A South Korean court on Friday ordered the release from jail of Yoon Suk Yeol, the country’s impeached president, who is standing trial on insurrection charges over his decision to impose martial law in December. The Seoul Central District Court…
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Trump to Pause Auto Tariffs for Canada and Mexico for One Month
President Trump said on Wednesday that he would pause tariffs on cars coming into the United States from Canada and Mexico for one month, after a 25 percent tariff that he placed on America’s closest trading partners a day earlier…
Why the Philippines Is Confident of Defense Ties With Trump Administration
We are not Ukraine. That is the overarching message from officials in the Philippines, who say that they are certain they have the full backing of the United States despite President Trump’s dramatic shifts in foreign policy, including his stunning…
America the Evil Mastermind? Not So Fast, Russians Are Told
Five weeks ago, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, delivered a routine speech blasting the “hegemonic, egoistic” United States at the helm of the “collective West.” The worldview of the 74-year-old veteran diplomat has since undergone some head-spinning changes. In…
Von Der Leyen Unveils Sweeping Plan to Boost E.U. Military Spending.
A top European official on Tuesday laid out a sweeping framework aimed at rearming the continent, trying to fill a void as President Trump retreated from supporting Ukraine and pressured Europe to spend more on its own defense. The official,…
Israel Strikes Syria Again as Tensions Rise
Israel has conducted new airstrikes on Syria’s coast and ground raids in the country’s south, part of a recent wave of attacks that Israel says are necessary for its security and that have raised tensions with Syria’s new government. The…
Greenland’s Minerals: The Harsh Reality Behind the Glittering Promise
More than a decade ago, Canadian miners prospecting for diamonds in western Greenland saw on the horizon a huge white hump. They called it White Mountain and soon discovered it was a deposit of anorthosite, a salt-and-pepper color mineral used…
Zelensky Turns to Diplomacy in a War With ‘a Long Way to Go’
President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to Ukraine on Monday after a whirlwind diplomatic mission that included both humiliation, by President Trump, and a warm embrace, from European leaders. He vowed to use all diplomatic avenues to pursue an end to Ukraine’s…
What’s Behind Trump’s Love-Hate Relationship With Canada
There is the theory that President Trump is still bitter about his Canadian hotel ventures that went bust. Some, on social media, have speculated that a 2019 photograph in which Justin Trudeau appeared poised to kiss Melania Trump, the first…
European Leaders Look for Allies to Secure Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal
Britain and France have promised to muster a “coalition of the willing” to secure a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia. Now comes the acid test for Europe: How many countries will step up, and does that even matter, given…