Ukraine Cease-Fire Talks in London Downgraded After Rubio Pulls Out

Britain has scaled back a high-level meeting on ending the war in Ukraine, according to European officials, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio decided to pull out on Tuesday. That prompted the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, to decide that…

Rubio Skipping Ukraine Talks as Zelensky Rebuffs U.S. on Crimea

Secretary of State Marco Rubio decided on Tuesday to skip the next stage of the Ukrainian cease-fire talks, while Ukraine rebuffed one of President Trump’s key proposals for a deal that would halt the fighting with Russia. Negotiators from the…

Why Saudi Arabia Supports Trump’s Nuclear Talks With Its Rival, Iran

Ten years ago, when former President Barack Obama and other leaders reached a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program, Saudi Arabia was dismayed. Saudi officials called it a “weak deal” that had only emboldened the kingdom’s regional rival,…

U.S. and Iran to Meet Again for Nuclear Talks, as Israel Watches Closely

As Iran and the United States on Saturday meet again for diplomatic talks over Tehran’s nuclear activities, few will be watching the outcome as closely as Israel. Israel has long relied on President Trump to take a hard line against…

Rubio Says U.S. to Decide in Days if End to Ukraine War Is ‘Doable’

The United States will abandon efforts to end the war in Ukraine if it proves impossible to broker meaningful progress in the next several days, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he departed Paris after a meeting on Thursday…

Trump Has Mixed Emotions Toward Japan

This month in the White House’s Rose Garden, as he held up a placard showing the global wave of tariffs he wanted to impose, President Trump paused to fondly recall a fallen friend. “The prime minister of Japan, Shinzo, was…

Inside Trump’s Rushed Effort to Deport 238 Migrants

Nathali Sánchez last heard from her husband on March 14, when he called from a Texas detention center to say he was being deported back to Venezuela. Later that night, he texted her through a government messaging app for detainees.…

Trump’s Dilemma: A Trade War That Threatens Every Other Negotiation With China

President Trump came into office sounding as if he were eager to deal with President Xi Jinping of China on the range of issues dividing the world’s two biggest superpowers. He and his aides signaled that they wanted to resolve…

Trump Cracks Down on Cuba and Its Medical Missions Around the World

As a newly minted U.S. citizen, Ramona Matos, once a doctor in Cuba, did not hesitate when deciding whom to vote for last year. She chose Donald J. Trump, the candidate who promised to be tough on Cuba’s communist government.…

Trump Administration Memo Proposes Cutting State Department Funding by Nearly Half

The Trump administration could cut nearly 50 percent of the State Department’s funding next fiscal year, according to an internal memo laying out a downsizing plan being given serious consideration by department leaders, said two U.S. officials. The plan was…