Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, where we have some exciting personnel news to start with: Rachel Oswald has joined our news team! Rachel comes to FP from CQ Roll Call, where she spent more than a decade covering foreign policy on Capitol Hill, and we’re already geeking out with her on all things…
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US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan that aims to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza. This plan seeks to end Israel’s war that has dragged on for two years, killing more than 67,000 Palestinians, including 20,000 children, with thousands more lost under…
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CAIRO — Israel and Hamas entered a third day of peace talks at an Egyptian resort Wednesday, with more senior officials from the United States, Israel and mediating countries expected to join — a sign that negotiators aim to tackle the toughest issues of an American plan to end the war in Gaza. What You…
Speaking with reporters in the Oval Office this week, President Donald Trump did not rule out using the Insurrection Act to stamp out crime in Chicago. The 19th-century statute, a combination of different laws enacted by Congress between 1792 and 1871, would allow the use of active-duty military personnel to perform law-enforcement duties within the United States. In recent…
Here are the key events from day 1,322 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Published On 8 Oct 20258 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Here is how things stand on Wednesday, October 8, 2025: Fighting Russian President Vladimir Putin said his forces have captured almost 5,000 square kilometres (1,930sq miles)…
China is a dominant player in emerging technologies. It is a renewable energy superpower, controls the global commercial drone market, and has installed more industrial robots than the rest of the world combined. At the same time, it is pouring resources into outcompeting the United States in artificial intelligence. But Beijing is not only interested…
China’s sophisticated unmanned underwater drones have been described as “disruptive,” as new details emerge about their capabilities. According to the Chinese military journal Ordnance Industry Science Technology, the unmanned submersibles have “zero-radius turning manoeuvrability”, enabling them to “operate with ease in complex maritime environments.” In the journal, author Tang Yi noted that the drones are…
United States President Donald Trump has authorised the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago, issuing the order after weeks of threatening to do so over the objections of local leaders. “President Trump has authorised 300 national guardsmen to protect federal officers and assets,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said on Saturday. Recommended Stories…