United States International Relations

• Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors - Officials initially weighed sending survivors of U.S. attacks on boats suspected of drug smuggling to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to keep them away from American courts.
• Ukraine Could Be ‘Ready for Elections,’ Zelensky Says - The Ukrainian president told reporters that a vote could be held in 60 to 90 days if the country received security protections from the United States.
• Trump’s Nvidia Chip Deal Reverses Decades of Technology Restrictions - President Trump’s decision to allow Nvidia to sell its chips to China has raised questions about whether he is prioritizing short-term economic gain over long-term American security interests.
• U.S. Deports Second Planeload of Iranians, Officials Say - In the past, the United States deported Iranians individually on commercial planes. But two months ago, the Trump administration reached a deal with Tehran to coordinate the return of Iranian citizens.
• Superpower Competition: The Missing Chapter in Trump’s Security Strategy - President Trump is shifting from discussion of the long-lasting competition among the world’s biggest economies and nuclear powers.
• Bessent Divested From Soybean Farms After Ethics Office Warning - The Treasury Secretary said on Sunday he recently shed his holdings to comply with his federal ethics agreement.
• In Honduras, Some Voters Were Swayed by Trump, Others Angered - President Trump backed Nasry Asfura days before the Nov. 30 election and denounced his opponents. In a close race, that has potentially tipped the scales.
• Trump’s Security Doctrine Leaves Europe at a Strategic Crossroads - A new White House policy document formalizes President Trump’s long-held contempt for Europe’s leaders. It made clear that the continent now stands at a strategic crossroads.
• Have Trump’s Tariffs Gone as High as They Can Go? Business Hope So - A wave of companies are petitioning for exemptions from the Trump administration’s high levies on foreign-made goods, saying they are hurting business and raising prices.
• Afrikaner Access Soars Amid Trump’s Policy Shift - The white descendants of Europeans who colonized the country are getting greater access to American officials this year, both in Washington and in Pretoria.