foreign affairs
plural noun
: matters having to do with international relations and with the interests of the home country in foreign countries
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Youssef Raggi, Lebanon's minister of foreign affairs, made the announcement on X that Lebanon decided to withdraw from the agreement for Iranian Ambassador, Mohammad Reza Shiban.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Poilievre has long prioritized domestic concerns over foreign affairs.
—Brian Platt, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
Andrea Mitchell Andrea Mitchell is chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News.
—Andrea Mitchell, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Hejazi later served as deputy for foreign affairs in the Ministry of Intelligence in the early 1980s and, more recently, as deputy chief of staff in the Office of the Supreme Leader.
—Mehrzad Boroujerdi, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Poilievre has long prioritized domestic concerns over foreign affairs.
—Brian Platt, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
Andrea Mitchell Andrea Mitchell is chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News.
—Andrea Mitchell, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Hejazi later served as deputy for foreign affairs in the Ministry of Intelligence in the early 1980s and, more recently, as deputy chief of staff in the Office of the Supreme Leader.
—Mehrzad Boroujerdi, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Foreign affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20affairs. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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