Diplomacy, conflict, climate and global culture covered from on-the-ground correspondents across five continents.
President Donald Trump ordered ongoing joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea to be cut short following instructions given to Defense Secretary Pete … Read more
Ukrainian forces launched nearly 800 drones at Russia in a massive two-day salvo while Russian missile strikes killed 10 civilians in the Kharkiv region. The aerial … Read more
U.S. Treasury yields retreated from year-to-date highs on Tuesday, Aug. 18, as trading desks navigated light economic data, persistent geopolitical tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, … Read more
Canada invited 442 Provincial Nominee Program candidates to apply for permanent residence in an Express Entry round held on August 17, 2026. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking … Read more
Tensions in the Middle East surged as the United Arab Emirates reported two ballistic missiles fired from Iran toward its territory, prompting a suspension of trade … Read more
Following his sudden dismissal from Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, former minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for wartime presidential elections. In a video address, Fedorov argued that democracy … Read more
Extremely disrupted sleep or excessively long nightly sleep can reduce working life by up to nine months after the age of 50, according to a study … Read more
President Catherine Connolly has offered to meet Ann Travers, the sister of a woman murdered by the Provisional IRA in 1984, following public backlash over a … Read more
President Donald Trump announced a potential breakthrough in implementing the Gaza ceasefire agreement on Thursday, but Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday evening killed at least … Read more
United States Ambassador Mike Huckabee has publicly labeled recent attacks by West Bank settlers in the Palestinian village of Kusra as acts of terrorism, stating that … Read more
Six years after the August 18, 2020 military coup that ousted former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Mali remains locked in a profound political, security, and geopolitical … Read more
State-owned Saudi Aramco has quietly restarted oil loadings from terminals inside the Strait of Hormuz, ending a weeks-long freeze triggered by attacks on its tanker fleet … Read more