Diplomacy & Crisis News

Washington’s new strategy is little more than a euphemism for unpredictability.

At the invitation of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic, H.E. Mr Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, visited the Syrian Arab Republic on 17-18 August 2026 and held a meeting with H.E. Mr Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. The visit, which included the site at Deir Ez-Zor and a second location related to the nuclear material identified by Syria recently, marks the most significant advance to date in the cooperation between Syria and the Agency, towards resolving the outstanding safeguards issues arising from undeclared activities related to the former regime, under Syria's Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Agreement.

US President Donald Trump has said there are no negotiations underway or scheduled with Iran, a day after his son-in-law Jared Kushner said contacts between Washington and Tehran remained robust.

A 14-count superseding (S2) indictment was unsealed today charging 17 members of the Mabna Institute, an Iran-based company that, since at least 2013, has conducted a coordinated campaign of cyber intrusions into computer systems for 144 U.S.-based universities, 178 foreign universities, at least 42 U.S.-based private sector companies, at least 11 foreign private sector companies, at least five U.S. federal and state government agencies, and at least two non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

The U.S. Army announced today an agreement with Hanwha Defense USA, Arlington, Virginia, for the development of prototypes for the Mobile Tactical Cannon program, a critical priority in the Army's ongoing continuous transformation and long-range fires modernization efforts.

While the majority of people displaced by months of airstrikes and insecurity in Lebanon have returned to their areas of origin, many are faced with damaged homes, widespread destruction and a lack of essential services, with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warning that the displacement and humanitarian crisis is far from over.

Amid ongoing deadly hostilities in Gaza, the enclave's farmers face the increasingly difficult challenge of finding safe land to grow their crops.

A popular former defense minister whose dismissal last month sparked protests has delivered a videotaped address to Ukrainians in which he assailed wartime corruption, warned of a systemic crisis of governance, and said the country must find a way to hold elections despite the continuing Russian invasion.

Arab and Islamic countries strongly condemned the Zionist regime's attack on Syria's Abu al-Duhur military airbase, calling on the international community to take action to prevent repeated aggression by the regime.

President Lee Jae Myung has proposed that North Korea end its unnecessary hostility and begin direct dialogue to establish peaceful coexistence on the Korean Peninsula.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed directives to amend military-technical cooperation agreements with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, potentially opening the door to deeper defense ties with the two Central Asian states.

Several Berlin state ministries have been cut off from the government's IT network following a security breach, Anadolu Agency reported, citing the premier's office, as investigators work to contain the incident and determine its scope.

From the frontlines of the deadliest-ever Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN World Health Organization (WHO) shared details on Tuesday of a massive push for community engagement, a day after yet another ambulance attack.

Its network is growing, albeit slowly. But this is unlikely to manifest in mass casualty attacks.

The country has so far outpaced most of its regional peers when it comes to the production of renewable energy.

Kem Monovithya's appointment comes three months after her father Kem Sokha received a royal pardon quashing a 27-year sentence for treason.

Iran and the last gasp of a failed order.

Why Washington still risks losing the tech race.

Preparing for a world of synthetic pathogens.

The case against pessimism and the path to a new allied order.