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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US President Donald Trump warmly greeted Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House on Thursday (19 March), praising Japan for “really stepping up to the plate” on Iran, in contrast to NATO allies. Trump highlighted the US commitment of 45,000 troops in Japan and stressed that the US “doesn’t need anything” but expects…
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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine outlined the scale of US operations against Iran during a Pentagon briefing on Thursday (19 March). Hegseth said more than 7,000 targets have been struck, describing Iran’s military infrastructure, air defences and missile production as significantly…
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US President Donald Trump criticised NATO allies on Tuesday (17 March) for declining to deploy forces to secure the Strait of Hormuz at his request, calling their decision ‘very foolish’. Speaking alongside Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin during a White House meeting, Trump said allies broadly support Washington’s position but are unwilling to commit forces.…
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US President Donald Trump defended recent US military action against Iran on Monday (16 March), describing it as essential to preventing a nuclear catastrophe. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office after signing an executive order on a federal fraud task force, Trump said: “Had we not done this, you would have had a nuclear…
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US President Donald Trump said Washington is in discussions with other countries about helping secure the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route, as tensions with Iran continue to disrupt energy flows in the Gulf. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said the United States was receiving a “good response” from…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv has deployed specialist teams to the Middle East to advise governments on countering Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones, while seeking technology transfers and financial support in return. Speaking to reporters, Zelenskyy said the initiative focuses on technical assessments and defensive expertise rather than combat involvement. Gulf states have faced increasing…
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Nordic leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to deepen cooperation on defence, Arctic security, economic resilience and green growth at a summit in Oslo on Sunday (15 March). Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre hosted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Finnish Prime…
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Relations between France and the Central African Republic (CAR) have been fully restored, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said during a two-day visit to Bangui, the first by a senior French official in seven years. Barrot’s visit follows the 2024 diplomatic relaunch between CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadéra and French President Emmanuel Macron, after tensions over…
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Ghana to push UN resolution declaring transatlantic slave trade ‘the gravest crime in human history’
Ghana plans to table a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime in the history of humankind.” Backed by all 40 African Union member states, the proposal aims to secure global recognition of slavery’s scale, brutality, and lasting impact. Key developments: • The resolution could be introduced…
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European Council President António Costa travelled to Baku on Wednesday (11 March) to strengthen European Union–Azerbaijan cooperation on energy security, defence and transport connectivity, as the war in Iran continues to disrupt global energy markets. Meeting President Ilham Aliyev, Costa expressed the EU’s “full solidarity” with Azerbaijan following an Iran-linked attack on the Nakhchivan exclave…
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