Analysis and news on great-power rivalry, diplomacy, sanctions and alliances, from the UN General Assembly to the Gulf, Europe and the Indo-Pacific.
Keen Sword drills start Oct. 19 near Taiwan, China keeps pressing Tokyo, and Japan’s defense request tops $55B. What each source says, and what is unknown.
Ethiopian troops entered Adigrat on Oct 10 as Eritrea asked the UN to act; Sudan air strikes reportedly killed 72 gold miners and Ebola spread in DRC.
Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly will build GHOST-R prototypes to inspect satellites 22,000 miles up. What is known, what is not, and how it feeds RG-XX.
What sources show about the IRGC’s hold on Iran: executions, mosque statistics, GAMAAN polling, Reza Pahlavi’s stated plan and analysts’ views on collapse.
A line trip blacks out eastern Cuba, Havana calls a US forced-labour finding sick persecution, and Díaz-Canel salutes Kim Jong Un.
Chinese militia boats swarm a Philippine island, PLA sorties near Taiwan ease, and Japan splits with Washington over ICC sanctions.
Trump tells Kyiv to stop refinery strikes, Russia resumes diesel exports, and the Zaporizhzhia glide-bomb death toll rises to 23.
Bessent says the US-China truce runs to January 10, 2027, with no Federal Register notice yet; US goods deficits with Vietnam and Taiwan exceed China’s.
Information war update: Russian media amplify calls to replace Zelensky, Beijing targets Taiwan’s National Day, and fact-checkers debunk Riyadh airport fakes.
Middle East war update: a Riyadh airport strike kills 12, Trump weighs hitting the Houthis, and US jets disable a blockade runner.
Brazil votes in a runoff on Oct. 25. Here is what officials, OpenAI and reporters have confirmed about Russian influence, and what is still unverified rumor.
OpenAI disrupted Russian and Iranian AI influence operations, Chinese military media warned a Taiwanese host, and fact-checkers debunked recycled war videos.
Africa security update for Oct 10, 2026: Ethiopia and Eritrea trade accusations at the UN, an RSF drone strike kills 41 in Blue Nile, and Mali retakes Kidal.
IEEPA tariff refunds: CBP says about $126B is paid or sent for payment, and a trade court certified a class for importers who never filed. What it means.
USNI counts at least six Philippine–China clashes in the South China Sea and Luzon Strait since October 1. A dated timeline of what each side says.
Ukraine power grid: about 15 GW at the evening peak, 19.6 GW promised by November 1, as Russia strikes Kyiv. What officials, Ukrenergo and experts say.
Yemen’s government says it holds Perim Island and the Bab al-Mandab shore; the Houthis say they repelled it. What each side claims, and the oil at stake.
Cuba drills neighborhood defense zones on National Defense Day, Díaz-Canel says no fuel ship has docked in nine months, and Havana’s grid runs 174 MW short.
PLA sorties near Taiwan jump to 21 as Lai defends defense spending on National Day, China claims a Senkaku patrol, and US-Korea intelligence friction surfaces.
Washington licenses Russian diesel after a Trump-Putin call, Kyiv says its envoys were used as cover, and glide bombs kill at least 11 in Zaporizhzhia.
The EU and China trade a hybrid-car deal for rare-earth licences, Beijing warns on a US pact, and tanker freight hits $41 a barrel.
Middle East war update: Iran claims a tanker strike, Yemeni forces take the Bab al-Mandab shore, and Moscow relays Tehran’s terms to Trump.
Latvia says armed escorts pushed 20 migrants at its troops, then masked men took border cameras; Lithuania put 100 soldiers on its Kaliningrad border.
Two months after Israel left West Zawtar under a US-backed plan, Reuters says no new pilot zone exists and residents still lack water and power.
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