US foreign policy

US midterms: Allies see a chastened Trump but they are wary of the backlash

World leaders are waiting to see how the US midterm results will alter US President Donald Trump’s dealings with America’s allies.

A chastened Trump after the midterms? Don’t bet on it

The outcome of the mid-term polls is being closely watched abroad for its foreign policy implications, says the writer.

Former DOGE staffer Jeremy Lewin departs US State Department policy role

The US State Department’s policy chief, Jeremy Lewin, said on social media he was leaving to return to the private sector.

A massive new attack on Iran could be Trump’s ultimate betrayal of Gulf allies

Smoke and flames rise from Riyadh’s King Khalid Airport, after it was attacked by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis.

Iran war could worsen after US midterms, says Middle East expert

Speculation is mounting that the US will unleash the most heinous weapons on Iran.

David McCloskey’s London Station pits American and British spy agencies against each other

Author David McCloskey with a baseball bat signed by stars from the Cleveland Indians, the same bat that one of his characters, Artemis Aphrodite Procter, keeps in her office.

India slams Vance for ‘offensive’ remarks on foreign workers

Vance used a term associated with a colonial-era system in which workers were forced into labour overseas.

Flydubai flight’s startling turn has deeper meanings for West Asian region

Dubai Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum meets Indian captain Smit Machchhar who was stabbed by a colleague aboard a plane.

US deportations to Vietnam surge: Returnees struggle to rebuild lives in an unfamiliar country

Deportees in HCMC: Vietnamese deportees from the US met by Ho Chi Minh City Police personnel on Sept 16, for registration and settling-in process..

Greenland deal a boost for US naval strategy

(From left) US President Donald Trump, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland‘s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen at the signing of a trilateral security deal in New York on Sept 22.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.