🚨🇦🇷🇨🇳🇺🇸 JUST IN: Argentina is rapidly dismantling its financial lifeline with China as pressure from Washington intensifies.
Reports say President Javier Milei is moving to fully repay the activated portion of Argentina’s currency swap deal with Beijing by mid-2026.
The swap balance reportedly collapsed from nearly $5 billion to just $675 million.
The move comes after growing pressure from the United States over Buenos Aires’ financial ties with China.
The China-Argentina currency swap had become one of Beijing’s most important footholds in Latin America,
helping Argentina survive years of economic instability and foreign reserve shortages.
But Milei has continued shifting Argentina closer toward Washington and Donald Trump.
Despite the repayments,
the broader China-Argentina swap framework still remains massive —
covering up to 130 billion yuan ($19 billion).
Behind the numbers,
a deeper geopolitical battle is unfolding across Latin America.
Source: South China Morning Post
Reports say President Javier Milei is moving to fully repay the activated portion of Argentina’s currency swap deal with Beijing by mid-2026.
The swap balance reportedly collapsed from nearly $5 billion to just $675 million.
The move comes after growing pressure from the United States over Buenos Aires’ financial ties with China.
The China-Argentina currency swap had become one of Beijing’s most important footholds in Latin America,
helping Argentina survive years of economic instability and foreign reserve shortages.
But Milei has continued shifting Argentina closer toward Washington and Donald Trump.
Despite the repayments,
the broader China-Argentina swap framework still remains massive —
covering up to 130 billion yuan ($19 billion).
Behind the numbers,
a deeper geopolitical battle is unfolding across Latin America.
Source: South China Morning Post
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🇵🇭🇹🇼 JUST IN: Philippine President says the Philippines would likely be involved in any conflict over Taiwan because of its geographic proximity.
Speaking ahead of his Japan visit, Marcos said Manila does not want war over Taiwan, but “just looking at the map,” the northern Philippines would inevitably feel the effects of any confrontation.
He also pointed to the nearly 200,000 Filipinos currently working in Taiwan as a major concern.
The comments come amid rising regional tensions and continued maritime confrontations between China and the Philippines in disputed waters.
Source: scmp
#Philippines #Taiwan #China #Geopolitics
Speaking ahead of his Japan visit, Marcos said Manila does not want war over Taiwan, but “just looking at the map,” the northern Philippines would inevitably feel the effects of any confrontation.
He also pointed to the nearly 200,000 Filipinos currently working in Taiwan as a major concern.
The comments come amid rising regional tensions and continued maritime confrontations between China and the Philippines in disputed waters.
Source: scmp
#Philippines #Taiwan #China #Geopolitics
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Military Stress Test: The War on Iran and BRICS Institutional Reform Combat injury or a disability?
Amid the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the all-out regional war that followed, BRICS finds itself at a crossroads. The fate of the organisation may be decided by the lessons it chooses to draw from the conflict, by its approach to resolving internal contradictions and providing member states with a sense of security in a dangerous world, writes Georgy Toloraya. Read more »
Amid the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the all-out regional war that followed, BRICS finds itself at a crossroads. The fate of the organisation may be decided by the lessons it chooses to draw from the conflict, by its approach to resolving internal contradictions and providing member states with a sense of security in a dangerous world, writes Georgy Toloraya. Read more »
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Amid the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the all-out regional war that followed, BRICS finds itself at a crossroads. The fate of the organisation may be decided by the lessons it chooses to draw from the conflict, by its approach to resolving internal contradictions…
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🇮🇳🇪🇺 India is rapidly expanding its footprint across Northern Europe.
At the India-Nordic Summit in Oslo, PM Narendra Modi met leaders from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland to deepen cooperation on: Energy , Echnology, Defense, Trede, Security.
The timing is significant.
With the Ukraine war, Iran conflict and global tariff tensions disrupting energy markets and trade routes, Delhi is accelerating partnerships beyond its traditional allies.
