Blinken Urges Gaza Cease-Fire and Condemns Israel’s Potential Rafah Offensive
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. shuttle diplomacy efforts in the Middle East, a U.N. resolution on artificial intelligence, and Portugal’s new prime minister. Welcome back…
North Korea Conducts Test of Hypersonic Missile Capable of Reaching U.S. Targets
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a North Korean missile test, surprise resignations in Vietnam and Ireland, and Israel’s plans for a military operation in Rafah. Welcome…
Escalating Tensions on the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border
Welcome to the latest edition of Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. This week, we cover Pakistan’s cross-border strikes in Afghanistan following an attack on a military post, India’s announcement of…
China Calls for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. Generative AI in China recently started a regulatory campaign. A homicide in Handan sparked public anger. Additionally, a Chinese-born professor has gone missing on…
Is the Opposition Strong Enough to Oust Macky Sall?
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. This week’s highlights include Niger ending U.S. military ties, Binance executives detained in Nigeria, and Burundi withdrawing from the NBA’s Africa League. If you’d…
Gaza on Verge of Famine, IPC Report Alerts
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at “catastrophic” food shortages in Gaza, new civil liberty infringements in Hong Kong, and Japan increasing its interest rates. Welcome back to…
Putin Secures Overwhelming Victory in Controversial Election
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Russia’s widely criticized presidential election, Israeli troops raiding a major Gaza hospital, and South Korea hosting the Summit for Democracy. Welcome…
Is the Aura of the British Monarchy Fading Away?
“The 19th-century constitutional writer Walter Bagehot wrote that the monarchy’s power lay in its mystery and warned that letting ‘daylight in on the magic’ would be disastrous,” Owen Matthews wrote…
Biden Imposes Sanctions on Israeli West Bank Settlers for Attacking Palestinians
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the growing divide between the United States and Israel over the Gaza war, a deadly Russian missile strike in Ukraine, and…
Defense and Diplomacy Receive Modest Increases in Funding
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s SitRep. If you missed the Oscars, you also missed a commercial promoting AUKUS. Here’s what’s on tap for today: Biden’s $7.3 trillion budget plan reflects…