Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said Russia was prioritizing more attacks over peace talks, after Moscow fired dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones at Ukraine overnight.
Western governments have increasingly adopted policy tools that would have seemed unconventional a decade ago, aiming to counter Beijing’s industrial depth and strengthen the West’s capacity to compete in critical strategic sectors.
President Donald Trump urged Congress on Monday to swiftly adopt a spending bill to end a US government shutdown, which was triggered by a row over the killing of two protesters in Minneapolis by immigration agents.
Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez solidified her new government, appointing several cabinet members and meeting with Washington’s new top diplomat in Caracas to address the country’s “transition” after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro.
President Donald Trump warned on Monday that “bad things” will happen if Iran fails to reach a deal with the United States, after Tehran called for the start of nuclear talks with Washington.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he had ordered Ukrainian military leaders to respond to a growing spate of Russian attacks targeting the country’s logistics routes, specifically railway infrastructure.
Russia has confirmed that talks with Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi that were meant to take place over the weekend have been moved to Wednesday, blaming a scheduling issue for the delay.
Iran said Monday it expected a framework for negotiations with the United States would be ready in the coming days, as President Donald Trump threatens military action against Tehran.
As the second quarter of the 21st century kicks off, global trade has taken on new meaning in a volatile geopolitical landscape. After several decades of relative geopolitical harmony grounded in the post-Cold War order, trade relations now appear far more dominated by tariff conflicts, security concerns, and political leveraging.
Right-wing candidate Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica’s presidential election on Sunday by a landslide after promising to crack down hard on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade.
