Politics

Costa Rica closed its embassy in Havana on Wednesday and instructed Cuba’s communist government to withdraw its diplomats from San José.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visits the White House on Thursday for meetings that provide U.S. President Donald Trump an opportunity to rely on a key security partner for backing in his conflict with Iran, potentially straining a decades-old alliance.

President Donald Trump has accused NATO members of making a "foolish mistake" by refusing to assist the US in securing the Strait of Hormuz during the war with Iran.

Donald Trump unleashed additional criticisms toward Keir Starmer today as he continued to voice his anger at European leaders for their refusal to assist with the Iran war.

Trump has threatened to sever trade with Spain over access to its air bases in the Iran conflict, but how significant is the trade between the two countries?

Donald Trump vowed to "take" Cuba on Monday as a US oil embargo left the island without power, deepened shortages, and fueled growing anti-government protests.

President Donald Trump told NBC News that he is not ready to make a deal with Iran and suggested he might continue bombing Kharg Island—a critical island for Iran’s oil exports—“just for fun.”

A significant U.S. arms package for Taiwan, which includes advanced interceptor missiles, is prepared for President Donald Trump’s approval and could be signed following his trip to China this month, according to sources familiar with the discussions.

A high-ranking Iranian official has warned that the government is prepared for an extended war with the US and suggested that it is willing to continue striking Gulf countries to persuade President Donald Trump to de-escalate the conflict.

The Trump administration is arranging an economic agreement with Cuba that could be announced shortly, according to two sources familiar with the administration’s plans.

Donald Trump is set to welcome leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean at his golf club on Saturday for the "Shield of the Americas Summit"—an event designed to gather allies in support of U.S. national security interests and to oppose China’s increasing influence in the area.

During a Persian-language television interview, former Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki commended the issuance of a fatwa calling for the killing of U.S. President Donald Trump, while his daughter resides in New York City with her husband.

For the past year, most European leaders have gone to great lengths not to offend President Trump. The Iran conflict has quickly ended that honeymoon—for at least two leaders.

The Trump administration is discreetly preparing a legal case against Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodriguez, including drafting a criminal indictment, one of several tools being employed to enhance its leverage with Caracas, according to four individuals familiar with the situation.

"Tariffs have made our country very wealthy," Trump said in response to a question about how he would resolve the conflict between the US and the EU on trade.

The far-right opposition party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has raised security concerns in Berlin after formally requesting information about vulnerabilities in NATO defenses — insights that could be valuable to the Kremlin.

Tehran has rejected the US president’s statements during the State of the Union address regarding its missile and nuclear programs, as the Geneva talks are set to resume under military pressure.

The United States is deliberately delaying the sale of international assets owned by the Russian oil giant Lukoil in order to use the proceeds as leverage in peace negotiations with Moscow over Ukraine.

America’s ambassadors in Europe are focusing their charm offensive on one individual: President Donald Trump.

Elected leaders from Israel to Iowa have visited Donald Trump’s various properties 145 times since his inauguration last year, according to a new report by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a political watchdog group.

On Monday, France’s top diplomat requested that U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner no longer be granted direct access to members of the French government after he missed a meeting intended to discuss comments made by the Trump administration regarding the beating death of a far-right activist.

On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced that he had dispatched a "hospital boat" to Greenland to assist the "many people who are sick." The significance of this statement was not immediately clear, and it followed weeks during which he had insisted on complete ownership of the sovereign island nation.

The United Kingdom has prevented the United States from using RAF bases to initiate a strike on Iran, causing anger from President Donald Trump.