Foreign Policy

As Trump Scraps With Meloni, His Envoy to Italy Is at Sea

Tilman J. Fertitta, the U.S. ambassador to Rome, is summering on his superyacht as President Trump squabbles with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy.

July 18, 2026

US targets ICC in new offensive

July 15, 2026

America is mighty—but becoming less dominant

July 02, 2026

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May 20, 2026

U.S. indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro, escalating Trump pressure campaign

Charges tied to Castro's involvement in 1996 shootdown of exile-operated planes

May 20, 2026

Cuba’s former President Raul Castro attends a May Day parade in Havana on May 1. (Norlys Perez/Reuters)

May 03, 2026

Trump faces a painful political reality, from Iran stalemate to legal setback

Six months ahead of the US midterm elections, the political momentum has turned sharply against President Donald Trump.

May 03, 2026

Donald Trump, as he prepares to deliver a speech at the White House, after an attempted attack during a press gala, in Washington, on April 25, 2026. TOM BRENNER/AP

April 29, 2026

Le roi Charles se recueille au mémorial du 11-Septembre à New York

New York (AFP) – Charles III a participé mercredi à une cérémonie au mémorial du 11-Septembre à New York, où il doit aussi célébrer les liens culturels et économiques entre le Royaume-Uni et les Etats-Unis à un moment de tensions entre ces alliés historiques.

April 29, 2026

Le roi Charles III et la reine Camilla déposent des fleurs lors de leur visite au mémorial du 11-Septembre aux côtés de l'ancien maire de New York Michael Bloomberg, le 29 avril 2026 © TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP

April 29, 2026

Five takeaways from the King's historic address to Congress

There were some lines in the speech that may have buoyed Democrats – and raised eyebrows in the White House.

April 29, 2026

April 29, 2026

King Charles III urges US not to turn inward in speech to Congress in Washington

While maintaining a consensual tone, the British monarch said an 'unyielding resolve' was 'needed' to defend Ukraine, and reminded his audience of the importance of the rule of law and environmental protection.

April 29, 2026

April 28, 2026

UK and US always find ways to come together, King to tell Congress

April 28, 2026

Charles’s speech will be only the second time a British monarch has addressed a joint meeting of Congress. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AFP/Getty Images

April 05, 2026

Amid political tensions, King Charles will be in a 'delicate diplomatic situation' during U.S. state visit

April 05, 2026

Trump, left, and King Charles, right, speak during the state banquet at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, on Sept. 17. (Yui Mok/Reuters)

March 11, 2026

Bowen: Trump has called for an Iran uprising but the lessons from Iraq in 1991 loom large

The US president might learn that starting wars is much easier than ending them, writes the BBC's international editor.

March 11, 2026

February 23, 2026

Global Trade Confusion Returns as Trump Overhauls Tariff Toolkit

The Supreme Court’s nixing of Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs is throwing fresh confusion over the raft of trade deals negotiated by global partners.

February 23, 2026

February 22, 2026

US Tells Partners to Honor Tariff Deals as Trump Recalibrates

February 22, 2026

President Donald Trump and Howard Lutnick, US commerce secretary, right, during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 20. Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg

February 21, 2026

Trump says he will increase his new global tariffs to 15%

February 21, 2026

February 16, 2026

Trump blasts Newsom’s UK pact, warns foreign leaders as 2028 buzz builds

February 16, 2026

President Donald Trump’s remarks came after California Gov. Gavin Newsom stepped onto the global stage at the Munich Security Conference. (Liesa Johannssen/Reuters)

January 16, 2026

Giving Trump the Nobel peace prize medal is ‘absurd’, say Norwegian politicians

US president criticised for accepting medal awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado

January 16, 2026

María Corina Machado presented Donald Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal on Thursday, but the Nobel’s organisers said the prize ‘cannot be revoked, shared or transferred’. Photograph: Daniel Torok/The White House/Reuters

January 05, 2026

US intervention in Venezuela marks new blow to dying international order

Venezuela's allies condemned an 'illegal act of aggression' while countries aligned with the US urged restraint but sought to avoid directly criticizing Donald Trump.

January 05, 2026