The U.S. and other nuclear states boycott negotiations of a treaty banning nuclear weapons. That was expected. Ambassador Haley's justification for nuclear weapons was not.

Anti-corruption protests break out in Russia, and the U.S. admits it may have killed more than a hundred civilians in a Mosul airstrike earlier this month.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin downplays the risks of US job losses as a result of artificial intelligence, saying such changes are 50-100 years down the line. 

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announces that the U.S. will pursue the creation of "zones of stability" in Iraq and Syria to help refugees return home.

President Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson mar the occasion of Persian New Year, but a travel ban affecting Iranians undercuts their conciliatory message.

New rules from the TSA dampen the competitive edge of Middle Eastern airlines by banning electronics larger than  cell phones from the cabin.

Giving in to American political pressure, the U.N. forces the resignation of a top official responsible for publishing a sharply critical report that accused Israeli of creating an apartheid state for Palestinians.

Theresa May blocks Scotland from holding a second independence referendum before Brexit goes into effect, and UN experts say South Sudan is spending half of all revenues on weapons as the country's population starves.

The White House releases its proposed 2018, which outlines tough cuts to the State Department's foreign assistance programs. Two experts break down the likely implications of those cuts.

A new NATO report shows military spending across the alliance is up for the first time since 2011. Matt Brand of the Atlantic Council and Jeffrey Rathke of CSIS help put the figures in perspective.