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Stephen Walt on U.S. foreign policy failures. He says it all traces back to what Walt calls a “liberal hegemony” and the idea that the U.S. can spread democracy without accountability.

American warplanes targeted terrorist fighters, their weapons and equipment in what may be the first U.S. attack in Yemen since a deadly special operations raid in January.

United Nations Envoy Nikki Haley says the UN Human Rights Council "whitewashes brutality" and instead singles out Israel for criticism. The U.S. is considering pulling out of the council based in Geneva.

The governing body has been in turmoil since the U.S. men's team failed to qualify for this year's World Cup finals for the first time since 1986.

As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps up two days of diplomatic talks in Beijing, he said the two world powers must maintain communication despite "profound" differences.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Associated Press reporter Kathy Gannon about the U.S. peace negotiations with the Taliban, in light of recent Taliban bombings in Afghanistan.

The U.S. killed Iran's top general in a strike at Baghdad airport. NPR's Noel King talks to Robin Wright, contributing writer to The New Yorker, about rising diplomatic tensions in the region.

According to multiple news reports, the banner was taken down after President Trump and senior State Department officials expressed displeasure with it.

NPR's Scott Simon asks human rights activist Kyaw Win about Myanmar's ambassador to the U.N., who publicly called for international help to overturn the military coup in Myanmar.

An escalation of violence in the Middle East over the last 24 hours, including a drone attack that killed three U.S. service members, has raised concerns about the possibility of a regional war.