As of October 2025, there were 2.6 million foreign workers in Japan, a rise of 11.7% year on year. With labor shortages leading businesses to actively recruit foreign workers, the total has reached ...

Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said Friday he looks forward to “further and decisive progress” in the coming days with indirect negotiations between the US and Iran, noting that talks have ...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that “more serious discussions” were held during the latest round of indirect nuclear negotiations with the United States and the dialogue ...

EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, says the new strategy will address "all dimensions of European security" amid a more hostile geopolitical era. This blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us ...

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul speaks during the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) on February 14, 2026 in Munich, southern Germany. ALEXANDRA BEIER / AFP France needs to boost its ...

Under the right conditions, it can reduce unwarranted currency volatility When central banks in the world’s large economies slashed interest rates after 2008, smaller emerging market economies, ...

The Trump administration's release of millions of documents from the Epstein case on January 30 brought to light exchanges between the French diplomat, stationed in New York at the United Nations, and ...

The Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) ensures the unity, consistency and effectiveness of the European Union's external action. Subscribe to this configuration Go to meeting calendar The Foreign Affairs ...

Ahead of the sombre four-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Council held a discussion on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Tomorrow, we will mark a brutal and ...

Donald Trump has often stated that tariffs are a tax on foreign countries, suggesting that they don't affect American consumers. He claims the U.S. is "winning a fortune" from tariffs, with "hundreds ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday, February 11, issued a warning to Filipino nationals against accepting overseas job offers that could lead to recruitment ...

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States wants to ...