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Geopolitics

What Turkey’s upgrade to Asean dialogue partner status means

South China Morning Post – World · China

Turkey’s ascension to Asean dialogue partner marks the west Asian country’s bid to position itself as a middle power, according to analysts. The upgrade on Jul…

Geopolitics

Philippines eyes Ukraine’s drone know-how for South China Sea

South China Morning Post – World · China

Ukraine’s use of cheap, adaptable drones to slow Russia’s military advance has become a model for countries looking to modernise their armed forces, with the P…

Geopolitics

Venezuela and the Dominican Republic say they will work to restore ties

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Both countries have agreed on a plan to restore diplomatic relations cut off after a contested vote in 2024.

Geopolitics

Ukraine hits multiple Russian regions, killing 8: Officials

The Hindu – World · India

Both Moscow and Kyiv have upped attacks on each other in recent months, as U.S.-led talks aimed at ending the conflict remain largely frozen

Geopolitics

Ukraine says major Russian oil refinery and airfield hit, as Moscow reports eight deaths

BBC News – World · Europe

Russia's military says it attacked Ukraine's ports and vessels in the Black Sea overnight.

Geopolitics

No breakthrough on Strait of Hormuz as Trump halts attack on Iran

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Iran says Trump's comment on pullback from threatened strikes made 'within the context of psychological operations'.

Geopolitics

Rubio’s bypass plan: Can the world escape the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint?

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Experts warn that Marco Rubio's Hormuz bypass plan is hindered by pipeline limits and severe Red Sea threats.

Geopolitics

'Double standards': Pak rejects UN report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan strikes

Times of India – World · India

- Pakistan's military rejects UN report on civilian casualties from cross-border clashes with Afghanistan. - UN report documents hundreds of civilian deaths …

Geopolitics

The Board of Peace is a failed body and should be abandoned

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

The Palestinian issue should be returned to the UN framework and anchored again in international law.

Geopolitics

Ceuta migrant crisis explained: Why 60,000 people risked everything to reach Spain

Times of India – World · India

- Subhadra Srivastava is a journalist at The Times of India, specializing in geopolitics, international, and national affairs. - She focuses on conflicts, di…

Geopolitics

Is Turkey putting pressure on China in Africa’s infrastructure market?

South China Morning Post – World · China

Two years after Kenya’s deal with India’s Adani Group to modernise Jomo Kenyatta International Airport collapsed, the state-owned China Road and Bridge Corpora…

Geopolitics

Ukraine strikes kill 8 in Russia, Moscow says, another Wildberries warehouse hit

South China Morning Post – World · China

Ukraine attacked multiple regions of Russia on Sunday, killing at least eight people, Russian officials said. Some of the strikes hit hundreds of kilometres fr…

Geopolitics

Will Philippine Sea be the main battlefield for PLA carriers in a Taiwan war?

South China Morning Post – World · China

For decades, the Philippine Sea has been seen as the gateway through which US and allied forces would sail to Taiwan’s defence in a war with the Chinese mainla…

Geopolitics

'Bit by bit, Pak eroded India's faith': Envoy Vinay Mohan Kwatra on IWT pause

Times of India – World · India

- Subhadra Srivastava is a journalist at *The Times of India*, specializing in geopolitics, international, and national affairs. - She focuses on conflicts, …

Geopolitics

New Zealand seals trio of Pacific defence pacts to counter China’s reach

South China Morning Post – World · China

New Zealand’s defence diplomacy has shifted into overdrive this year, with Wellington sealing three major Pacific security agreements in less than four months.…

Geopolitics

Russian ship defies sanctions to send military vehicles to Mali

BBC News – World · Europe

The ship carried armoured personnel carriers and trucks through the English Channel to Africa, satellite images show.

Geopolitics

Iran Plotted Wider War With Help of Its Proxies

The New York Times – World · US

During a fleeting truce, Iranians covertly devised a plan to raise the war’s costs for President Trump if U.S. forces attacked anew.

Geopolitics

Amid row with Philippines, China issues new rules to assert control over South China Sea shoal

The Hindu – World · India

Under the rules, a routine patrol system will be established to promptly investigate and handle violations in accordance with the law

Geopolitics

U.S. embassies urge citizens to ‘consider departing’ from West Asia

The Hindu – World · India

The messages urged citizens to check flight details and to follow safety advice from local authorities

Geopolitics

Video shows inferno after Russian missile barrage leaves 9 dead in Ukraine

Times of India – World · India

Russia launched a fresh wave of missile and drone strikes across Ukraine. These attacks killed at least nine people and injured more than thirty others. Kyiv…

Geopolitics

Russian Missiles Kill 9 in Kyiv After Trump Backs Off Air-Defense Pledge

The New York Times – World · US

Ukraine’s supply of Patriot missile interceptors is dwindling, and on Friday, President Trump backed away from his promise to let Ukraine make them itself.