India’s trade with Nordic nations reached $19B, while Nordic firms like Volvo, IKEA, Nokia, and ASML continue expanding inside India.
But one of the biggest long-term goals may be the Arctic.
India is quietly increasing its Arctic presence through scientific missions, shipping corridors, and strategic cooperation with Nordic states — partly to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence in the region.
The summit also comes after India signed major trade deals with both the EU and EFTA bloc, potentially unlocking $100B in investment over 15 years...
At the India-Nordic Summit in Oslo, PM Narendra Modi met leaders from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland to deepen cooperation on: Energy , Echnology, Defense, Trede, Security.
The timing is significant.
With the Ukraine war, Iran conflict and global tariff tensions disrupting energy markets and trade routes, Delhi is accelerating partnerships beyond its traditional allies.
India’s trade with Nordic nations reached $19B, while Nordic firms like Volvo, IKEA, Nokia, and ASML continue expanding inside India.
But one of the biggest long-term goals may be the Arctic.
India is quietly increasing its Arctic presence through scientific missions, shipping corridors, and strategic cooperation with Nordic states — partly to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence in the region.
The summit also comes after India signed major trade deals with both the EU and EFTA bloc, potentially unlocking $100B in investment over 15 years...
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🇺🇸 BREAKING: At least 5 dead after shooting at , including two suspected gunmen
San Diego Police say officers responded to reports of an active shooter at the around 11:40 a.m. local time.
Authorities confirmed three victims were found dead outside the mosque, while two suspected shooters, ages 17 and 19, were later discovered dead inside a nearby vehicle.
Police Chief described the scene as “extremely chaotic,” and investigators are treating the attack as a possible hate crime.
The mosque, which also operates a school, said all children present at the time were safely evacuated.
Incidents like this continue to raise concerns over growing anti-Muslim hatred in the West. Many are now questioning how Muslims can feel safe even inside their own places of worship.
Source: Axios
#SanDiego #USA #Islamophobia #BreakingNews
San Diego Police say officers responded to reports of an active shooter at the around 11:40 a.m. local time.
Authorities confirmed three victims were found dead outside the mosque, while two suspected shooters, ages 17 and 19, were later discovered dead inside a nearby vehicle.
Police Chief described the scene as “extremely chaotic,” and investigators are treating the attack as a possible hate crime.
The mosque, which also operates a school, said all children present at the time were safely evacuated.
Incidents like this continue to raise concerns over growing anti-Muslim hatred in the West. Many are now questioning how Muslims can feel safe even inside their own places of worship.
Source: Axios
#SanDiego #USA #Islamophobia #BreakingNews
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This is the moment a swarm of teens storms a JD Sports store in London during another apparent shoplifting ‘link-up’
Young female staff members at the Ilford location tried to stop the group as they rushed up the escalator, dropping stolen clothes behind them
The workers are now being praised online for trying to stand their ground against the mob
Question remains, will the store punish them for standing up against the thugs
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Young female staff members at the Ilford location tried to stop the group as they rushed up the escalator, dropping stolen clothes behind them
The workers are now being praised online for trying to stand their ground against the mob
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🚨🇸🇪🇫🇷 Sweden Chooses France for $4.2B Warship Deal
Sweden has selected France’s Naval Group for a $4.2 billion frigate program.
A major naval expansion move as Europe’s security environment continues to tighten.
Officials say the decision reflects a “very serious security situation” across the region.
The new FDI frigates will carry Aster 30 missiles and advanced NATO-integrated systems — significantly boosting Sweden’s maritime defense posture.
The first ship is expected by 2030, with deliveries planned in phases.
Another signal of accelerating European militarization amid rising Baltic tensions.
Source: SSBCrack News
#Sweden #France #NATO #Defense
Sweden has selected France’s Naval Group for a $4.2 billion frigate program.
A major naval expansion move as Europe’s security environment continues to tighten.
Officials say the decision reflects a “very serious security situation” across the region.
The new FDI frigates will carry Aster 30 missiles and advanced NATO-integrated systems — significantly boosting Sweden’s maritime defense posture.
