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Africa
Egypt
Al-Sisi urges Trump to end Middle East conflict, warns of global economic fallout - Dailynewsegypt
March 30, 2026 04:22 PM EDT
Daily News Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump is uniquely positioned to help bring an end to the ongoing war in the Middle East, urging decisive intervention to halt the conflict and limit its far-reaching consequences. Speaking at the opening of Egypt Energy Show (EGYPES 2026) in Cairo, Al-Sisi warned
Asia
Arab states
TRT World - US-Israeli war on Iran may cost Arab economies up to $194 billion: UN study
March 31, 2026 10:07 AM EDT
TRT World.
A UNDP assessment warns that the Middle East conflict could trigger widespread economic and social impacts across Arab states.
Asia
Cambodia
After border clashes with Thailand, Cambodia's economic time bomb ticks louder
March 27, 2026 05:00 PM EDT
The Straits Times
The economic realities have raised questions over the performance of Cambodia’s leadership. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Asia
China
US-China Relations in the Trump 2.0 Era: A Timeline - China Briefing
March 26, 2026 09:00 PM EDT
China Briefing.
Timeline tracking key developments affecting US-China relations under the Trump 2.0 administration, including trade and business engagement.
Asia
China
Trump, Xi to meet in Beijing in May after delay due to Iran war - www.lokmattimes.com
March 26, 2026 02:26 AM EDT
Lokmat Media Pvt. Ltd
Trump, Xi to meet in Beijing in May after delay due to Iran war - Washington, March 26 US President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing on May 14–15 for a meeting with ... Get Latest News on International only on lokmattimes.com
Asia
China
Trump to visit Xi in China mid-May, after Iran delay
March 25, 2026 03:15 PM EDT
Daily Sabah.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in May after postponing the summit due to the war with Iran....
Asia
India
Trade deal with India not far-off, but there are still gaps: U.S. official
March 26, 2026 06:38 PM EDT
The Hindu.
U.S. and India are close to finalizing a trade deal, but key gaps remain, especially on agricultural tariffs and pulses.
Asia
Indonesia
Indonesia's president reaches a trade deal with US while in Washington for Trump's Board of Peace
February 19, 2026 05:59 PM EST
Dayton Daily News.
The White House has announced a trade agreement with Indonesia
Asia
Iran
'Coming To An End': Trump Signals Iran War Nears End, But No Timeline For Withdrawal
March 31, 2026 07:34 PM EDT
Republic World.
Donald Trump is willing to end the Iran war without reopening the Strait of Hormuz, focusing on weakening Iran's navy and missile capabilities, and shifting responsibility to allies if diplomatic efforts fail.
Asia
Iran
US eases Belarus sanctions as Trump says he'll help US farmers impacted by Iran war | KMBZ
March 26, 2026 12:19 PM EDT
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Asia
Iran
Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast
March 25, 2026 12:28 AM EDT
WKMG News 6.
Iran dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries.
Asia
Malaysia
Overturning Trump with new ART of the deal
March 24, 2026 07:00 PM EDT
Free Malaysia Today
Malaysia's resistance to the US trade deal may carry a price, but the risks are limited while the US is distracted by yet another conflict.
Asia
Middle East
Middle East Conflict: Rhetoric, Actions Flout Laws of War
March 26, 2026 12:00 AM EDT
Human Rights Watch
The geographic spread, speed of escalation, and open disregard for international norms by all parties one month into the Middle East conflict are a critical stress test for the international legal order created to protect civilians during armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today.
Asia
North Korea
North Korea, Belarus sign 'friendship and cooperation' treaty - World News
March 26, 2026 06:13 AM EDT
Hürriyet Daily News
North Korea and Belarus's strongmen leaders signed a "friendship and cooperation" treaty on Thursday, state media reported, after Kim Jong Un "warmly" welcomed President Alexander Lukashenko to Pyongyang for a maiden visit.
Australia
Australia
Hastie warns Australians may be losing faith in US alliance
March 28, 2026 07:11 PM EDT
Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Coalition frontbencher Andrew Hastie has warned the credibility of the United States is being damaged and says Australians may be losing faith in the alliance.
Europe
Belarus
US eases Belarus sanctions as Trump says he'll help US farmers impacted by Iran war
March 26, 2026 12:19 PM EDT
Newsday LLC
The Trump administration says it's eased restrictions on a group of Belarus-linked financial and potash companies.
