US foreign policy

A woman holds a young malnourished child.

Aid agencies fear impact in Yemen after US terror decision

After the Trump administration's out-the-door decision to designate Yemen's Iranian-backed rebels as a terror organization, Aid agencies warn the decision could wreck the tenuous relief system keeping millions alive.

Aid agencies fear impact in Yemen after US terror decision
Reporters Shirin Jaafari and Jorge Valencia will talk to The World's senior editor Daisy Contreras about some of the foreign policy issues at stake in the 2020 election.

Discussion: What's at stake in the 2020 election?

Discussion: What's at stake in the 2020 election?
Iran has been training and equipping Shi’ite militias in Iraq for years. Here, Shi’ite militiamen shell ISIS positions near Baiji in 2015

A US confrontation with Iran could be deadly for American troops in Iraq

A US confrontation with Iran could be deadly for American troops in Iraq
Crew members prepare tanks in the government-held industrial town of Avdiivka, Ukraine, on Feb. 2.

How Russia is testing Trump on Ukraine

How Russia is testing Trump on Ukraine
A child holds bullets picked from the ground, in Rounyn, a village located about 15 kilometers north of Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur, Sudan, on March 27, 2011.

For Sudan, breaking ties with its radical past is a ‘delicate balancing act’

For Sudan, breaking ties with its radical past is a ‘delicate balancing act’
American journalist James Foley arrives at the Rixos hotel in Tripoli after being released from capitivity by the Libyan government on May 18, 2011.

America's policy on hostages may have cost the life of James Foley

A would-be defector from ISIS says he offered to help return hostage James Foley in exchange for asylum and cash long before Foley's death. But the government reportedly refused to negotiate, highlighting what critics say is a confusing and counterproductive policy on captured Americans.

America's policy on hostages may have cost the life of James Foley