Category: Global
Coverage of geopolitics, international relations, and current affairs from a global perspective, including international organisations, cross-border cooperation, climate summits, and worldwide security trends.
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U.S. President Donald Trump has formally launched the Board of Peace, an initiative initially focused on sustaining the Gaza ceasefire but intended to expand into broader global conflict mediation. Trump, who will chair the board, said it would operate “in conjunction with the United Nations”, though several major powers have voiced concern it could dilute…
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China has signalled interest in expanding cooperation with Malta on shipping and port logistics, citing the island’s strategic position in the Central Mediterranean. At an economic and trade cooperation meeting in Beijing, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said it was willing to strengthen “strategic alignment” with Malta, an European Union member state. China and Malta established…
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that the world has entered a new era of great-power politics, arguing that the foundations of the post-Cold War international order have been severely shaken. Speaking at a keynote address, Merz cited Russia’s war against Ukraine, China’s rise, and a shift in U.S. foreign and security policy as signs…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow could contribute $1 billion from frozen Russian assets to secure permanent membership of the proposed “Board of Peace”, an international body announced by US President Donald Trump. Speaking at a meeting of the Russian Security Council in Moscow, Putin said he had instructed the Russian Foreign Ministry to…
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US President Donald Trump said he will not be imposing planned tariffs on European allies following talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, citing agreement on a framework for future cooperation on Arctic security. Trump said the discussions covered Greenland and the wider Arctic region, and that tariffs due to take effect on 1 February…
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Russia’s Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said Moscow’s relationship with Cuba is strengthening despite a “turbulent geopolitical situation,” during an official visit to Havana. According to Interior Ministry spokesperson Irina Volk, Kolokoltsev made the remarks in talks with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and later met his Cuban counterpart Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas. “The Russian minister expressed…
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California Govenor Gavin Newsom delivered a blunt rebuke of global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, accusing them of enabling US President Donald Trump through what he described as performative diplomacy. “People are rolling over,” Newsom told reporters, calling the behaviour of world leaders “pathetic” and “embarrassing from an American perspective.” He warned…
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US President Donald Trump used his keynote address at the World Economic Forum to argue that only Washington can guarantee the security and development of Greenland, while ruling out the use of force and calling for “immediate negotiations” over its future status. Trump cited historical precedent, including the US military role in Greenland during the…
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that the rules-based international order is facing a “rupture, not a transition” in a keynote address at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Carney argued that economic integration is increasingly being used as coercion, with tariffs, financial infrastructure, and supply chains weaponised amid intensifying great-power rivalry. He urged “middle…
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Greece will expand defence cooperation with Israel, focusing on anti-drone systems and cybersecurity, following talks in Athens between Nikos Dendias and Israel Katz. Dendias said the two sides agreed to exchange expertise to counter drone swarms, including unmanned aerial and subsea vehicles, and to strengthen readiness against cyber threats. The discussions build on close bilateral…
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