Yemen

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Lawmakers accused the State Department of concocting a “phony emergency.”

Some financial analysts warned that if trade talks between the countries collapse—and tariffs remain high—the global economy could move toward recession.

The transition in Sudan is put on hold amid violence, Europe balks at the U.S. military response to Iran, and the United States hits Chinese firm Huawei with sanctions.

Iran responds to U.S. military presence in the Gulf, China and the United States reach a deadlock in the trade war, and what to watch in the world this week.

Report projects a loss of $89 billion in economic output by the end of 2019 and the death of 482,000 people by 2022.

Democratic lawmaker mulls sanctioning Saudis tied to the humanitarian blockade on the war-torn country.

It’s not an accident that U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen has been a humanitarian disaster.

U.S. lawmakers are making a historic push for peace. But a Trump veto is all but assured.

On the podcast: The founder of the group Bellingcat on using open sources to investigate war crimes and abuses.

Major protests in Algeria and Sudan show that the spirit of 2011 lives on.

Houthi rebels’ attacks on aid workers could deepen the country’s humanitarian crisis.

With larger powers in retreat, small countries and civil society groups have stepped up—and they have won some significant victories.

Including Trump’s surprising comments on Syria and Afghanistan and a game of musical chairs at the Pentagon.

In Capernaum, Nadine Labaki finds a new way for film to deal with poverty.

Peace in Yemen, rapprochement with Russia, and other hopes and dreams for the year ahead.

Five Reads: The best Foreign Policy stories of 2018 on Yemen.

As U.S. leadership fades, authoritarian leaders are competing to see how much they can get away with.

Five Reads: The best Foreign Policy stories of 2018 on U.S.-Saudi relations and the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The latest cease-fire raises hopes, but officials fear war could break out again.