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Editorial: US talks with Russia over Ukraine’s future, like the president’s prescription for Gaza, highlights how business and foreign policy merge

Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz and Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff

The Munich Security Conference, long a symbol of transatlantic unity, has become a stage for European unease as shifting US foreign policy fuels uncertainty. Vice President JD Vance renewed calls for increased European defense spending, while questions persist over Washington’s commitment to Ukraine and the broader future of NATO.

The Munich Security Conference, long a symbol of transatlantic unity, has become a stage for European unease as shifting U.S. foreign policy fuels uncertainty. Vice President JD Vance renewed calls for increased European defense spending, while questions persist over Washington’s commitment to Ukraine and the broader future of NATO.

In current US politics, a “biblical” view of the Middle East informs foreign policy – perhaps more than it has for decades. This makes it very important to understand what the Bible actually says, particularly about the idea of a “promised land”.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ 2023 strategic foreign policy assessment, “Navigating a shifting world”, accurately foresaw a more uncertain and complex time ahead for New Zealand. But already it feels out of date.

Letters: Dr Sam Perlo-Freeman, Paul Bennett, Helen Jones and Laura Harling respond to an article by a former diplomat on the UK’s complicity in war crimes

Russian president will feel momentum has shifted in his favour and that US may help him fulfil Ukraine objectives

US foreign policy shift towards Russia raises concerns for Ukraine's NATO partners, potentially sidelining Kyiv. Efforts underway to prevent Ukraine's marg...