Foreign Affairs

Israel has successfully deployed a prototype laser weapon to intercept Hezbollah drones along its northern border.

A confidential International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report has concluded that, as of May 17, Iran has stockpiled 408.6 kg of uranium enriched to 60% purity, representing a 50% increase since February.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators joined post–Champions League celebrations in Paris on May 31, 2025, waving Palestinian, Algerian, Tunisian, and Moroccan flags.

The Trump administration has presented Iran with a new nuclear deal proposal, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Saturday. The plan, delivered by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, marks the first formal offer from the U.S. since negotiations restarted in early April.

Six months after President Joe Biden blocked U.S. Steel’s $14 billion sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel over national security concerns, the future of Pittsburgh’s iconic steel industry looked uncertain. Now, newly re-elected President Donald Trump has delivered a lifeline.

President Donald Trump is preparing to dramatically increase U.S. arms sales to Taiwan as part of a strategy to deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific. According to two U.S. officials, the sales under Trump’s second term could easily surpass the $18.3 billion approved during his first administration. This is a sharp reversal from the Biden years, when arms sales to Taiwan fell to $8.4 billion.

Russia has proposed holding a new round of peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on June 2, aiming to present a memorandum addressing the ongoing conflict.

The European Union has officially adopted a historic $170 billion defense program.

The U.S. Department of State has issued its highest risk travel advisory for Venezuela, designating it as Level 4: "Do Not Travel."

The Trump administration has escalated its financial offensive against Mexican drug cartels, leveraging new terrorist designations and Treasury powers to dismantle their funding networks.