Geopolitics

Italy suspends EU Schengen free-travel pact with Spain over Ceuta crisis

The Hindu – World · India

Italy does not share a land border with Spain, but the measure — which looks certain to anger ‌Madrid — will impact people travelling by plane or boat between …

Geopolitics

Gor calls on Bangladesh to join Pax Silica initiative

The Hindu – World · India

Sergio Gor said that Bangladesh has significant potential to become a partner in the global economic security alliance focused on critical minerals, energy, se…

Geopolitics

Kuwait Says It Downed Iranian Drones as Mideast Braces for Possible Escalation

The New York Times – World · US

The wave of strikes came as President Trump threatened to intensify the American campaign against Iran. U.S. embassies in the region warned of the “potential f…

Geopolitics

Spain says migrants in Ceuta have returned to Morocco

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Spain says 50,000 migrants who entered its North African enclave of Ceuta have returned to Morocco.

Geopolitics

War in Ukraine: Why Crimea has become a strategic target

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russian logistics centers and energy facilities in Crimea. What are the consequences for local supplies, and how does Kyiv ho…

Geopolitics

The U.S. Deported Him to Jail in Russia. Then He Escaped.

The New York Times – World · US

Facing a long prison sentence or a forced trip to the front line of a war he opposes, Artyom Vovchenko believed it was worth taking a risk.

Geopolitics

Tankers targeted in twin incidents near Strait of Hormuz off Oman

South China Morning Post – World · China

The United ⁠Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) ⁠said on Saturday it had received reports of two maritime incidents off Oman, including one in which a ta…

Geopolitics

EU relations, climate crisis and Gaza: why Ed Miliband is fired up by Foreign Office challenges

The Guardian – World · Europe

Labour veteran is said to relish role that requires careful negotiation of Trump and impending G20 leadershipExtraordinarily, given the importance of geopoliti…

Geopolitics

PLA stages South China Sea drills days after ‘illegal’ Philippine territorial bid

South China Morning Post – World · China

The Chinese military held joint naval and air drills near Scarborough Shoal, a disputed reef in the South China Sea, on Saturday. The training exercise came af…

Geopolitics

India and China revive Himalayan trade at high-altitude pass

South China Morning Post – World · China

High in the eastern Himalayas, where yak caravans once carried silk and salt between empires, a border crossing closed by suspicion six years ago is stirring b…

Geopolitics

Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians

The New York Times – World · US

The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.

Geopolitics

Yemen’s Houthis deny plan to charge ships transiting Red Sea

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Houthis say Red Sea route remains free to use, pushing back on report of new shipping fees.

Geopolitics

To reduce South China Sea friction, Beijing and Manila need it in writing

South China Morning Post – World · China

As the Philippines hosted Southeast Asian foreign ministers in late July, the sea would not stay quiet. On July 20, Chinese and Philippine crews fought beside …

Geopolitics

The numbers game: why the US is losing ground to China in the first island chain

South China Morning Post – World · China

As the People’s Liberation Army marks its 99th anniversary on August 1, one year from the deadline for its centenary goals, its evolution highlights the past, …

Geopolitics

Ready player 3: India offers Asean a US-China alternative

South China Morning Post – World · China

At a food fair in New Delhi, a vegetable exporter from the Philippines set out its wares: bags of dried moringa and lemongrass, bundles of taro leaves and a bo…

Geopolitics

India flags POJK at world stage

Times of India – World · India

- India calls for international scrutiny of Pakistan's actions in POJK. - Demands accountability for alleged atrocities. - Highlights ongoing dispute over …

Geopolitics

Chile’s Kast courts China day after US hits exports with forced labour tariff

South China Morning Post – World · China

Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast received China’s ambassador to Santiago, Niu Qingbao, at the La Moneda Palace on Friday morning, in an encounter that laste…

Geopolitics

Young Men Poured Into Ceuta Seeking Work

The New York Times – World · US

Several migrants said they had been motivated by social media messages claiming that the Spanish border was open, though the origin of those messages remained …

Geopolitics

In a first, India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh meets U.S. Ambassador to India in Dhaka

The Hindu – World · India

The Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi has declined to provide any information about the meeting, a first in a foreign location, between the two envoys

Geopolitics

Ukraine’s Strike on Iranian Ship Shows How Two Wars Could Spiral

The New York Times – World · US

Iran sent military aid to Russia for its war against Ukraine. Now the question is whether that conflict and the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran are converging.

Geopolitics

What's in the Gaza peace deal roadmap?

BBC News – World · Europe

Hamas says it has accepted a disarmament plan for Gaza which will see it lay down its arms and Israeli troops withdraw from the territory.

Geopolitics

How global AI boom is intensifying US-China undersea stand-off

South China Morning Post – World · China

The US-China tech rivalry has escalated into a deeper battle over undersea fibre-optic cables powering the global AI boom. As demand for cross-border data to p…

Geopolitics

Iran strikes tankers under US escort in Hormuz strait as Trump gathers cabinet to discuss war

The Guardian – World · Europe

Energy prices have soared again since fighting between US and Iran resumed two weeks ago as conflict spreads across Middle EastIran has said it struck two tank…

Geopolitics

Top EU diplomat Kallas expected to visit Beijing in autumn amid deepest strains in years

South China Morning Post – World · China

The European Union’s foreign affairs chief, Kaja Kallas, is expected to travel to China in the autumn for her first face-to-face meeting with Foreign Minister …

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