The first ship is expected by 2030, with deliveries planned in phases.
Another signal of accelerating European militarization amid rising Baltic tensions.
Source: SSBCrack News
#Sweden #France #NATO #Defense
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🌐 The Pakistani Ambassador Described The Future Course Of Relations With Russia
The plan is for Pakistan and Russia to cooperate across the broad swath of Eurasia between them connecting the Arabian Sea with the Arctic Ocean. Pakistani Ambassador to Russia Faisal Niaz Tirmizi gav... Read more →
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The plan is for Pakistan and Russia to cooperate across the broad swath of Eurasia between them connecting the Arabian Sea with the Arctic Ocean. Pakistani Ambassador to Russia Faisal Niaz Tirmizi gav... Read more →
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The Pakistani Ambassador Described The Future Course Of Relations With Russia
The plan is for Pakistan and Russia to cooperate across the broad swath of Eurasia between them connecting the Arabian Sea with the Arctic Ocean.
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The BRICS Policy Center/PUC-Rio becomes part of the international network “Article 109 Coalition”
The BRICS Policy Center/PUC-Rio has joined the Article 109 Coalition, an international network that brings together civil society organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions committed to strengthening multilateralism and debating...
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🚨🇺🇦 JUST IN: Ukraine Again Apologizes Over Drone Incidents in Baltic Airspace
Ukraine has once again issued an apology after reports of drones entering Baltic airspace.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry described the incidents as “unintentional” and urged calm with regional partners.
Estonian defense officials earlier reported intercepting a drone that allegedly crossed into its airspace via Latvia, triggering air-defense responses and local alerts across southern regions.
Kyiv says it is working to prevent further incidents as its drone operations targeting Russia continue near sensitive border air corridors.
The repeated occurrences are adding pressure to already fragile security dynamics across the Baltic region.
Source: TASS
#Ukraine #Baltics #Estonia #Security
Ukraine has once again issued an apology after reports of drones entering Baltic airspace.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry described the incidents as “unintentional” and urged calm with regional partners.
Estonian defense officials earlier reported intercepting a drone that allegedly crossed into its airspace via Latvia, triggering air-defense responses and local alerts across southern regions.
Kyiv says it is working to prevent further incidents as its drone operations targeting Russia continue near sensitive border air corridors.
The repeated occurrences are adding pressure to already fragile security dynamics across the Baltic region.
Source: TASS
#Ukraine #Baltics #Estonia #Security
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JUST IN: 🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russian President Putin arrives in China for a two-day visit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for a two-day state visit focused on deepening strategic cooperation with China.
Putin is expected to hold talks with President Xi Jinping on regional security, trade, investment, and global geopolitical issues.
The visit comes less than a week after Donald Trump’s trip to China — placing Beijing once again at the center of intensifying global power diplomacy.
Chinese officials say the China-Russia partnership will continue strengthening under the leadership of Xi and Putin.
Another sign of the accelerating shift toward a more multipolar world order.
Source: RTHK / Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for a two-day state visit focused on deepening strategic cooperation with China.
Putin is expected to hold talks with President Xi Jinping on regional security, trade, investment, and global geopolitical issues.
The visit comes less than a week after Donald Trump’s trip to China — placing Beijing once again at the center of intensifying global power diplomacy.
Chinese officials say the China-Russia partnership will continue strengthening under the leadership of Xi and Putin.
Another sign of the accelerating shift toward a more multipolar world order.
Source: RTHK / Reuters
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Pre Print: Courting AI: How Brazilian Courts Are Using AI
This page includes the non final version of the chapter composing the book The Cambridge Handbook of AI and Technologies in Courts , edited by Zalnieriute M and Limante A, to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2025. The chapter “Courting AI: How Brazilian Courts Are Using AI” first describes how the technology was introduced ...
