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. 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…

. North America Canada16.01.2026  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney today sought bilateral ties with China are adapted to new global realities during his meeting with Chinese President Xi in Beijing. The trip to China signaled Ottawa’s efforts to reduce reliance on the US as its primary trading…

. North America Canada 1/10/2026  The shock capture of Venezuelan President Maduro and Trump’s ramped-up talk of seizing Greenland have rattled Canada, forcing citizens to take seriously the US president’s past threats to Canadian sovereignty. Canadians have particular reason to worry. With…

. Europe Belgium07.01.2026  Speaking before the Belgian Federal Parliament's Defense Committee, Belgium's Defense Minister Francken today said that decades of weak leadership and underinvestment in military capabilities have left Europe heavily dependent on the United States for its security,…

. Americas   Caribbean ArubaJanuary 6, 2026 4:07 pm CET  The Netherlands has pulled out of U.S.-led counter-drug missions in the Caribbean where it controls six islands. It cooperated closely with the United States and other partners in the region, including through the Joint Interagency Task…

. Asia ChinaDec 30, 2025, 9:55 PM CET  New Pentagon maps show the size and estimated ranges of China's vast missile arsenal. Missiles can reach Taiwan, the Philippines, Japan, Guam, and even the continental US. China's missile branch, known as the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force has received…

. North America United States(Jan. 3, 2026)  Maduro indicment (text). (Source: DocumentCloud - U.S.) January 03, 2026 16:57 IST  If Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, Iran holds the third largest after Saudi Arabia. It is definitely no coincidence that the US President Trump…

. Europe Russia December 20, 2025, Saturday // 12:02  Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree instructing the Defense Ministry to end a series of military agreements with 11 Western nations, NATO countries. The decree specifies the termination of multiple bilateral defense…

. 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 with duties…

. 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,…

. BangladeshDec 11, 2025  Growing Chinese strategic footprint in South Asia. In June 19, China, Bangladesh and Pakistan held their first trilateral meeting at the official level in China's Kunming. At the meeting, the three sides agreed to deepen cooperation in trade, investment, health,…

. 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…

. Belgium(3 December 2025)  The European Commission was due to make public later today details of its proposal to use the Russian money as collateral to help meet Ukraine’s considerable needs through a 'reparations loan.' Russia has described the scheme as 'theft.' Ukraine’s budget and military…

. EuropeNovember 22, 2025  In military history, there are instances in which one side unleashes a completely new weapon or form of combat, leaving the adversary so entirely off guard that they are unable to muster any effective defense. Europe is presently under attack from just such an unexpected…

.  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…

. Asia ChinaSun, November 23, 2025 Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi's suggestion to the Japanese parliament on November 7 was that a hypothetical conflict in the Taiwan Strait would trigger a military response from Tokyo. For Beijing, the comments warranted economic retaliation and furious daily…

. 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…

. Germany9 November 2025  German 'far-right' activist seeks asylum in U.S. Seibt, 25, said she is being persecuted in Germany for her political views - the 'target of intelligence surveillance' and 'state media defamation' , and has received death threats from antifa. Seibt alleges that German…

. Asia China10/11/2025, Monday  China has successfully deployed another cluster of low Earth orbit communication satellites from the Hainan Satellite Launch Center today, as part of its ambitious space-based internet initiative. A Long March-12 carrier rocket lifted off at 10:41 a.m. local time…

. 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…

. (Continuation) Balkans The EU’s China policy: no clear policy. The EU has framed its China strategy around three coexisting tracks: partnership, competition and rivalry, pulled the strategy in different directions in recent years, weakening the original compromise and producing fragmented…

. Europe Belgium04.11.2025  An investigation by several European media outlets revealed today that hundreds of millions of location data points from mobile phones in Belgium, including those belonging to employees of EU institutions, NATO headquarters, and military bases, are being sold. More than…

. 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…

. Europe BelgiumOctober 29, 2025  This past summer, Belgian officials announced that the country would increase its F-35 acquisition from 34 to 45 aircraft, with the initial fleet to be operational by 2031. The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets will replace the Belgian Air Force’s…