Germany says it won't aim for a NATO military spending target and crude oil is the world's worst performing commodity through Q1.
Angela Merkel makes life difficult for Theresa May, denying Britain the chance to pursue parallel trade talks during the Brexit process. And a war of words between John McCain and Kim Jong Un.
Theresa May has officially triggered a two-year countdown to Britain's exit from the E.U., and Donald Trump's unveils new energy and climate policies.
The U.S. and other nuclear states boycott negotiations of a treaty banning nuclear weapons. That was expected. Ambassador Haley's justification for nuclear weapons was not.
Anti-corruption protests break out in Russia, and the U.S. admits it may have killed more than a hundred civilians in a Mosul airstrike earlier this month.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin downplays the risks of US job losses as a result of artificial intelligence, saying such changes are 50-100 years down the line.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announces that the U.S. will pursue the creation of "zones of stability" in Iraq and Syria to help refugees return home.
President Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson mar the occasion of Persian New Year, but a travel ban affecting Iranians undercuts their conciliatory message.
New rules from the TSA dampen the competitive edge of Middle Eastern airlines by banning electronics larger than cell phones from the cabin.
Giving in to American political pressure, the U.N. forces the resignation of a top official responsible for publishing a sharply critical report that accused Israeli of creating an apartheid state for Palestinians.
Theresa May blocks Scotland from holding a second independence referendum before Brexit goes into effect, and UN experts say South Sudan is spending half of all revenues on weapons as the country's population starves.
The White House releases its proposed 2018, which outlines tough cuts to the State Department's foreign assistance programs. Two experts break down the likely implications of those cuts.
A new NATO report shows military spending across the alliance is up for the first time since 2011. Matt Brand of the Atlantic Council and Jeffrey Rathke of CSIS help put the figures in perspective.
Scotland pushes for a second independence referendum in late 2018 and European energy firms tout plans for an artificial island in the North Sea surrounded by 7,000 wind turbines.
Turkey and the Netherlands are locked in a diplomatic standoff. At root is a Turkish constitutional referendum that E.U. leaders feel will excessively concentrate power around President Erdogan.
Poland's government embarassed as former Foreign Minister elected to E.U. leadership role, and Elon Musk offers to be Australia's energy savior.
Ambassador Nikki Haley rejected China's suggestion that the U.S. and South Korea suspend joint military drills in exchange for North Korea stopping its nuclear program.
In the first State Department press briefing since inauguration spokesman Mark Toner was first to justify the President's so-called "travel ban" executive order.
Saudi Arabia is reportedly considering plans to buy 19 islands from the Maldives, giving the kingdom a new playground for real estate development (and a strategic trading base)
While the president promotes a $54 billion increase in Pentagon spending, the Coast Guard is targeted with 10% cuts.
Members of the European Parliament vote to urge E.U. leaders to impose visas on American travels amid a deterioration in visa reciprocity arrangements dating back to 2014.
Media reports from Iraq suggest the Islamic State is prepared to give up on its caliphate, partially.