Rubio strikes warmer tone as Trump’s upheaval of Atlantic ties looms over Munich meet

February 13, 2026 3:30 PM

Rubio strikes warmer tone as Trump’s upheaval of Atlantic ties looms over Munich meet

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned transatlantic ties faced a "defining moment" in a rapidly changing world but struck a warmer tone ahead of the Munich Security Conference on Friday after a year of unprecedented upheaval. At the same gathering of top security officials last year, Vice President JD Vance had attacked European allies, triggering a series of confrontations, with the U.S. seemingly set on dismantling much of the international order it helped to build. In response, Washing...

Trump wants the U.S. to restart nuclear testing; ignites fears of a Cold War redux. Did he just start a new arms race?

November 9, 2025 10:10 AM

Trump wants the U.S. to restart nuclear testing; ignites fears of a Cold War redux. Did he just start a new arms race?

U.S. President Donald Trump: ‘We have more nuclear weapons than any other country.’ Wrong! Russia, not the U.S., has the largest number of nuclear weapons in the world. U.S. President Donald Trump: ‘Russia announced doing a nuclear test.’ Wrong! Russia tested two new weapons capable of carrying nuclear warheads. More on that in just a bit. U.S. President Donald Trump: ‘And China is testing too ... you just don't know about it.’ Wrong again! There's no evidence of a Chinese nucle...

US and Russia meet without Ukraine for first talks on ending war

February 18, 2025 3:17 PM

US and Russia meet without Ukraine for first talks on ending war

U.S. and Russian officials met on Tuesday in Riyadh for the highest-level talks to date between the two former Cold War foes on ending the war in Ukraine. They were expected to discuss ways to end the three-year-old conflict in Ukraine and restore American-Russian relations. Their talks could pave the way for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Ukraine, which is not attending, says no peace deal can be made on its behalf. "We, as a sovereign...

Treated as a pariah by the West, Putin set for warm welcome in Vietnam

June 18, 2024 9:08 PM

Treated as a pariah by the West, Putin set for warm welcome in Vietnam

Russian President Vladimir Putin is widely portrayed as a pariah in the West, but he looks set to receive a warm welcome when he visits Communist-ruled Vietnam this week. Vietnam is not a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has issued an arrest warrant for Putin over alleged war crimes in Ukraine, and ties between Hanoi and Moscow have been strong for decades. Like Moscow, Hanoi also keeps a close eye on what is reported by national media, and Western advocacy groups say me...