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🇨🇳🇳🇱China's military says it drove away Dutch frigate in South China Sea

China's military said it organised naval ​and air forces to ‌drive away a Dutch frigate that it accused ​of illegally intruding into ​the Paracel Islands.

The Paracel Islands are in ocean territory also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan

#Geopolitics #China #Vietnam #Taiwan #SouthChinaSea #Indopacific

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Somaliland to open embassy in Jerusalem

Somaliland will open an embassy in Jerusalem and Israel will establish its representation in Hargeisa “soon”, according to Mohamed Hagi, the ambassador of Somaliland to Israel.

Will anybody else open an embassy in Hargeisa?

#geopolitics #Somaliland #Israel #Jerusalem

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🚨🇨🇺Cuba Considers US $100 million in aid

The Cuban government has announced that it is considering the offer by the United States of $100 million in aid but hoped the offer would be free of 'political maneuvering'.

What is the Trump Administration trying to do here?
#Geopolitics #Cuba #Crisis #USA #Trump #Rubio

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Fitch Downgrades Mozambique to  'CC'.

The ratings agency says the country will likely seek to restructure its only international bond.
 Islamist insurgency in the country's north means that it has delayed the development of large gas projects which would have helped its predicament.

Is this Africa's next sovereign debt default?
#Geopolitics #Africa #Mozambique #Fitch #DebtCrisis

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𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮

North Korea has revised its 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to acknowledge the 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 existence of 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮.

Will this mean an improvement in 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵-𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? 

#Geopolitics #NorthKorea #SouthKorea #Koreanpeninsula
#DPRK #KimJongUn

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𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗮 

Thailand has unilaterally 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 its 25 year old  agreement with Cambodia to work towards ‌𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Are 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗮 relations AESEAN's 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸?

#Geopolitics #Thailand #Cambodia #Aesean
#Indopacific

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𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 

𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 Shinjiro Koizumi traveled to the 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 to witness an 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹 and conduct 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

 Is this a new age of 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 in Asia?

#𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 #𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 #𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 #𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀

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Russian Defence Minister visits North Korea

Andrei Belousov visited North Korea on April 26th to hold talks with military officials and attend ceremonial events, including the opening of a memorial to North Korean troops who died fighting in Ukraine.

#Russia #NorthKorea #Ukrainewar #geopolitics

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China has blocked Meta's acquisition of Singapore-based Chinese AI start-up Manus.
The deal - estimated to be worth around $2 billion would see Manus' agents used to boost to its own AI across its platforms. Beijing's National Development and Reform Commission prohibited foreign investment in the deal asking the parties to withdraw the transaction.
Is this another case of antitrust laws being used by countries to control their technology ecosystem in the AI Race ?
#Meta #China #AI #geopolitics

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QatarEnergy has signed a 27-year LNG supply agreement with Japan’s largest power generator, JERA, to deliver 3 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas annually starting in 2028, strengthening Qatar’s role in Japan’s energy mix amid rising demand and global competition.

#Japan #Qatar #LNG

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The Philippines, as 2026 ASEAN chair, hosted a meeting of ‘important political groups’ from army-ruled Myanmar, aimed at reviving ASEAN’s stalled peace plan amid ongoing conflict.

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro said discussions focused on de‑escalation, aid delivery and political dialogue.
#ASEAN2026 #Philippines #Myanmar

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Japan and the U.S. narrow first picks under a planned $550B investment initiative, with a SoftBank-linked data centre project shortlisted as a top candidate.

Talks are underway to finalise the initial project ahead of PM Takaichi’s spring U.S. visit.
#Japan #Geopolitics #SoftBank

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Saudi Arabia is in talks with Egypt and Somalia to finalise a new military coalition, focused on Red Sea security and deeper defence cooperation. Somalia is expected to formalise the deal in Riyadh in the coming days. 🇸🇦🇪🇬🇸🇴 #RedSea #Security #MilitaryCooperation #Geopolitics

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@WISEPARK @VanityFair Says a faceless account with North Korean followers.

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SW to @VanityFair: “He wants to keep on blowing boats up until Maduro cries uncle”.

This was always about regime change, pure and simple.