Bjarke Smith-Meyer, Koen Verhelst    Twentieth round of sanctions finally enters force after Hungary and Slovakia drop their veto.

Nahal Toosi, Zack Colman, Paul McLeary    President Donald Trump’s erratic moves aren’t helping.

Nahal Toosi    The documents show the fallout for the US in Bahrain, Indonesia and Azerbaijan as it struggles to catch up with pro-Iran messaging.

Ben Munster, Jakob Weizman, Martina Sapio, Tommaso Lecca, Bjarke Smith-Meyer, Ben Makuch    Germany’s Friedrich Merz warns the economic fallout from the war in Iran is on track to rival that of the Covid pandemic or the Russian invasion of...

Daniella Cheslow    With the chief Gaza negotiators handling Iran and Ukraine, Gaza appears to be falling off the radar.

Tommaso Lecca    European carriers are also wary that a crucial air passage over Azerbaijan could be closed.

Ben Munster, Elena Giordano, Martina Sapio    The EU already had energy problems. The chaos in the Gulf just made them a whole lot worse.

Esther Webber, Sascha O'Sullivan    The British leader’s allies believe his clout on the world stage can shore him up but his own side will take some convincing.

Josep Borrell Fontelles    In a world of contested truths and ever greater power plays, democracy needs both witnesses and champions. The EU, I hope, will continue to be among...

Eva Hartog    President Putin has proved a useless ally to deposed Venezuelan leader Maduro, but the humiliation runs deeper: The U.S, president’s real global...

Sara Schonhardt    World leaders have vowed to fight rising temperatures for years. Many of those pledges fade when the summits end.

Kathryn Carlson    Ukrainian president heads to France and Spain in coming days to discuss energy and defense agreements.

Zia Weise, Sara Schonhardt    Saturday’s march through the streets of Belém, Brazil, was a contrast to the muzzling of dissent at past years’ U.N. summits.

Karl Mathiesen, Zia Weise    Australia and Turkey both want to host the COP31, and if neither back down the talks will be held in Germany.

Sebastian Starcevic    U.S. president’s cartographical confusion prompts joke at Copenhagen summit.

Charlie Cooper    The prime minister is reportedly not planning to attend the COP30 leaders’ summit in Brazil in November.

Felicia Schwartz, Eli Stokols    The president will likely tout his peacemaking efforts, but much of the world sees him as a disruptor.

Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff    Historically voicing support for Palestine, much like Europe, the Gulf’s rhetoric needs to translate into decisive action.

Ivo Daalder    The U.S. president’s desire to be peacemaker-in-chief is based on a profound fallacy: that peace merely entails an end to fighting.

Jake Traylor    Trump, who has labeled himself the president of peace, believes he can make deals that have eluded his predecessors, showing simultaneously his...

Victor Goury-Laffont    Pro-independence group moves to scuttle a deal that Paris hoped would cool tensions in the Pacific Ocean island chain.

Aaron Pellish    The president confirmed he will meet with Putin, as the White House pushes for Russia-Ukraine peace.

Felicia Schwartz, Eric Bazail-Eimil    The two nations are expected to sign an agreement at the White House on Friday.

Victor Jack    Ankara said it won’t comply with a new EU bill to fully quit Moscow’s fuel, potentially creating a loophole for Russian gas to keep entering the bloc.

Veronika Melkozerova    Russian investigators have admitted two people died while being arrested in a decades-old criminal case; local media say other detainees were...

Zia Weise    Countries jostle to fill the vacuum left by Washington at midyear negotiations.

Graham Lanktree, Caroline Hug    The nomination of a new president has reignited long-running concerns about Beijing’s influence over the bank’s governance.

Mark McInnes    Dulled by energy deals and geopolitical caution, Europe’s response to Azerbaijan’s aggression has been tepid for too long.

Tommaso Lecca    Brussels is also worried about the risks to air safety posed by fake and uncertified parts installed in Russian planes.

Victor Jack    The proposal would allow Bratislava to rake in lost gas transit fees but experts are doubtful it would work without subsidies.

Dato Parulava    An agreement is ready to be signed, but Azerbaijan has a few last requirements.