/tags/foreign-relations foreign relations en-US SA¹ś¼Ź“«Ä± Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:41:00 GMT /americas/2026-04-03/mexico-appoints-roberto-velasco-as-new-foreign-minister-at-critical-moment-for-us-ties Mexico's president has appointed Roberto Velasco as the new foreign minister during a critical time for Mexico-U.S. relations. The previous minister, Juan RamĆ³n de la Fuente, stepped down for health reasons. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:41:00 GMT /americas/2026-04-03/mexico-appoints-roberto-velasco-as-new-foreign-minister-at-critical-moment-for-us-ties MarĆ­a Verza | Associated Press /government-politics/2026-03-04/surrogacy-and-adoption-ban-added-to-floridas-foreign-interference-bill The legislation passed through the House on Tuesday. State law lists China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela and Syria as foreign countries of concern. Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:20:23 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-04/surrogacy-and-adoption-ban-added-to-floridas-foreign-interference-bill Ana GoƱi-Lessan | News Service of Florida /americas/2026-02-04/trump-calls-colombias-petro-terrific-after-white-house-meeting-while-downplaying-past-insults President Donald Trump met on Tuesday with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House for two hours. Trump said afterward that he'd previously clashed with Petro because he didn't know him, but during the talks "I thought he was terrific." Petro said the pair emerged "with a positive and optimistic view." Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:05:50 GMT /americas/2026-02-04/trump-calls-colombias-petro-terrific-after-white-house-meeting-while-downplaying-past-insults Aamer Madhani, Astrid Suarez and Ben Finley | Associated Press /government-politics/2025-12-01/israel-releases-florida-teen-after-more-than-nine-months-in-prison-over-allegations-of-rock-throwing The U.S. State Department confirmed the release of Mohammed Ibrahim in a statement sent to the Phoenix on Friday. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:31:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-12-01/israel-releases-florida-teen-after-more-than-nine-months-in-prison-over-allegations-of-rock-throwing Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /americas/2025-10-14/trump-threatens-to-pull-support-for-argentina-if-its-politics-dont-align-with-us President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to pull assistance for Argentina ā€” led by a political kindred spirit whose philosophy aligns with that of the Republican administrationā€” if the nationā€™s internal politics donā€™t go the United Statesā€™ way in its upcoming election Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:45:33 GMT /americas/2025-10-14/trump-threatens-to-pull-support-for-argentina-if-its-politics-dont-align-with-us Seung Min Kim and Isabel Debre | Associated Press /world/national-politics/2022-11-30/with-french-president-macrons-state-visit-expect-a-mix-of-diplomacy-and-glamour The three-day visit to Washington, D.C., symbolizes the recovery of a key relationship that deteriorated over a submarine deal with Australia last year that infuriated Paris. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:00:00 GMT /world/national-politics/2022-11-30/with-french-president-macrons-state-visit-expect-a-mix-of-diplomacy-and-glamour Franco OrdoƱez /news/2022-11-14/foreign-officials-spent-more-than-750-000-at-trumps-d-c-hotel-new-documents-show Government officials from six foreign nations ā€” including Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey ā€” spent over $750,000 at the Trump International Hotel during his presidency, according to new documents. Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:00:00 GMT /news/2022-11-14/foreign-officials-spent-more-than-750-000-at-trumps-d-c-hotel-new-documents-show Dustin Jones /politics/2022-09-26/gov-desantis-targets-china-and-other-hostile-countries-with-an-executive-order Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order aimed at governments in China, Iran, Russia, Cuba and ā€œothers hostile to American interests,ā€ as he pointed to concerns about issues such as cybersecurity. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:00:00 GMT /politics/2022-09-26/gov-desantis-targets-china-and-other-hostile-countries-with-an-executive-order The News Service of Florida /2022-09-05/liz-truss-is-the-u-k-s-next-prime-minister Truss, who currently serves as foreign minister, will be the U.K.'s new prime minister, after the Conservative Party named her as its next leader on Monday, replacing the outgoing Boris Johnson. Mon, 05 Sep 2022 08:26:00 GMT /2022-09-05/liz-truss-is-the-u-k-s-next-prime-minister Willem Marx /2022-08-02/pelosi-has-landed-in-taiwan-heres-why-thats-a-big-deal House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is making an unannounced, but widely anticipated, stop in Taiwan. The move is expected to increase already heightened tensions between the U.S. and China. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:00:07 GMT /2022-08-02/pelosi-has-landed-in-taiwan-heres-why-thats-a-big-deal Barbara Sprunt, Emily Feng