This section covers international relations as they involve the United States — diplomacy, foreign policy and the formal and informal mechanisms through which the country engages with other nations. Reporting takes in both the events and the longer arcs they belong to.
The Washington lobbyist, whose husband leads a Senate Democratic super PAC, was retained to represent the United Arab Emirates Embassy.
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November 8, 2026
Rubio Confirms Talks on U.S. Military Presence in VenezuelaSecretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington is negotiating a presence agreement with Caracas that would allow joint operations with American troops.
November 8, 2026
Vance Quietly Joins Iran Ceasefire TalksVice President JD Vance has personally participated in negotiations aimed at a new ceasefire and a resumption of nuclear talks with Iran.
November 7, 2026
U.S. Expels Cuban Diplomat Tur de la ConcepcionCuban First Secretary Richard Tur de la Concepcion faces expulsion after a confrontation with U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz at the United Nations.
November 6, 2026
Indian Lobbyist Logs Eight Calls With White HouseA US lobbying firm founded by a Trump aide reported eight phone calls between Indian officials and senior White House staff in May and June 2026.
November 6, 2026
White House Bars CNN From Oval Office PoolThe administration blocked CNN from covering a signing event as Trump declared the Oval Office a national monument.
November 6, 2026
Bono Says He Cannot Work With Trump AdministrationThe U.K. rock musician said he lacks the ability and strategy to negotiate with the administration following cuts to an AIDS programme he helped start.
November 6, 2026
Trump Meets Kremlin Adviser Dmitriev in WashingtonThe meeting came as Ukraine's Zelensky announced a €437 million military aid package from Spain.
November 6, 2026
Meeks Bids to Lead House Foreign Affairs PanelRep. Gregory Meeks of New York announced in a letter to colleagues that he is seeking the chairmanship of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
November 5, 2026
Rubio Resignation Report Called BaselessA White House spokesperson dismissed The Independent's report that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on resignation watch.
November 5, 2026
Gor Denies Secretary of State BidUS ambassador to India Sergio Gor rejected reports that he is a contender for the top diplomatic post.
Regular subjects here include bilateral and multilateral diplomatic meetings, foreign policy announcements and their stated rationales, sanctions designations and modifications, treaty obligations and their application, and the incidents that test standing relationships. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix host foreign consulates, international business activity and immigrant communities whose connections abroad give U.S. foreign policy developments a domestic dimension that coverage draws on. Sanctions regimes generate some of the most sustained coverage in this area, since their effects on trade and finance unfold gradually and require ongoing tracking. Diplomatic relationships shift more slowly than individual events suggest, and the gap between a policy announcement and its practical effect is a recurring subject in international affairs reporting.
