a typical resident of the neighborhood: centralized authority, silenced dissent, and fear of open criticism...
It’s a new year, so I’ve decided to change how I name these roundup posts. I’m retiring the name “At least five interesting things”, which is cumbersome and felt a little repetitive. Instead I’ll just...
When Iran’s ongoing protests began in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on December 28, 2025, the government initially treated them as manageable and temporary. Bazaar merchants have historically been among the m...
It has been more than three years since China’s Xi Jinping told Canada’s Justin Trudeau to “create the conditions first” before the two countries could work together constructively during their awkwar...
Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index hit another all-time high on Wednesday, up 6.5% since the start of the year and up 76.5% from the April 2025 low that followed US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Da...
The White House’s AI Action Plan, along with tighter export controls on advanced chips and AI equipment, underscores that technology policy has become a key geopolitical issue. Controls can slow compe...
MANILA – The foreign ministers of security allies the Philippines and Japan on Thursday agreed to further refine provisions of a military pact to allow smoother exchanges of troops and equipment as Ch...
Recent reports that the United States has offered to lower tariffs on Indonesian goods — from a threatened 32% to 19% — only if Jakarta agrees to purchase US-made maritime surveillance drones and “rea...
TOKYO – Japan’s Sanae Takaichi is trying to drum up a better political environment to implement her vision for Asia’s No 2 economy. Takaichi is doing so both literally and figuratively. This week, Jap...
Following the dramatic seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, 2026, Trump’s comments about taking control of Venezuela’s oil industry quickly triggered accusations of “neo-imperi...
Central bankers from around the world have issued a joint statement of support for US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, as he faces a criminal probe on top of mounting pressure from US President Do...
Two things could happen in Greenland in the future, assuming warming trends continue. The first is that sea passage through the frozen Arctic would open a much faster sea trade route to the Pacific. I...
As armed federal agents roam the streets of American cities and amid threats to declare the Insurrection Act and use military force to quell protests in Minneapolis, Pres...