Category: 2. World

President Donald Trump has called for US defence spending to be increased to $1.5tn (£1.1tn) in 2027 for what he called “these very troubled and dangerous times”.

That would be more than 50% higher than this year’s $901bn budget, which was…

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s military held a mass funeral in the country’s capital on Wednesday as it began to bury dozens of soldiers slain during the United States’ weekend operation to capture former President Nicolás Maduro.

Men carried…

Protests have been ongoing in several parts of the city, according to reports, with the main gathering happening near the scene of Wednesday’s fatal shooting at East…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin delivered remarks in support of the bipartisan War Powers Resolution that would bar further U.S. military action in Venezuela without congressional…

Linda Thomas-Greenfield is the 2025 recipient of the AFSA Award for Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy

Hours before US helicopters landed at the compound of Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela said he had enjoyed a “pleasant evening” with Chinese diplomats. 

In a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special envoy for Latin America,…

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The United Arab Emirates has become the largest state investor in Africa. It’s spending billions of dollars across the continent; building ports, power plants and renewable energy projects.

We look at why Emirati…

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct:

Section 1.  Purpose.  (a)  On February 4,…