Russia faces international criticism after attacking and detaining three Ukrainian boats near Crimea. Is this the start of a new Russian military escalation?
In resuming his feud with Pakistan, President Trump may complicate his own objectives in winding down the war in Afghanistan.
President Trump throws Saudi Arabia's crown prince a lifeline following the Khashoggi murder, pledging to remain a 'steadfast partner' of the kingdom.
Ahead of direct talks later this month, the U.S. and China used a summit in Papua New Guinea to promote their competing political and economic visions.
Bangladesh says it won't force Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar, where they were victims of ethnic cleaning last year. But is that really worth celebrating?
Theresa May is quickly running out of options, and time, to sell the British parliament on her Brexit plan. What's next?
The British cabinet signs off on a draft Brexit deal, even as its prospects of passing the House of Commons are anything but certain.
Did the New York Times get carried away in claiming evidence of North Korea's undeclared missile sites is evidence of a 'great deception'?
President Trump's new rule preventing the consideration of asylum claims from those crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally is already facing legal challenge.
What does China's new AI news anchor mean for the future of journalism – and foreign influence campaigns?
By global standards, the record number of women elected to Congress in the 2018 midterms still puts the U.S. near the back of the pack in terms of female representation in government.
Global issues like immigration and trade have infiltrated the midterm election discourse, repurposed by President Trump as domestic issues.
With years of experiences evading sanctions, Iran will find ways to keep selling its oil on the international market. But as revenues drop, the country will need more than gestures of support from its allies.
'Half of the American public is concerned about extremism spreading within Muslim communities in the United States,' according to a New America report.
For the 27th year running the U.S. was singled out by the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, condemned by 189 of the U.N.’s 193 nations for its continued embargo of Cuba.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said politicians must take responsibility when xenophobia takes root in their societies.
The WHO declares that air pollution is responsible for more than 600,000 child deaths each year and should be considered a global "public health crises."
Angela Merkel announces that she'll step down as German chancellor in 2021. Two biographers consider her legacy.
A new report finds that Myanmar's military demolished more than 390 villages and likely killed more than 10,000 Rohingya Muslims in 2017. What will the world do about it?
A top U.N. human rights expert suggests Saudi officials implicated in the death of Jamal Khashoggi are too senior to absolve the state of responsibility.
New U.S. data privacy laws loom on the horizon, and tech companies are hoping business-friendly federal rules supersede more restrictive state laws.
President Trump is ordering the U.S. to withdraw from a key 1987 arms control treaty with Russia. Experts worry about the arms race that could follow.
President Trump is misreading America's responsibilities toward Central American asylum seekers under U.S. and international law.
No joke: Experts think a papal visit to North Korea fits nicely into Pope Francis' vision for the Catholic Church.
Rights groups demand an independent U.N. investigation of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The ball is in Turkey's court.