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A Taiwanese Coast Guard patrol ship during a rescue drill in the South China Sea in November 2016
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 22, 2026
Philippines exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan to protect cables
The Philippines and Taiwan have repeatedly complained about Chinese activities designed to pressure the countries without direct confrontation.
A mockup of an Iranian missile and an Iranian flag at Imam Hussein Square in Tehran on July 12. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons, but its uranium-enrichment program has long caused the U.S. and its allies to worry.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2026
U.N. faces contentious Iran nuclear vote ahead of General Assembly
A vote raises the prospect of vetoes by both Russia and China, which argue that the Security Council no longer has a mandate to consider the Iranian nuclear issue.
Ukrainian service members who have surrendered after weeks holed up at Azovstal steel works are seen inside a bus, which arrived under escort of the pro-Russian military at a detention facility in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the settlement of Olenivka in the Donetsk Region, Ukraine on May 17, 2022.
WORLD
Aug 11, 2026
Ukrainians recount torture and sexual abuse meted out in Russian prisons
More than 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war interviewed reported experiencing torture or ill-treatment, according to a U.N. official.
Ugandan diplomat and politician Olara Otunnu during an election campaign in 2010. He is now the seventh contender to succeed ?Antonio Guterres as secretary-general of the United Nations when he steps down at the end of this ?year.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2026
Ugandan diplomat Otunnu joins race to become next U.N. head
Otunnu, a ?former U.N. under-secretary-general who served as a special representative ?for children and armed conflict, was nominated by Uganda on Friday.
Children stand near a damaged car, which Palestinians say was burned by Israeli settlers, in Halhul near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on May 20.
WORLD
Jun 18, 2026
U.N. warns Israeli settlers could join blacklist for violations against children
A United Nations report says it has verified the killing of 2,668 Palestinian children in Gaza and 57 in the West Bank in 2025.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at a news conference in the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2026
Rubio calls Hormuz resolution a test for U.N., urges against vetoes
Russia and China vetoed a previous U.S.-backed Bahraini resolution that appeared to open a path to legitimize U.S. military action against Iran.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 28, 2026
U.S. and Iran clash at U.N. after Tehran gets nuclear nonproliferation role
The nuclear issue has been at the heart of the war between Iran and the U.S. and Israel, with U.S. President Donald Trump reiterating that Tehran can never have a nuclear weapon.
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 9, 2026
Trump’s abrupt Iran reversal exposes limits of his leverage
Trump’s claims of victory over Iran overlook questions about the effectiveness of mixing maximalist demands, erratic rhetoric and increasingly extreme threats.
Greek and foreign journalists hold pictures of recently killed journalists in the Gaza Strip, during a protest outside the Union of Greek Journalists in Athens on Sept. 4, 2025.
WORLD
Feb 26, 2026
Record 129 journalists and media workers killed in 2025, mostly by Israel
Last year marked the second consecutive year that two-thirds of them were killed by Israel, the Committee to Protect Journalists says.
Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted toward the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for an initial appearance to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others, at Downtown Manhattan Heliport, in New York on Jan. 5.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 12, 2026
With Venezuela raid, U.S. tells China to keep away from the Americas
China’s progress in Latin America — from satellite tracking stations in Argentina to a port in Peru — has been an irritant for U.S. leaders.
Many analysts said that U.S. President Donald Trump, who often tries to project strength as a negotiation tactic, likely was seeking to send a message to Moscow and Beijing with his remarks about resuming nuclear testing.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 31, 2025
Nuclear curveball: Trump’s testing plan raises fears and confusion in Washington
Such a move, if implemented, could end up benefiting adversaries.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2025
As Trump chills U.S.-India ties, Modi warms to China and Russia
Relations souring with India comes even as U.S. adversaries China, Russia and North Korea have tightened their ties, despite Washington’s desire to reset relations with them.
Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing has appeared eager to engage with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration after years of isolation.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 8, 2025
Myanmar signs deal with Washington lobbyists to rebuild U.S. relations
Engaging the junta would be a sharp departure for the United States, given U.S. sanctions on the military leaders and the violence committed against the Rohingya.
A port in the western state of Gujarat, India
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 7, 2025
India-U.S. spat over trade and oil threatens wider fallout
The tension could derail other areas of cooperation as domestic political pressures drive both sides to harden their stances, analysts say.
A soldier from the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)  and his comrade cross a stream toward the front line in Laiza, Kachin state, in 2013.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 29, 2025
Trump team hears pitches on access to Myanmar’s rare earths
If the ideas are ever acted upon, Washington may need to strike a deal with the ethnic rebels controlling most of Myanmar’s rich deposits of heavy rare earths.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 20
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 8, 2025
Trump’s latest tariffs cast shadow on Rubio’s first Asia trip as top U.S. envoy
Rubio is expected to seek to firm up U.S. ties with partners unnerved by Trump’s global tariff strategy, but the tariff announcements seem certain to make that task harder.
The Fordow uranium enrichment facility, south of the Iranian capital of Tehran, is seen in a satellite image from February. Iranian authorities have said that the nuclear sites at Fordow and Isfahan have not been hit in Israel strikes, according to the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 14, 2025
Damage to Iranian nuclear sites so far appears limited, experts say
Satellite imagery seen Friday did not yet show significant damage to nuclear infrastructure, several experts said.
Palestinians queue for a portion of hot food distributed by a charity kitchen at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Monday.
WORLD
May 9, 2025
U.S. says solution for Gaza aid is ‘steps away’ as aid groups raise alarm
Anticipation has built up about a new aid plan for Gaza, laid waste by 19 months of an Israeli military campaign against Hamas.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Osaka in 2019. With his global tariffs announcement, Trump may have undercut his own China strategy.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2025
Trump’s global trade war may defeat U.S. strategic goals on China
Tariffs could cause an economic moat to form around the U.S. that ultimately undermines Washington’s strategic goals on Beijing, analysts warn.
President Donald Trump said the United States will sign a minerals and natural resources deal with Ukraine soon.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 21, 2025
Trump says U.S. will sign Ukraine minerals deal soon
The U.S. president made the comments at a White House event after signing an order to increase U.S. production of critical minerals.

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