Despite diplomatic efforts to secure a lasting settlement, tensions remain high as President Donald Trump intensifies pressure on Tehran to accept a new agreement tied to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The conflict has disrupted global energy supplies, pushed up oil prices and contributed to economic uncertainty across
EU Expands Russia Sanctions to Third Countries Including China Beijing has issued a strong diplomatic warning to the European Union after the bloc included Chinese companies and individuals in its latest sanctions package targeting Russia, sharply escalating tensions between two of the world’s largest economic powers. The EU’s 20th sanctions
EU Expands Russia Sanctions to Third Countries Including China Beijing has issued a strong diplomatic warning to the European Union after the bloc included Chinese companies and individuals in its latest sanctions package targeting Russia, sharply escalating tensions between two of the world’s largest economic powers. The EU’s 20th sanctions
EU–Mercosur Trade Deal Enters Long-Awaited Implementation Phase Brazil has moved decisively on two major fronts of foreign policy and economic integration, with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signing a decree enacting the long-awaited Mercosur–EU free trade agreement, while also strengthening security cooperation with the United States to combat transnational
There is a before and an after. Geopolitics rarely offers such clean lines, but the beginning of 2026 has drawn one in ink that will not wash out. The Middle East that existed before Iran mined the Strait of Hormuz is gone. What has replaced it is something older, rawer,
India’s economic outlook has come under fresh pressure as escalating tensions in the Middle East feed into higher energy costs, renewed inflation risks, and growing geopolitical uncertainty around critical shipping routes. Moody’s lowers India growth forecast to 6% Credit rating agency Moody’s Ratings has cut India’s growth projection for the
At the 82nd session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov delivered a pointed message to the region’s policymakers: the Arctic is no longer a frozen frontier, it is a highway, and Russia intends to use
At the 82nd session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov delivered a pointed message to the region’s policymakers: the Arctic is no longer a frozen frontier, it is a highway, and Russia intends to use
Brazil’s domestic political environment is entering a decisive phase, with the latest polling reflecting a tightly contested race. A recent survey places Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro in a near dead heat in a potential second-round vote. Bolsonaro records 42% support, while Lula follows closely at 40%,
There is a particular kind of moment in history when the powerful, in their arrogance, do something so naked, so unfiltered, that the mythology holding power together cracks in real time. The United States’ war against Iran has been that moment. Not because the US has never behaved this way