In Ukraine and Gaza, host to two of the most intractable wars in the world, the president is striking out in his efforts for peace.

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised he would swiftly end the war in Ukraine. “I’ll have that done in 24 hours,” he said. Taking on the mantle of a peacemaker, he also vowed to resolve the war in Gaza, saying, “We’re going to get it to work out.”

Khalil Shikaki is the leading pollster in the Palestinian territories. In an NZZ interview, he explains why around 50% of Palestinians still say they approve of Hamas' 2023 attack on Israel – and why peace remains possible.

Israel reported Sunday it found the body of Hamas' de facto leader, Muhammad Sinwar, in a tunnel in Khan Younis after he was killed in a series of airstrikes last week.

With new sanctions on Russia and new pressure on Israel, European Union and the United Kingdom are playing diplomatic bad cop to President Trump's good cop.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Democratic senators have sparred over a wide range of the Trump administration’s foreign policies: Ukraine and Russia, the Middle East, Latin America, the slashing of the U.

Andriy Portnov, an ex-Ukrainian politician and formerly top aide to former President Viktor Yanukovych, was shot dead Wednesday in Spain outside an elite international school.

His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started ... The family of the last-known living American citizen held captive by Hamas in Gaza has thanked Donald Trump following news ...

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appealed for Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, calling the situation in the Palestinian enclave “yet more worrying and saddening.”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Democratic senators sparred Tuesday over the Trump administration’s foreign policies, ranging from Ukraine and Russia to the Middle East, Latin America, the slashing of the U.