Diplomatic power took generations to build. The damage being done now could take generations to repair.

Seventy strikes, 234 dead, billions spent—and a drug war that is neither working nor following the law.

What patterns are quietly keeping you up at night right now?

A top Iranian official has been blocked from addressing the International Atomic Energy Agency’s general conference in Vienna after pressure from the US.

This is not the first time the US ambassador has made controversial personal attacks against Belgian politicians.

AMERICAN spies grabbed a paedophile working for the US Embassy in London and flew him back to the States — without informing ­British police. The cloak-and-dagger operation was sparked by officials…

Opponents derailed the agreement with a clandestine effort to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, regime insiders say. Iran’s president was furious when he found out.

What “Lake America” says about maps, diplomacy, and the politics of insult.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Aug. 25 that U.S. sanctions against International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane were incompatible with Japan’s support for the rule of law.

Trump and Bessent tried to betray Ukraine. Now they don’t have any cards.

Using short-range nuclear weapons in a regional war with Russia or China could spark an all out nuclear conflict.

A shortage of Navy destroyers, used to defend against Iranian ballistic missile attacks, will force the head of U.S. European Command to prioritize the U.S. homeland instead, officials said.

Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.”

US diplomats walk out of UN meeting during France's speech amid tensions over human rights chief's reappointment.

The Trump administration plans to submit a Saudi nuclear pact to Congress within days, despite concerns over missing safeguards, Reuters reported.

Pete Hegseth’s testosterone initiative exposes a Pentagon more interested in performing strength than building it.

That’s almost too on the nose.

An Iranian official says they privately warned Vance about how Trump’s son-in-law and his special envoy to the Middle East were destroying peace talks.

Fervor whipped up during the conflict is making it hard to compromise and easy for hard-liners to stymie progress.

The secretary of state plans to convene foreign ministers in Washington next week. The event has unsettled some U.S. and European officials.

A host is supposed to harvest the world’s goodwill, not burn it.

Living in Washington, D.C., one could be inclined to let Donald Trump spoil the official 250th anniversary of the United States celebrations and 4th of July holidays, as he spoils much of what he seiz...

Assessing some counterintuitive takes on Operation Epic Fury.

Wealthy nations with the highest rate of immigration over the past 35 years reaped a large economic benefit and many could still absorb more ​workers, according to research to be presented at a top Eu...

After 26 years in US diplomacy, Mark Fitzpatrick argues that the real victor of the Iran war was determined not by battlefield tactics, but by the hard realities of diplomacy.

Have you ever wanted to help kill millions of poor people, incite anti-immigrant violence, and destroy America’s image around the world?

The opera filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the Kennedy Center illegally took years' worth of donor gifts, bequests and endowment funds. The two parties cut ties in January.

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Besides higher fertilizer and fuel prices, the president also talked at length about D.C.’s fountains and the Reflecting Pool.

Trump’s mad rhetoric and impulsive outbursts put every American and millions of foreign citizens in real danger.