President Trump may be turning relations with NATO and Russia inside out, but winter war games revealed that two militariesβ cooperation was unchanged.
The levies are expected to drive up costs for U.S. companies that rely on renewable energy technology from abroad and scramble supply chains worldwide.
In a first meeting, the United States and Iran show signs of pragmatism and limited aims, which would make success more likely. But hard-liners on both sides β and Israel β are bound to balk.
Steve Witkoff, left, President Trumpβs special envoy, in Washington last month, and Abbas Araghchi, Iranβs foreign minister, in Tehran in February. The two men led negotiations on Saturday.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said he sees a βpathwayβ to a deal that would allow the kingdom to develop a commercial nuclear power industry and potentially enrich uranium.
Chris Wright, the U.S. energy secretary, in Washington last month. After meetings with officials in Riyadh, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia have agreed to increase cooperation βto better develop energy resources,β he said.
The new Trump foreign policy team has brought a dizzying message to European allies on A.I., Ukraine and more. It has already left many angered and chagrined.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and European defense ministers had expressed concern that they might not be present for talks between President Trump and Russiaβs leader to end the war.
In his first trip abroad, the new U.S. defense secretary told Ukrainian and NATO officials that a durable peace could only come βwith a realistic assessment of the battlefield.β
President Trump says he wants to make a deal for minerals from Ukraine in exchange for aid. That followed a long effort by Ukrainian officials to appeal to Mr. Trumpβs transactional nature.
Xi Jinping seems to be in no rush to engage with President Trump, who has sent mixed signals about when a call might happen (or whether it already has).
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said the cease-fire would end if Hamas did not release captives held in Gaza. But he did not say how many hostages had to be freed.
The Kremlin freed Marc Fogel, a teacher held for more than three years on drug charges, in a deal negotiated by Steve Witkoff, President Trumpβs Middle East envoy.
King Abdullah II, a close U.S. ally dependent on aid from Washington, is confronting the presidentβs demands that he take in Palestinians from Gaza, a step the kingβs domestic politics will not allow.
Speaking in Paris at an artificial intelligence summit, the vice president gave an America First vision of the technology β with the U.S. dominating the chips, the software and the rules.