US foreign policy

China, Japan and South Korea, amid regional rivalries, line up leaders’ summit

Xi Jinping to gather with Fumio Kishida and Yoon Suk Yeol ‘in near future’ against backdrop of tensions over US alliance and North Korea’s hostility

Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies

27, Nov, 2023 @4:37 AM

‘The people don’t want the Americans’: Gaza war fuels tensions in Iraq

Attacks on US troops in Iraq have led to US airstrikes, highlighting the risk of spillover from the situation in Gaza

Simona Foltyn in Baghdad

26, Nov, 2023 @12:02 PM

Taiwan poll shows dip in US trust amid growing concern over China

Survey two months before presidential election reveals more than 80% of people think threat from Beijing has worsened

Chi Hui Lin

23, Nov, 2023 @11:17 AM

There’s a big reason Biden is losing younger voters: Israel-Palestine | Moira Donegan

The US president’s hawkish support for Israel has alienated younger voters, progressives, and Arab and Muslim Americans

Moira Donegan

23, Nov, 2023 @11:09 AM

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 636

Moscow has not used ‘premier’ cruise missiles in two months, allowing it to stockpile weapons, UK believes

Sammy Gecsoyler and Yohannes Lowe

21, Nov, 2023 @1:33 PM

Democrats supporting Israel oppose Bernie Sanders’ plan for conditional aid

Senator’s urge for US to make Israel reconsider military strategy is met with fierce backlash, underscoring rift on left over war in Gaza

Lauren Gambino in Washington

21, Nov, 2023 @11:00 AM

Cardi B drops support for Biden over military aid to Ukraine and Israel

Rapper voices frustration over budget cuts to home town New York while Washington votes to increase funding for overseas wars

Edward Helmore

20, Nov, 2023 @3:34 PM

Biden’s China summit was a reminder: the US should talk to its rivals more often | Christopher S Chivvis

Biden deserves credit for pushing for the meeting despite an often heatedly anti-China political environment in the US

Christopher S Chivvis

20, Nov, 2023 @11:01 AM

Family still wait for return of migrant worker’s body after unexplained death on UK-US military base

Relatives allege American contractor on island of Diego Garcia failed to get proper medical help for 33-year-old Saddam Ali

Katie McQue and Mark Townsend

19, Nov, 2023 @11:00 AM

Arab forces will not go to Gaza, says Jordanian minister in rebuke of Israel

Ayman Safadi says credibility of international law at stake as he clashes with senior US official over terms for humanitarian pause

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

18, Nov, 2023 @11:46 AM

Democratic leadership says ceasefire protest ‘exceeded a peaceful demonstration’ and commends police amid activist criticism – as it happened

Democrats release statement on ceasefire protest – with zero mention of the words ‘ceasefire’ – after backlash from activists

Maya Yang

16, Nov, 2023 @8:58 PM

EU foreign affairs chief tells Israel not to be ‘consumed by rage’ in response to Hamas attacks

EU foreign affairs chief says ‘one horror does not justify another’ and calls for unconditional release of hostages