Europe
European Union
EU parliament backs Trump tariff deal -- with conditions
March 26, 2026 09:49 AM EDT
KTEN
European Union lawmakers on Thursday gave a green light -- with conditions -- to the bloc's tariff deal with US President Donald Trump, which Europe wants to salvage while it
Europe
European countries
Talking Europe - Trump administration sidelines, threatens Europe in Iran war: EU flounders in new world order
March 27, 2026 12:08 PM EDT
France 24
After Greenland and trade tariffs, US President Donald Trump is threatening European countries once again. If they fail to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, "it will be very bad for the future of NATO",…
Europe
France
Trump lashes out at France in dispute over use of its airspace
March 31, 2026 02:37 PM EDT
Yahoo! Inc.
US President Donald Trump has attacked France in a dispute over the use of its airspace for the Iran war, saying France refused overflight rights to aircraft carrying military goods bound for Israel. ...
Europe
France
Rubio pushes postwar plan for Strait of Hormuz after meeting G7 allies skeptical about Iran strategy
March 27, 2026 12:05 AM EDT
KSAT 12 News.
Deep divisions were apparent over the Iran war as top diplomats from the Group of Seven countries have met in France.
Europe
Greenland
Video: Opinion | Trump's 'Brute Force Imperialism'
March 25, 2026 08:57 PM EDT
The New York Times
From saber rattling over Greenland to war with Iran, the Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie argues, treating the world like a game of Risk has left America in its weakest position since World War II.
Europe
Middle East
Is Donald Trump Finally Breaking Up with Europe?
March 26, 2026 06:47 PM EDT
The New Yorker.
It would certainly be bizarre if Donald Trump’s breakup with Europe “finally happened over a war of choice in the Middle East, launched by a President who came into office vowing not to start new wars in the Middle East,” Susan B. Glasser writes.
Europe
NATO member countries
Trump Says NATO 'Was Not There' During U.S. Operations Against Iran
March 28, 2026 01:39 AM EDT
Kurdistan 24
“We spend hundreds of billions of dollars a year on NATO, hundreds of billions protecting them. And we would have always been there for them. But now, based on their actions, I guess we don’t have to be doing that, do we?” U.S. President Donald Trump said.
Europe
None
NATO at 77: Has the Iran War Exposed Deep Cracks in the World's Strongest Alliance Under Trump?
March 29, 2026 08:36 AM EDT
Eurasian Times.
Seventy-seven years ago, on April 4, 1949, a landmark defense agreement was signed between 12 countries, laying the foundations of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). In the next seven decades, NATO would emerge as the world’s strongest and one of the longest-lasting mutual defense treaties. Collective defence is NATO’s most fundamental principle. Article 5 of […]
Europe
United Kingdom
EU lawmakers approve trade deal with U.S., but add safeguards
March 26, 2026 09:55 AM EDT
Los Angeles Times.
The deal was negotiated last July in Turnberry, Scotland, by President Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. It set a 15% tariff on most goods in an effort to stave off far higher import duties on both sides that might have sent shock waves through economies around the globe.
Global
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The US Under Trump Is Demonstrably the Most Dangerous Nation in the World | Common Dreams
March 28, 2026 08:05 AM EDT
Common Dreams
Trump's military aggression has displaced diplomacy and everyone on this planet is worse off for it.
Latin America
Cuba
US allows Russian oil tanker to dock in Cuba even as Trump threatens military action
March 30, 2026 09:32 PM EDT
the World Socialist Web Site
Letting in a single Russian oil tanker, while simultaneously boasting that “Cuba’s next” shows that the regime-change operation is only accelerating.
Latin America
Cuba
President Trump Threatens Military Action Against Cuba
March 29, 2026 11:49 AM EDT
The Chosun Ilbo.
President Trump Threatens Military Action Against Cuba Cubas 50,000-troop force, equipped with outdated Soviet-era weapons, faces U.S. pressure
Latin America
Cuba
Democrats try to prevent U.S. military intervention in Cuba
March 26, 2026 07:34 PM EDT
WPLG Local 10 News.
U.S. Reps. Gregory W. Meeks and Pramila Jayapal announced on Thursday an effort to try to prevent a U.S. military intervention in Cuba.
Latin America
Venezuela
U.S. reopens long-closed embassy in Venezuela months after military operation to remove Maduro
March 30, 2026 11:47 AM EDT
The Public Broadcasting Service.
The State Department announced Monday that it had resumed normal operations at the embassy in Caracas, which had been in need of significant repair, after a seven-year closure that began during President Donald Trump's first term.
