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Talking Europe

Trump administration sidelines, threatens Europe in Iran war: EU flounders in new world order

Europe
Access Asia

Pakistan the peacemaker? Islamabad steps up as US-Iran mediator

Asia / Pacific

US proposes 15-point plan as Iran opens Strait of Hormuz to 'non-hostile' oil vessels

Middle East

EU 'greatly concerned' by reports Hungary leaked negotiation details to Russia

Europe

Despite decapitation, Iran’s regime endures: Does Hormuz blockade give Tehran the upper hand?

Middle East

Soler i Lecha: Foreign policy of Pedro Sánchez 'widely supported by the Spanish population'

Spain

'Shield for Europe: We protect not only Ukraine, but the whole of Europe', says Dr Iryna Mudra

Europe

Russia summons UK, French envoys over Ukraine Storm Shadow missile strike

Europe

Loud explosion rocks US embassy in Oslo, police search for perpetrators

Europe

Iran's Azeris fear ethnic strife, sucking Turkey and Azerbaijan into the war

Analysis
Middle East

US, Mexico to hold talks ahead of USMCA trade pact review as Trump tariffs loom

Americas

Trump urges Iranian diplomats around the world to request asylum

Middle East

US-Israeli strikes on Iran put China’s energy security at risk

Interview
Middle East
Access Asia

Ignoring the optics: Modi stands firmly by Netanyahu in Israel

Asia / Pacific

Amateur hour: Trump ambassadors raise tensions across Europe

Europe

Iceland to hold EU referendum 'in the coming months', PM says

Europe

Paris says US envoy pledges not to 'interfere' in France affairs

France

From prison to Paris: Ambassador Charles Kushner at the centre of a Franco-American rift

Profile
Americas
Spotlight

US ambassador Kushner calls French FM Barrot after spat

France

US Ambassador Kushner pledges not to 'interfere' in French affairs, diplomatic source says

Europe

France curtails US Ambassador Kushner's government access after he fails to obey summons

France

France to summon US ambassador over comments on slain far-right activist, foreign minister says

France
The Debate

Fighting for Trump's attention? Russia, Ukraine in rival bids to sway US mediators

Europe

Former Palestinian delegate to France Leïla Shahid dies age 76

Middle East

First day of Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Geneva ends with no breakthroughs

Europe

Balancing act: How Modi’s strategic diplomacy boosts India’s influence

Asia / Pacific

Iran's Revolutionary Guards begin military drills in Strait of Hormuz

Middle East

Iranian foreign minister heads to Geneva for renewed talks with US

Asia / Pacific

Trump believes US is creating conditions for ‘good deal’ with Iran, Netanyahu says

Middle East

French diplomat Fabrice Aidan linked to Epstein faces legal scrutiny

France

Trump ‘insisted’ that US talks with Iran will continue as Netanyahu pushes for their expansion

Americas

Iran will not give in to ‘excessive’ US demands in resumed talks, president says

Asia / Pacific

Sebastien Lai: Father's release must precede normalisation with UK, all nations 'who love freedom'

Asia / Pacific

Vance becomes first sitting US VP to visit Armenia in push to advance Azerbaijan peace deal

Asia / Pacific

France and Canada open consulates in Greenland after US threats

Europe

Trump pushes for peace in Ukraine ‘by June’, Zelensky says

Europe

Saudi Arabia to invest billions of dollars in Syria, including joint airline and telecom project

Middle East

Cuba willing to talk with US but 'without pressure or preconditions'

Americas

Ukraine-Russia peace talks: 'No progress' on territory nor future security guarantees

Europe

Missiles, uranium, stockpiles: Thorny issues on the Iran talks table

Asia / Pacific

Roughly 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed since start of war, Zelensky says

As it happened
Europe

Iran demands Oman venue for US talks amid rising regional tensions

Asia / Pacific

Colombia’s Petro signals ‘positive’ meeting with Trump after months of feuding

Americas

Russia engaging in 'brinkmanship' ahead of peace talks, 'resumed bombing Ukraine's energy systems'

Europe

Trump still seeks to control Greenland, PM warns

Europe

US envoy Witkoff holds ‘constructive’ Ukraine talks with Russia

Americas

Jewish family brings France to trial over Baghdad embassy

Middle East

US embassy angers Danish veterans by removing flags

Europe
A propos

Japanese have 'greater awareness of security issues and a greater concern over actions by China'

Asia / Pacific

Japanese have 'greater awareness of security issues and a greater concern over actions by China'

Asia / Pacific

European leaders gather at North Sea energy summit as Greenland tensions loom

Europe
Entre Nous

Trump and Macron: A bromance break-up?

France

Danish official cites 'fundamental disagreement' with US over Greenland after White House meeting

Americas
Talking Europe

Home alone in a hostile world: Is 2026 the year Europe will fend for itself?

Europe

REPLAY: French President Macron addresses diplomatic corps

France

France's Macron slams 'temptation to divide up world' among 'great powers'

France

Venezuela to hold talks with US, opposition’s Gonzalez Urrutia calls for 2024 vote recognition

Americas
The Debate

Might is right? Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' tests world order

Americas

Is U.S. military operation in Venezuela a 'return to 19th century gunboat diplomacy'?

Americas

Kim hails North Korea's 'invincible alliance' with Russia in New Year's letter

Asia / Pacific

Charming Trump: The ‘flattery diplomacy’ displays of 2025

At a glance
Americas

Trump hails ‘terrific’ meeting with Zelensky on peace talks at Mar-a-Lago

As it happened
Europe

Sudan PM presents peace plan at UN, calling for a ceasefire

Africa

Cambodia says Thailand launched air strikes after ASEAN meeting on border clashes

Asia / Pacific

EU leaders stand by Denmark after Trump appoints special US envoy to Greenland

Europe

US envoy Witkoff calls Ukraine talks in Miami 'productive'

Americas

France demands ‘robust security guarantees’ for Ukraine before territory talks

As it happened
Europe

Ukraine ceasefire conceivable for first time since war started, Merz says

As it happened
Europe

'They have no border': Ukraine's integration into EU by 2027 deemed unlikely by diplomats

Europe

Germany summons Russian ambassador over cyberattacks on air traffic control, general election

Europe

Zelensky says US is still pushing territorial concessions from Ukraine as part of peace plan

Europe

'China potentially setting the stage to use military force' against Japan, analyst says

Asia / Pacific