Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war, Petro says (www.aljazeera.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15135996...
The EU should stop ‘westsplaining’ and listen to its smaller eastern members – they saw the Ukraine war coming, researcher says (theconversation.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/11465777...
Researchers urge Europe to 'embrace' deindustrialisation (www.euractiv.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/14895966...
EU looking to expand sanctions on Iran following attack on Israel (www.euronews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14378348...
China Providing Geospatial Intelligence to Russia, US Warns (archive.is)
India summons US diplomat over Kejriwal remarks (www.moneycontrol.com)
cross-posted from: lemy.lol/post/22317595
NATO Defense Expenditures in 2022 (sopuli.xyz)
Italy withdraws from China's Belt and Road project (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Why Xi Jinping sounds friendlier to America (www.economist.com)
A tactical move to boost China’s economic and diplomatic interests...
Japan South Korea relationships
I hear / read that it would be in both Japan’s and South Korea’s (SK for short) interest to be friends and/or allies. It’s been acknowledged by both gov’ and the USA wants it too (I think)....
Biden Mideast agenda comes crashing down in Gaza (mondoweiss.net)
Where Does Russia Stand on the Israel-Hamas War? (foreignpolicy.com)
Deglobalization: The US Navy's Withdrawl as Global Protector (youtu.be)
Why Biden has ‘no alternative’ to Netanyahu (www.politico.com)
The two men are refocused on something that has always united them: ensuring Israel’s security and long-term survival....
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy submarine was allegedly fatally snared in an anti-submarine net intended for enemy submersibles (www.newsweek.com)
Why China has its eye on Latin America (www.cnbc.com)
In the last 10 years, President Xi Jinping of China has had at least five different meetings with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The meetings culminated in an “all weather strategic partnership” in 2023....
Indonesia to launch China-funded high-speed rail, first in Southeast Asia (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Indonesia is set to launch Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway on Monday (Oct 2), a delayed multibillion-dollar project backed by China that will cut travel between the capital Jakarta and another major city by hours....
South Korea holds rare military parade and warns North over nuclear threat (www.nbcnews.com)
South Korea put on the first large-scale military parade in a decade on Tuesday, with weapons ranging from ballistic missiles to tanks rolling through Seoul in a show of force as it takes a tougher stance against North Korea....
The shadowy Chinese firms that own chunks of Cambodia (www.bbc.com)
China’s claim to the South China Sea gets even odder (www.economist.com)
Despite its more co-operative tone, China will not stop its bullying in the South China Sea...
India had been riding a geopolitical high. But it comes to the UN with a mess on its hands (apnews.com)
The Group of 20 Summit, hosted by India earlier this month, couldn’t have gone better for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His pledge to make the African Union a permanent member became reality. And under his leadership, the fractured grouping signed off on a final statement. It was seen as a foreign policy triumph for Modi and...
Philippines condemns China’s ‘floating barrier’ in South China Sea (www.aljazeera.com)
The Philippines has accused China’s coastguard of installing a “floating barrier” in a disputed area of the South China Sea, which it said prevents Filipinos from fishing within its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)....
Exclusive: Biden aides in talks with Vietnam for arms deal that could irk China (www.reuters.com)
The Biden administration is in talks with Vietnam over an agreement for the largest arms transfer in history between the ex-Cold War adversaries, according to two people familiar with a deal that could irk China and sideline Russia....
U.S. revives Cold War submarine spy program to counter China (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Navy is carrying out the biggest overhaul of its top-secret undersea surveillance network since the 1950s as China’s naval power surges and new technologies are fast reshaping maritime warfare. Beijing has similar plans of its own.
ASEAN kicks off its first-ever joint military drills in Indonesia (www.reuters.com)
Units from the countries of ASEAN began their first ever joint military drills in Indonesia’s South Natuna Sea amid rising geopolitical tensions between major powers and protests against China’s activities in the South China Sea....
