The UN Security Council met in emergency session as tensions between the United States, Israel and Iran escalated sharply. Diplomats warned the crisis could expand into a broader regional war.

The United States and Israel launched major strikes on Iran Saturday, with President Donald Trump announcing “major combat operations.” Iran vowed retaliation and reportedly fired missiles at U.S. bases across the Gulf, raising fears of a broader regional war.

Europe’s response to Trump’s pressure over Greenland marks more than a diplomatic dispute. It reflects a deeper shift in transatlantic relations, as trust erodes, strategic autonomy rises, and long-standing assumptions about American reliability are increasingly questioned.

Federal immigration agents fatally shot 37-year-old U.S. citizen Alex Pretti during an early-morning enforcement operation in south Minneapolis, setting off protests and renewed outrage over federal tactics. Officials say agents acted in self-defense, while witnesses and video dispute that account. Local leaders are demanding transparency as investigations begin and community trust fractures once again.

President Donald Trump launched the Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos, presenting it as a new vehicle for conflict resolution beginning with Gaza. But behind the ceremony, diplomats voiced unease over how the initiative may intersect with the United Nations’ authority and existing mandates. Several governments are now weighing whether the new body complements global diplomacy or complicates it.

President Donald Trump used his return to the World Economic Forum in Davos to declare a dramatic U.S. economic revival and to revive one of his most controversial foreign policy proposals: renewed negotiations with Denmark over the future of Greenland. In wide-ranging remarks, he defended tariffs, attacked Europe’s energy policies, and claimed progress on Ukraine and Middle East diplomacy, while critics warned his rhetoric risks straining key alliances.

Every major foreign policy decision collides with the machinery of American governance. Congress debates and blocks. Courts intervene and delay. Agencies interpret and resist. Career officials shape implementation. Allies react based on their own interests, not Washington’s slogans. The result is often slower, messier, and more constrained than the rhetoric that precedes it.

Washington is no longer pursuing dramatic regime change. It is reshaping power from within. Across Venezuela, Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Iran, the pattern is clear: exiled figures are sidelined while insiders with institutional control are favored. The goal has shifted from democratic idealism to stability and manageability. This approach may bring short-term order but risks delaying deeper political reckoning.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres and U.S. President Donald Trump are seen alongside a White House notice announcing Washington’s withdrawal from multiple U.N. entities. By ATN News Team UNHQ, New York :  — The UN on Thursday expressed regret over the United States’ decision to withdraw from dozens of U.N. organizations, funds, programs, and coordination bodies, warning that the move will reduce U.S. participation across the multilateral system but stressing that the or

A doctrine revived: President Donald Trump, the Western Hemisphere, and the Caribbean energy corridor converge as U.S. power reshapes the region’s fragile energy balance. By Ahmed Fathi NEW YORK —  When U.S. forces moved to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro  in a cross-border operation on January 3rd, the White House described the action as a law-enforcement measure—part of a broader effort to dismantle what it characterized as a criminal state apparatus. But outsi