A problem with lengthy sanctions regimes is that as trade diminishes, they tend to become less effective. As economist Albert Hirschman argued in his seminal work on trade and power, trade is both a ...

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Pope Leo XIV met with a top Russian Orthodox cleric, the first such visit from Moscow since the papal election, and one that ...

Pope Leo XIV met with a top Russian Orthodox cleric, the first such visit from Moscow since the papal election, and one that comes amid strained relations with Rome due to Russia’s ongoing war in ...

Mr. Putin appears to be caught in the same dilemma, between seizing as much as possible and legitimizing at least part of ...

US President Donald Trump has said he will slash the 50-day deadline he gave for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to reach a ceasefire ...

Midterm buzz heats up{beacon}PRESIDENT TRUMP on Monday broke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the hunger crisis in Gaza, adding to a steady drumbeat of international ...

This morning, before a meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland, Trump was asked by reporters whether he ...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a catalyst for cooperation among Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea—what the authors call ...

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called Monday for and end to the war in Gaza and the implementation of a two-state ...

Dante Basco, Michaela Jill Murphy and Zach Tyler Eisen, better known as Zuko, Toph and Aang to "Avatar: The Last Airbender" ...