Foreign Affairs

Supporters of jailed former Pakistani PM Imran Khan began a march from the northwest after talks with the government failed. The rally aims to pressure authorities to release Khan.

A Russian strike hit the Pivnichnyi Bridge in Kyiv, injuring two and worsening traffic chaos. Mayor Klitschko says Moscow is tearing the capital apart as strikes on infrastructure intensify.

Pope Leo XIV wrapped up a landmark four-day visit to France on Monday in the historic city of Metz, invoking the legacy of Robert Schuman to call Europe back to its founding values. The pontiff warned that wars today are driven by a hunger for dominance that the continent must actively resist.

At least twelve women have been murdered in South Africa’s Eastern Cape since July, sparking national outrage and fresh demands for urgent government action. President Cyril Ramaphosa has called the killings a “stain on our national conscience.”

From accelerating demolitions in the West Bank to funding crises in Sudan and Haiti, global emergencies are stacking up faster than international responses. A new AI hub aims to ensure women aren’t left behind in the digital transition.

As Xi Jinping appears to tighten his grip on Trump’s trade instincts, European leaders face a strategic reality they’ve long dreaded: being left out of the room when the big deals get made. With a U.S.-China tariff truce already reshaping global trade dynamics, Brussels is scrambling to figure out its next move.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is expected to visit Damascus in a significant push to normalise relations with Syria’s new administration. The trip marks the highest-level European diplomatic engagement with the country since Assad’s fall in December 2024.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for a sweeping new Eurasian security architecture at the UN General Assembly, vowing Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine would be carried through to the end. The speech, dismissed by Western delegations, was clearly aimed at the Global South.

Iran’s foreign minister has handed Washington a seven-day roadmap to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, contingent on a US naval blockade withdrawal and binding ceasefire guarantees. The proposal is the most detailed off-ramp either side has floated since the conflict began.

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Foreign Minister has reaffirmed EU membership as the country’s top strategic goal, even as accession talks remain effectively frozen. With 14 reform priorities still pending, the path forward is anything but straightforward.