Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen ROME — In his most substantial critique of U.S., ...

It's been a cataclysmic year in global health. In January, the Trump administration froze billions of dollars in foreign assistance funds. Then it dismantled the United States Agency for International ...

The adoption rate of AI tools has skyrocketed in the programming world, enabling coders to generate vast amounts of code with simple text prompts. Earlier this year, Google found that 90 percent of ...

In an unusual move, the Trump administration is recalling the ambassadors from nearly 30 countries around the world. William Brangham discussed this move with John Dinkelman, president of the American ...

The interstellar comet will pass safely by Earth, giving astronomers their best chance to study it up close. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

As the United States reevaluates its global commitments and questions the existing international order, longtime American allies and partners are seeking alternatives to foreign policy strategies that ...

The White House's new National Security Strategy (NSS) shifts to an "America First" approach, focusing on the Western Hemisphere and economic security over global commitments. The strategy softens ...

Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon will all be affected. Foreign visitors will soon have to pay extra to explore America's most popular national parks. According to the U.S. Department of the ...

Pope Leo XIV begins a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday, his first foreign trip since his election and one on which he’s expected to emphasize key themes of his fledgling pontificate – ...

Elon Musk’s X took a monumental step toward social media transparency this past week, unveiling a new feature that discloses the geographic location of user accounts. The results were truly ...

Brad Setser is the Whitney Shepardson senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. This Ukraine Policy Brief is part of the Council Special Initiative on Securing Ukraine’s Future and the ...