Foreign policy

Slovenian president tells lawmakers to nominate PM able to form coalition

Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar speaks during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

EU to prepare blueprint for mutual assistance pact, amid NATO doubts

Attendees pose for a family photo on the day of a summit of the European Union and regional partners' leaders in Nicosia (Lefkosia), Cyprus, April 24, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

EU leaders to discuss mutual assistance pact amid NATO doubts

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy poses with European Union leaders at the start of an informal European leaders' summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

EU divided on suspension of Israel pact as Spain pushes for action

FILE PHOTO: Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares speaks to members of the media as he arrives to attend a European Union Energy and Foreign Affairs ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Omar Havana/File Photo

EU expects positive decisions on 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine on Wednesday

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the media after an informal EU-Ukraine Foreign Ministers' meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Column-Amid Middle East chaos, China changes tactics on Taiwan and Japan

China's President Xi Jinping and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 14, 2026. Haruna Furuhashi/Pool via REUTERS

Czech PM Babis criticises Senate leader’s Taiwan trip for damaging China business ties

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis speaks during a press conference, after bilateral talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in Berlin, Germany, March 10, 2026.

Bulgaria's Kremlin-friendly ex-president wins election in landslide

Rumen Radev, former Bulgarian president and leader of Progressive Bulgaria coalition, speaks to the media after the first exit polls at the parliamentary election, in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 19, 2026. REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva

EU’s Von der Leyen welcomes the 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, April 13, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Commentary

ASEAN should be thankful it does not have a Viktor Orban problem

As countries navigate today’s convulsive and ill-defined geopolitical landscape, ASEAN will urgently need to address its institutional dysfunctions and shore up its internal coherence, says the writer.

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