Many wealthy Chinese cherish the elegance and artistry of rosewood (hongmu) furniture. Famous for its rich burgundy color, its intricate Ming and Qing dynasty-style carvings, and its shockingly high price...
South Africa moved a step closer to the FIFA 2026 World Cup with a 1-1 home draw with Nigeria, who are left facing a nervy final two qualifying matches in...
In scale and scope, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing the world’s largest humanitarian and human rights crises. The numbers are staggering. In Sudan, more than...
WARSAW — The cost of political fighting between President Karol Nawrocki and the Polish government, combined with a booming defense bill, is starting to show up in the country’s finances....
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned Europe must be ready to chart its own course independently of the United States. “We must face the fact that our relationship...
In just nine months, the Trump administration has laid waste to the development landscape, dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and slashing nearly the entire U.S. foreign aid...
It has been 140 years since imperialist powers gathered in Berlin for the scramble for Africa. Today, the power dynamics between the continent’s 54 diverse nations and the rest of...
Belgium has called on the administration of United States President Donald Trump to abandon a plan to destroy a massive stockpile of contraceptives for women as part of its rollback...
Two years ago, Wagner Group frontman Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash along with the group’s top deputies. A fiery propagandist and restaurateur turned mercenary warlord, Prigozhin led...
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Botswana, a global leader in tackling HIV/AIDS, declares a public health emergency; China reroutes its exports to African nations; and...
