Tempered expectations. Russia and Ukraine are expected to hold their first direct talks since March 2022 in Istanbul on Thursday. Early Thursday, the ...

China is shifting from an export- and investment-driven economy to one based on domestic consumption. The reason is ...

Clashes broke out last week between Pakistan and India after a militant group – purportedly backed by Pakistan – attacked an ...

Support for Syria. U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, a day after Trump announced he ...

The World Trade Organization has released a report titled World Trade Outlook and Statistics, highlighting two negative ...

Preparing for negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump said at a press conference that he might fly to Istanbul on May 15 for the potential ...

In the early morning of May 11, when most Russians were fast asleep, President Vladimir Putin issued a long statement on a ...

Europe has become a lightning rod in the United States lately, particularly with regard to the U.S.’ desire to stop ...

Deal done. The U.S. and the U.K. signed a trade deal on Thursday. According to a White House statement, the agreement will ...

The US-Ukraine minerals deal is done but a Russia-Ukraine peace deal is seemingly out of reach. Now the US is looking to ...

Compromise. The United States and China agreed to slash duties on imports for an initial 90-day period following high-level talks in Geneva over the ...

Direct contact. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi asked the U.S. special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, to ...