World Feb 16 Rubio boosts Orbán's bid for another term during Budapest visit By Matthew Lee, Justin Spike, Associated Press
Politics Feb 15 Trump says Board of Peace members promise $5 billion for Gaza rebuild Israeli forces have carried out repeated airstrikes in Gaza and frequently fire on Palestinians despite a ceasefire deal. Trump did not detail which member nations were making the pledges for reconstruction. By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
World Feb 15 Iran's state media reports foreign minister will attend indirect talks with the U.S. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation left for the Swiss city of Geneva after the first round of indirect talks took place in Oman last week. By Associated Press
World Feb 15 U.S. forces board another sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean The Defense Department says U.S. forces boarded the Veronica III overnight. It is a Panamanian-flagged vessel under U.S. sanctions related to Iran, according to the website of the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control. By Associated Press
World Feb 14 Iran and U.S. to hold nuclear talks in Geneva, Swiss minister says The Trump administration has maintained that Iran can have no uranium enrichment under any deal. Tehran says it won’t agree to that. By Associated Press
Feb 14 Rubio tries to reassure skeptical European allies but pushes Trump's vision for reshaped alliance By Matthew Lee, Emma Burrows, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Rubio addressed the conference a year after Vice President JD Vance stunned the same audience with a harsh critique of European values. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 3:22 European leaders warn of urgent need for self-defense as U.S. reliability questioned By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn America’s historic allies came together at one of the world’s key diplomatic gatherings to try and chart a new future. The Munich Security Conference has long hosted frank debates, and this year, European leaders confronted a world in which some… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 6:18 World order in transition, but U.S. is still a key ally for Europe, Finnish president says By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn At the Munich Security Conference, Nick Schifrin spoke with Finnish President Alexander Stubb about the future of Europe's relationship with the United States. Continue watching
Feb 13 Trump says change in power in Iran would be 'best' after sending 2nd aircraft carrier to region By Konstantin Toropin, Aamer Madhani, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday that a change in power in Iran “would be the best thing that could happen” as the U.S. administration weighs whether to take military action against Tehran. Continue reading
Feb 13 Trump calls climate change threat to public health 'a scam' but scientific findings show otherwise By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The decision from the administration on Thursday reverses a 2009 finding that says warming endangers Americans' lives and health. Continue reading