As President Trump delivered a speech to Congress on Tuesday night for the first time since re-entering the White House, one country made a surprising cameo: Pakistan. Mr. Trump thanked the Pakistani government for its role in capturing a regional…
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South Africa’s Play to Ease Tensions With Trump: A New Trade Deal
South Africa is preparing a new trade offer to present to President Trump, hoping to appeal to his transactional approach to foreign policy and ease boiling tensions with Washington, a spokesman for South Africa’s president said this week. The spokesman,…
Trump’s Decision to Halt Aid to Ukraine Could Reorder the Battlefield
On the battlefields of Ukraine and western Russia, a stalemated war has ground on, with Ukrainian troops defending against Russian progress that can be measured sometimes in mere yards. The cost has been heavy casualties on both sides. President Trump’s…
Trump Said the U.S. Will ‘Get’ Greenland. Greenlanders Aren’t Impressed.
President Trump had a special message on Tuesday night for the “incredible people of Greenland,” whose island he has repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring — through a purchase or by force. “We strongly support your right to determine your own…
U.S., Hamas Hold Direct Talks Over Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say
U.S. and Hamas officials held talks in Qatar about hostages held in the Gaza Strip, breaking with a long-running American policy of refusing to directly engage with the militant group, according to an Israeli official and a diplomat briefed on…
‘We Have Given Him Everything’: Trump’s Tariffs Stun Mexico
Up to the last minute, Isaac Presburger, like a lot of other Mexican businessmen, still could not believe that President Trump would deliver on his promise to hit Mexico with tariffs. Little did it matter that Mr. Trump had announced…
C.I.A. Director Says U.S. Has Paused Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine
The C.I.A. director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that intelligence sharing with Ukraine had been paused alongside military aid to pressure its government to cooperate with the Trump administration’s plans to end the country’s war with Russia. Speaking on Fox…
King Charles III, a Quiet Diplomat, is Stepping Up
King Charles III flew by helicopter to the H.M.S. Prince of Wales in the English Channel on Tuesday, where he mingled with sailors and watched as fighter jets took off from the deck of the ship, a Royal Navy aircraft…
As U.S. Tariffs Become Reality, Canadians Prepare for Economic Pain
The trucks that carry about $300 million worth of auto parts each day over the bridge from Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit are still rolling as usual. But in the aftermath of President Trump’s decision to impose 25 percent tariffs on…
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…