In a battle for influence, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have both sent money and weapons to Somalia. A secret recording suggests that militants may be working with the Qataris.
Tag: International Relations
British-Iranian Woman Is Moved From Tehran Jail to Psychiatric Hospital
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been detained since 2016, was transferred this week. Her family said they were concerned as she had been out of contact for days.
China Arrests Another Canadian, Adding to Diplomatic Tensions
The person was detained last week, Ottawa said, around the same time as 16 foreign students and teachers were held on drug charges elsewhere in China.
A Power Plant Fiasco Highlights China’s Growing Clout in Central Asia
Beijing is using its financial might to expand its influence, eroding centuries of Russian dominance in a vast, resource-rich region.
G20 Live Updates: U.S. and China Agree to Restart Trade Talks
President Trump invited the North Korean leader to meet him at the DMZ on Sunday and lavished praise on Saudi Arabia’s crown prince even after the murder of a Saudi dissident.
Putin Makes a Splash at the G20 Summit
In an interview with the Financial Times newspaper, the Russian president declared that the “liberal idea” was “obsolete.”
Putin Makes a Splash at the G20 Summit
In an interview with the Financial Times newspaper, the Russian president declared that the “liberal idea” was “obsolete.”
Netanyahu Presses Superpowers to Remove Iranian Forces from Syria
At a meeting of American, Israeli and Russian national security advisers, the competing regional interests were evident.
Council of Europe Restores Russia’s Voting Rights
Ukraine and other former Soviet states opposed ending the suspension, which began with the annexation of Crimea. Russia had threatened to quit the group if it were not reinstated.
Pompeo, a Steadfast Hawk, Coaxes a Hesitant Trump on Iran
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expanded his power during a vacuum in the Pentagon, but his hard-line policies on Iran are running into Trump’s isolationist instincts.