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. Europe France(5 May 2026)  France's public sector broadcasters have been lambasted by a parliamentary committee of enquiry, which recommends closing several channels and cutting their budget by a total of €1bn. The committee held six months of at times acrimonious hearings. The findings were…

. Europe Russia(20 May 2026) 11:04 /CST/  Russia and China have come to a general understanding on the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, a major project that if completed would transport up to 50 billion cubic metres of gas annually to China. Putin's press secretary Peskov told reporters that "some…

. Africa Kenya(Monday), 18/05/2026 - 19:39  Dependent on fuel imports from the Gulf, Kenya has been heavily affected by Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Last week, the Kenyan government announced price hikes in response to rising global oil prices, including a 23.5-percent…

. Africa EgyptApril 22, 2026 at 2:10 pm  Egypt condemns raising of Israeli flag at Al-Aqsa compound. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said it strongly condemns the storming of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque by settlers under the protection of Israeli police, and the raising of the Israeli…

. Australia (Tuesday), 14 April 2026 7:00am BST  In the film Mad Max, an oil shortage leaves Australian society teetering on the brink of total collapse. In real-life, Australia’s petrol stations run dry as energy crisis turns existential. Australia has one of the highest per-capita rates of…

. Africa UgandaMarch 26, 2026 at 8:08 am  “We want the war in the Middle East to end now. The world is tired of it. But any talk of destroying or defeating Israel will bring us into the war - on the side of Israel, Gen. Kainerugaba, chief of defense forces and son of President Museveni, said on…

. Asia IndiaMar 17, 2026 05:45 AM IST  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested seven foreign nationals - six Ukrainian nationals and one from the United States - on charges of conspiring to carry out terrorist activities against India. The accused had entered India on valid visas, but…

. European Union04/03/2026 - 13:27 GMT+1  What are Europe's oil route alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz? North Sea production remains one of Europe’s most secure alternative supply sources. Crude from offshore fields in Norway and the UK can be shipped directly by tanker to European ports. The…

. Africa Djibouti28 Feb (2026)  Will Djibouti be Iran’s next target? (Source: Horn Review - Ethiopia) Asia Bahrain28/02/2026 - 15:39 GMT+1  Moment Iranian strike hits US military base in Bahrain. (Source: Euronews – based in Lyon, France)Video Iran28 Feb 2026  At about 9:27am (06:27 GMT),…

. Asia Azerbaijan11:10, 21/01/2026, Wednesday  Azerbaijan has accepted an invitation to become a founding member of the U.S.-proposed "Board of Peace" focused on Gaza, pledging to contribute to international stability. This marks a significant diplomatic engagement for the South Caucasus nation in…

. Asia ChinaJanuary 15, 2026  China has appointed a special representative to deepen ties with member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the foreign ministry spokesperson Mao announced today. Ambassador Yan was appointed special representative on SCO affairs as well as the SCO…

. Europe GermanyJanuary 3, 2026  Germany is leading Europe’s rearmament panic. It has expanded its Arrow-3 air defense system purchase with Israel earlier this month, in what is being dubbed as the single largest Israeli defense export ever. Berlin has expanded its purchase order to around $3.1…

. Americas   North America United States17 December 2025  Since Trump presented his list of Liberation Day reciprocal tariffs last April, targeting 180 countries and territories, the impacts of tariffs on developing nations have been profound. Since August, 22 African nations have been faced…

. Globalization Dec. 20, 2025  When the dollar had monopoly power over global commodity pricing, America got a subsidy. The U.S. printed dollars. The world needed dollars to buy stuff. So the world bought U.S. debt, kept its interest rates low and let Washington run deficits that would have sunk…

. North America Mexico10 December 2025  Mexico rejected U.S. requests to expel more than two dozen Russian intelligence officers operating in the country under diplomatic cover, according to a Dec. 8 report by The New York Times. Mexican officials dismissed the warnings as paranoia. Since 2022,…

. Caribbean Haiti30 November 2025  Haiti is in the grip of a security crisis as gangs battle for control of territory in the capital and beyond while continuing to expand their criminal activities. It is feared that gangs are increasingly working with international organized crime networks to…

.  Africa Nigeria(Saturday), 22 Nov 2025  Nigerian gunmen abducted a total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from St Mary's Catholic primary and aecondary school in Papiri, in north-central Nigeria’s Niger State yesterday. The attackers are still moving with the children into the bush. The…

. Europe France20.11.2025  France’s Chief of the Defense Staff Mandon’s call for the French public to accept losing its children in order to deter Russia has drawn widespread criticism from political figures. His controversial statement came in a context where he was saying that France has all the…

. Guinea 15 Nov 2025  The first Simandou iron ore shipment to China and Australia’s strategic choices. Most extracts from US$20 billion mining project in Guinea’s Simandou – the world’s largest known untapped deposit of high-grade iron ore – are expected to be shipped to China, given the heavy…

. ItalyNovember 10, 2025  Africa is becoming a more competitive geopolitical arena, creating openings for new political, commercial and security alliances. Former colonial powers such as France have lost much of their influence, creating a security vacuum in the Sahel that Russia has been keen to…

. Europe Hungary (8 November 2025)  Orbán's key win: an exemption from US sanctions. Szijjártó, Hungary's foreign minister, said would be indefinite. 'A White House official told the BBC was time-limited to one year’. Trump clearly wants to help his friend win the election in April. ’The one-year…

. Europe Balkans China4 November 2025   How to read China’s playbook in the Western Balkans? More than two decades since the EU granted candidate status to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. Western Balkan countries are increasingly exploring a wider…

. Europe Bulgaria October 31, 2025  Bulgaria is home to the sprawling Lukoil-owned Burgas refinery, which provides up to 80 percent of the country’s fuel. Bulgaria is exploring requesting an exemption to new U.S. sanctions against Russia’s largest private oil company, as it fears the measures will…

. Asia ChinaOct 30, 2025  Trump and Xi spoke today morning in Busan. Trump was accompanied by Secretary of State Rubio, Trade Representative Greer, Treasury Secretary Bessent, Commerce Secretary Lutnick, Chief of Staff Wiles, and U.S. Ambassador to China Perdue. Chief of Staff Cai, Foreign…

. ChinaOctober 23, 2025 8:57 PM GMT+2 Updated October 24, 2025  Chinese state oil majors have suspended purchases of seaborne Russian oil after the United States imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Moscow's two biggest oil companies. Chinese national oil companies PetroChina, Sinopec, CNOOC…