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US-Africa trade pact extended
The development represents an interim win for African governments worried about trade relations with the US under the Tr...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailTrump’s Venezuela deal draws scrutiny of obscure Pentagon office
It was “never the intention” to take US government stakes in private companies, one former Office of Strategic Capital o...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailXi’s Egypt visit hints at China’s larger African vision
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt today for his first state visit in a decade. There, he will find a relatio...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · Wedgetail‘Complete Nonsense’: Putin Dismisses Mobilization Rumors
“It’s an information attack on Russia,” the president told reporters in his first remarks on the growing rumors of an im...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailGerman government blames Russia for Leipzig airport drone attack with explosives
Russia was behind the failed explosive drone attack on Germany’s key Leipzig/Halle Airport last month, the authorities i...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailRussia Says It Won’t Let Ukraine Disrupt Air Travel After Zelensky Warning
Ukraine poses no threat to civil aviation, Zelensky said, "but there will be drones in Russia's skies and due notice mus...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailGermany Shutters Russian Consulate, Berlin Culture Center After Blaming Moscow for Airport Drone Attack
Russia’s Foreign Ministry vowed that it would respond to what it called the German government’s “anti-Russian action.”
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailWhy Are People Talking About a German Reset with Russia?
The summer of 2026 has raised questions once again among politicians, diplomats, and academics about whether Germany mig...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailWhy Pakistan Is Shrugging Off Trump’s Latest Iran Sanctions
A Pakistani statement signals to Tehran that Islamabad will not undermine a relationship or existing trade ties that hav...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailPostcard from PIF: China backs down from threat after Pacific leaders react
At the opening ceremony of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting in Palau on Sunday, China’s Pacific envoy, Qian Bo,...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailWhy Pacific Island states should seek collective security for the region
With growing rivalry between great powers in the Pacific, the Pacific Islands Forum is a chance to seek collective prote...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailThe Limbang Question Lingers On
The territory's curious status is the result of an unresolved border dispute between Malaysia and Brunei that dates back...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailRivals Circle an Out-of-Touch Prabowo
The emergence of pro-presidential thugs on the streets of Jakarta is a sign of the times.
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailHong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case
Wong, 29, is accused of urging foreign powers to impose sanctions, blockades and other hostile measures against China Jo...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailBangladesh should think twice before joining Mecca pact
Last week, Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman told parliament that the country would view an invitation to jo...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailTalking With Giorgia Meloni
In an interview, Italy’s hard-right leader reveals how pragmatism is reshaping her vision for Europe.
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailWhat Huckabee is doing about dead Americans in the West Bank
Israeli settlers attacked an NBC News crew in the village of Jalud over the weekend, injuring the network’s corresponden...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailROK, Japan lambast Russia-North Korea military ties at UN debate on Ukraine
South Korea and Japan slammed Russia and North Korea over their ballistic missile transfers and troop deployments for th...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailIs BRICS Losing Its Mojo?
Security matters have rocked the boat, but here’s how to steady it.
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailHow Does the World Really View China?
The trouble with overestimating Beijing’s soft power.
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailCan Israel End Its Forever Wars?
The Netanyahu doctrine could outlast Netanyahu.
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailBest propaganda money can buy can’t sell Americans on Iran war
A new University of Massachusetts-Amherst opinion poll, conducted August 21-26, finds profound American disillusionment ...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailAt G20 Summit, Some U.S. Allies Push Back on Trump’s Economic Approach
At a summit meant to showcase President Trump’s economic policies as a model for the world, Europeans complained about t...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailTrump-Kim summit could do more harm than good for US interests, Bolton warns
Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton warned Tuesday that a renewed summit between President Donald Trump an...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailUS President Donald Trump congratulates Vietnam on National Day
U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a message of congratulations to Vietnam's leaders and people on the occasion as the...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailPutin Pledges Increased Strikes in Ukraine and Support for Iran
The Russian president promised continued retaliation against the Ukrainians and “full solidarity” with Iran.
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailHonduran Court Clears Ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández
President Trump’s decision set Juan Orlando Hernández free in December. On Tuesday, a court dismissed money laundering a...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailIn relations with China, Latin America puts itself first
It doesn’t all go Beijing’s way. In Latin America, China has been suffering notable reversals of influence. Honduras is ...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailThe CIA Director’s Not-So-Secret Trip to Moscow
We Discuss: Mentioned on the Episode: Vladimir Putin, with Nataliya Gevorkyan, Natalya Timakova, and Andrei Kolesnikov, ...
No location · Sep 02, 2026 · WedgetailUS expected to announce major fuel security deal at Pacific Islands Forum
The United States is set to announce a fuel security deal worth US$60 million for the Pacific region, RNZ Pacific unders...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailWeeks After Failed Drone Attack, Germany Points Finger at Russia
The country said Moscow was behind an explosive-laden drone found near a Ukrainian plane at a German airport last month....
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailTehran 1 September 2026 #1
Tehran 1 September 2026 #1 lalasor Wed, 09/02/2026 - 01:17 Tehran Wed, 09/02/2026 - 12:00 1 September 2026 President Pez...
Tehran, Iran · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailUS launches new strikes on Iran
The new attacks interrupted a weekslong lull in the six-month conflict and sent oil prices to $95 a barrel.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailNepal’s Deadly Floods Put China and India on Edge
Geopolitical conflict will only get worse with climate change.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailIsraeli Authorities Charge 12 Guards in Beating Death of Palestinian Prisoner
The rare prosecution comes amid widespread reports from rights groups about mistreatment in Israeli detention centers, w...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailMoscow’s Moment of Global Summitry
The war in Ukraine may rage on, but Russia remains far from an international pariah.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailTrump’s Venezuela Oil Deal Is a Farce
There aren’t 65 billion barrels, they won’t be lowering gas prices, and they won’t refill the SPR.
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailAs US steps up pressure on Iran, ordinary people say they’re paying the price
Iran’s economy was in ruins even before the war, and before U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest “D-Day” sanctions. So f...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailFor Putin, the ‘root cause’ of the war is the existence of independent Ukraine
Moscow claims to be ready for peace once the "root causes" of the Russia-Ukraine War are addressed, but Putin's demands ...
No location · Sep 01, 2026 · WedgetailHow the US–Canada trade dispute is seen in Mexico
For Mexico, the US–Canada trade rupture is neither a model to emulate nor a warning against confronting Trump. It is a w...
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