Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo the Korea had see The U.S. secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin, confirmed yesterday that North korea has sent troops to Russia to fight in the war in Ukraine and called the North’s presence a “very, very serious” escalation. Austin cast Russia’s need for North Korean mercenaries as …

Muhamad Yehia Few American voters cite foreign policy as the deciding factor in how they cast their ballot. Yet the U.S. president has more international sway than virtually any other individual — especially at a time of immense geopolitical volatility. We spoke to Steven Erlanger, The Times’s chief diplomatic correspondent …