World

The Commerce Department shifted semiconductor export licensing to case-by-case review in January 2026, permitting NVIDIA H200 and AMD MI325X sales to China under nine conditions.

The CDU’s historic failure in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern signals instability in Germany’s federal coalition and raises concerns about the government’s capacity to govern.

The WTO’s Appellate Body has had no judges since 2020, and 34 appeals now sit stuck in limbo. Here is how disputes get resolved instead.

Brussels has offered Canada a status that exists nowhere in EU law, tying trade, defence and technology together as Ottawa pulls away from Washington.

A 100% tariff on patented drugs and their ingredients reaches most of the industry on September 29, reshaping who pays and who is exempt.

UN chief António Guterres told a bloc of major emerging economies in New Delhi that postwar institutions, including the Security Council, need urgent reform.

Israel’s newly marked “yellow line” in Gaza City is squeezing displaced families like Ola Ishtiwi’s against ever-shrinking, unsafe ground.

The Security Council convened to mark 25 years since the September 11 attacks, reviewing how militant groups now exploit drones and artificial intelligence.

UNDP chief Alexander De Croo says a drone strike on Chornobyl’s protective shelter could have endangered millions of people worldwide.

Nepal is seeking financial compensation from major polluters after devastating floods, with the UN citing the need to protect low-emission nations.

The UN Secretary-General condemned rising civilian deaths in southern Lebanon and urged Israel to withdraw its forces as clashes intensify near Nabatieh.

The UN’s World Food Programme says food assistance is essential to containing an Ebola outbreak spreading through eastern DR Congo.