German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to China next week for his first official visit since taking office, aiming to recalibrate ties with Berlin’s largest trading partner while navigating sharpening geopolitical rifts with Washington and Moscow. The trip, which begins with his departure......
The U.S. Supreme Court has invalidated most of President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, ruling that he exceeded his authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping duties on imports from dozens of trading partners. In a 6-3 decision in the consolidated cases......
FIFA has promised to spend $50 million on a new national soccer stadium in the Gaza Strip, unveiling the plan at the first meeting of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Washington as part of a broader reconstruction drive for the war‑devastated territory. The commitment comes as international......
As President Donald Trump considers ordering a second wave of strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure in less than a year, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is watching from a position of renewed strategic confidence. The large-scale U.S. military deployment to the Middle East, the biggest in more......
Norway has reaffirmed that it will not join U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, even as it prepares to host a key international donor meeting on Palestinian aid in the spring. Oslo’s position directly contradicts Trump’s recent claim that Norway had agreed to host an event......
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has warned that Washington could pull out of the International Energy Agency unless the body sharply scales back its work on climate change and returns its focus to traditional energy security. Speaking after a two‑day ministerial meeting in Paris, Wright said the United......
Foreign ministers gathered Wednesday at the United Nations for a Security Council ministerial session on the situation in Palestine, as international pressure mounts over recent Israeli measures expanding control in the occupied West Bank. The meeting, chaired by British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper......
Venezuela’s National Assembly is set to open its final debate on a sweeping amnesty bill that could mark a turning point in the country’s prolonged political crisis. The proposed legislation, described by officials as a “law for democratic coexistence,” is expected to pave the......
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, pressing for a tougher US stance that extends beyond Iran’s nuclear program to include its ballistic missile capabilities and regional activities. The visit comes days after Washington......
Poland said Wednesday it would not join the United States led Peace Council under current conditions, becoming the latest European country to reject the international initiative launched last month by President Donald Trump. “Given certain domestic doubts regarding the structure of the council,......
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call on Wednesday to discuss efforts to reduce tensions and reinforce stability in the Middle East, according to the Qatari Emiri Diwan. The conversation came as Washington and Tehran continue diplomatic engagement......
The United States and Iran have resumed nuclear negotiations for the first time since the 12 day conflict of June 2025, holding indirect discussions in Muscat, Oman, on February 6 with Omani officials acting as intermediaries. The meeting signals a potential diplomatic thaw after months of heightened......
The meeting recently held in Madrid under U.S. sponsorship, dedicated to the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2797 on the Moroccan Sahara, has reignited speculation about the future of the political process. To analyze the stakes of this diplomatic sequence, Walaw spoke with Mohamed Chiker,......