Iran's FM Araghchi blamed Washington for the collapse of Pakistan talks, while Trump said Tehran can call if it wants a deal. Pakistani officials say remote negotiations continue, but no in-person meeting is planned anytime soon
As Britain faces tensions with Washington over Iran and the lingering Epstein scandal, King Charles visits the US to mark American independence's 250th anniversary, a symbolic but carefully limited diplomatic gesture, experts say
With the ‘special relationship’ on the rocks, U.K. ties with President Trump now rest on a charm offensive by King George III’s great-great-great-great-great-grandson
The president called it the ‘hottest ticket in town’. Then a gunman charged a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
An internal U.S. memo outlines potential steps to pressure allies, including suspending Spain from NATO roles, amid frustration over limited European support during the Iran conflict.
The White House paused plans to send Vice President JD Vance to Pakistan after Tehran held its negotiators back at the last minute
The president’s impulsive style has never before been tested during a sustained military conflict; ruminating on Jimmy Carter
“Delphic wisdom for Trump”
Of course, the rupture between the presidency and the papacy alone will not be the causal link to any defeat at the ballot box. However, no other president has, in modern history, disregarded and insulted the deeply held beliefs of 53 million of his compatriots
The U.S. president signalled a rare high-level contact between the two sides as Washington pushes for de-escalation after weeks of fighting, with ceasefire discussions gaining urgency amid continued Israeli operations
Donald Trump said he asked China’s Xi Jinping not to supply weapons to Iran, receiving assurances that Beijing was not doing so. The exchange comes amid rising tensions and U.S. threats of tariffs on countries aiding Tehran.
Pontiff is more popular than the president—and is a methodical political operator
So I don't know what this year's Easter will bring with it and what message we can take from the Resurrection. I can only wish the readers of To Vima health and personal happiness, moments of joy and enjoyment, and peace for themselves and their families.
The Continent is drawing up a contingency for greater European involvement as tensions rise over Iran war
Is there perhaps somewhere a sensible Colonel Drake and a Lucky Luke to calm the storms of the times?
The planet is being drawn into a spiral of dangers by a president who is unpredictable in his predictability, for whom the exercise of power constitutes a kind of pleasurable entertainment
Negotiating teams from the JD Vance and Iranian delegation led by Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf could return to Islamabad for further peace talks as early as this weekend, according to multiple sources.
Gulf energy exporters worry Iran could escalate and close the Bab al-Mandeb, the main exit route for bottlenecked Persian Gulf oil
Mediators are struggling to solidify a fragile agreement with a lot of moving parts
European NATO members, including the UK and France, say they will not take part in a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports ordered by Donald Trump, instead pushing for a multinational mission to restore navigation once hostilities end