Friedrich Merz has delivered a stark reality check to the continent: the transatlantic relationship is fraying, and it is largely Europe’s responsibility to fix it. In a defining foreign policy speech, the German Chancellor outlined a roadmap to “repair and revive” ties with the United States, emphasizing that security is no longer a free lunch.

A peaceful demonstration outside the US State Department has highlighted the growing alarm over the safety of religious minorities in Bangladesh as national elections approach.

As tensions flare over new Israeli administrative measures in the West Bank, President Trump signals a preference for stability and regional peace over annexation.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Donald Trump in Washington this Wednesday. The high-stakes meeting comes as Israel demands that any US-Iran nuclear deal must also curb Tehran’s missile program and regional proxies.

As delegations gather in Washington for the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial, anxiety grips the resource-rich eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Locals fear the new US-backed mineral deals, intended to counter China’s dominance, will replicate historic patterns of exploitation rather than delivering the promised economic liberation.

A catastrophic winter storm is sweeping across the United States, leaving a trail of destruction from the South to the Northeast. Widespread power outages have plunged communities into darkness, while major transit hubs face total gridlock with thousands of flight cancellations.