DIPLOMACY

Tracks formal negotiations, alliance-building, multilateral talks, and backchannel engagement between state actors. Includes summits, treaty discussions, and high-level bilateral meetings. Analyzes how states use diplomatic tools to shape security architecture, manage crises, and recalibrate global influence.

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DIPLOMACY

E.U. Plans For Minerals Partnership With The U.S.

The European Union is preparing to propose a new partnership with the United States aimed at reducing both sides' reliance on China for critical minerals and rare earth elements essential to modern technology, defense systems, and the energy transition. Under the proposal, the EU would sign a memorandum of

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By: Atlas

Federal Judge Blocks U.S. Attempt To End Temporary Protected Status For Haitians

A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from revoking Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitians, halting their potential deportation to a country the U.S. State Department has deemed too dangerous for Americans to visit. U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes issued an 83-page

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Trump: India Agrees To New Tariff & Oil Purchase Terms

President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States and India had reached a trade deal that will cut American tariffs on Indian goods to 18 percent, down from the 50 percent rate imposed last year. In exchange, Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed to halt India's purchases of

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Trump Seeks Diplomacy Through Possible Iran Deal To Avoid War

President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran is engaged in negotiations with the United States, offering the disclosure as a sign that military strikes on the Islamic Republic could be averted even as American warships continue to mass in the region. "You could make a negotiated deal that would

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Trilateral Talks To Take Place This Week For End To Russia-Ukraine War

The next round of peace negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine will take place Wednesday and Thursday in Abu Dhabi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Sunday—just hours after a Russian drone killed 15 miners on a bus in eastern Ukraine. The talks had been expected to begin

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DOJ Publishes 3.5 Million Pages Of Documents Involving Jeffrey Epstein

The Department of Justice on Friday released more than 3.5 million pages of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, marking what officials described as the final major disclosure under a congressional mandate that required full transparency in the case. The release included more than 2,000 videos

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Mexico Halts Oil Shipments To Cuba

Mexico has paused oil shipments to Cuba, President Claudia Sheinbaum acknowledged Tuesday, though she insisted the decision was made independently and not in response to pressure from the United States. The confirmation came after reports that Pemex, Mexico's state oil company, had removed a scheduled January crude delivery

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India Secures Free Trade Agreement With The E.U.

India and the European Union announced a sweeping free trade agreement on Tuesday, capping nearly 20 years of negotiations and creating what both sides called the "mother of all deals"—a pact linking more than 2 billion people across two of the world's largest markets. The

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Trump Renews Tariff Push On South Korea

Six months ago, Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung stood together and announced what the White House called a historic trade agreement—$350 billion in Korean investment flowing into American shipyards and factories, in exchange for reduced tariffs on Korean exports. It was the kind of deal

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Venezuela Releases More Political Prisoners With Hundreds Still Awaiting Release

Three weeks after American special forces snatched Nicolás Maduro from Caracas and hauled him to a New York jail cell, Venezuela's new government is still parceling out prisoner releases in dribs and drabs—freeing more than 100 over the weekend while at least 600 others remain locked up

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Canada Backs Off Free Trade Agreement With China Following Trump Tariff Threat

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on January 25 that his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade agreement with China, seeking to defuse an escalating confrontation with President Donald Trump after the American leader threatened to impose 100 percent tariffs on all Canadian goods entering the United

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Board Of Peace Invitation For Canada Rescinded By Trump

President Donald Trump revoked Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's invitation to join his Board of Peace on January 22, capping days of escalating tensions between the two leaders that played out publicly at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "Dear Prime Minister Carney," Trump wrote

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