The eerie normalcy of Hegseth’s visit should not assure Tokyo that the Trump administration can function as a reliable strategic partner, Tobias Harris argues.

Le Pen’s sentence comes ahead of the 2027 French presidential election. Her far-right National Assembly party made significant gains in 2024 parliamentary elections, which FP’s Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze discussed at the time.

The operation is part of the country’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Hamas, in order to force the militant group to release its remaining hostages, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports in World Brief.

The exercises occurred as U.S. President Donald Trump expressed doubts about coming to Taiwan’s defense, FP’s Stephen M. Walt writes.

India has dispatched food and other relief aid, a search and rescue team, and medical workers to Myanmar to both help its neighbor and ensure the natural disaster does not further destabilize the country, FP’s Michael Kugelman writes in South Asia Brief.

A new baseline 10 percent tariff on all countries will go into effect on April 5, with steeper reciprocal tariffs being added on April 9, FP’s Keith Johnson reports.

Russia and China appear to be on a collision course in Africa, as each power pursues different—and contradictory—goals on the continent, Jessica Moody writes.

The trip, meant to strengthen bilateral trade ties, was planned before Trump was reelected last November but has taken on a new importance since his inauguration, FP’s Catherine Osborn writes in Latin America Brief.

Under the new order, schools must phase out foods and beverages that display at least one warning logo marking them as high in salt, sugar, calories, and fat, the Associated Press reports.

The measure was approved in order to prevent tourists from groping the fishmonger, the Irish Times reports.