This page includes the non final version of the chapter composing the book The Cambridge Handbook of AI and Technologies in Courts , edited by Zalnieriute M and Limante A, to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2025. The chapter “Courting AI: How Brazilian Courts Are Using AI” first describes how the technology was introduced ...
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Pre Print: Courting AI: How Brazilian Courts Are Using AI
This page includes the non final version of the chapter composing the book The Cambridge Handbook of AI and Technologies in Courts , edited by Zalnieriute M and Limante A, to be published by C…
BPC/PUC-Rio researcher Marcello Cappucci participated in a public interview at the Federal Fluminense University (UFF)
On May 12th, Professor Marcello Cappucci, a researcher at BPC/PUC-Rio, participated in a public interview organized by IMA – the Research Laboratory in Law, Innovation and Culture of the Federal...
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Nikol Pashinyan lost his temper during a public agitation tour in Yerevan after a woman confronted him in the street and accused him of betraying Armenia and ruining future generations
The woman shouted that Pashinyan had ‘stolen her homeland’ and ‘destroyed an entire young generation of the nation,’ triggering a heated response from the prime minister in front of a crowd
Pashinyan fired back aggressively, telling the woman she should be grateful ‘they didn’t smash your head in the nearest restroom right now’
Pashinyan also attacked political opponents, calling the sons of former presidents Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan, along with opposition figures Gagik Tsarukyan and Samvel Karapetyan, ‘defectors who fled the battlefield’
He also vowed to ‘destroy’ their fathers politically during the speech
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Nikol Pashinyan lost his temper during a public agitation tour in Yerevan after a woman confronted him in the street and accused him of betraying Armenia and ruining future generations
The woman shouted that Pashinyan had ‘stolen her homeland’ and ‘destroyed an entire young generation of the nation,’ triggering a heated response from the prime minister in front of a crowd
Pashinyan fired back aggressively, telling the woman she should be grateful ‘they didn’t smash your head in the nearest restroom right now’
Pashinyan also attacked political opponents, calling the sons of former presidents Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan, along with opposition figures Gagik Tsarukyan and Samvel Karapetyan, ‘defectors who fled the battlefield’
He also vowed to ‘destroy’ their fathers politically during the speech
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The BRICS Policy Center (BPC/PUC-Rio) contributed to the report “Brazil in the BRICS (2025)”
The BRICS Policy Center (BPC/PUC-Rio) contributed to the report “Brazil in the BRICS (2025),” published by Acrópole Publicações, which analyzes the main outcomes of the 17th BRICS Summit held in...
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🇨🇳🇺🇸 CHINA & US AGREE TO ESTABLISH TWO TRADE COUNCILS – A New Institutional Channel for Managing Tensions 🏛️
After years of tariff wars and market access disputes, Washington and Beijing have agreed to set up two joint trade and investment councils. The goal: address practical barriers – especially for agricultural products – and promote bilateral trade within a framework of reciprocal tariff reductions.
🏛️ Two councils – one for trade, one for investment – to follow up on practical issues hindering commerce.
🌾 Agricultural focus – conditions for entry of agricultural products will be a key agenda item.
📉 Reciprocal tariff reductions – a framework to de‑escalate the trade war through mutual cuts.
#China #US #Trade #Tariffs #Geopolitics #BRICS
After years of tariff wars and market access disputes, Washington and Beijing have agreed to set up two joint trade and investment councils. The goal: address practical barriers – especially for agricultural products – and promote bilateral trade within a framework of reciprocal tariff reductions.
🏛️ Two councils – one for trade, one for investment – to follow up on practical issues hindering commerce.
🌾 Agricultural focus – conditions for entry of agricultural products will be a key agenda item.
📉 Reciprocal tariff reductions – a framework to de‑escalate the trade war through mutual cuts.
#China #US #Trade #Tariffs #Geopolitics #BRICS
🇬🇧🇸🇦🇦🇪🇶🇦 UK & GULF STATES TO SIGN FREE TRADE DEAL – Ending 4 Years of Talks 📝
The United Kingdom and the six Gulf Cooperation Council nations are set to sign a free trade agreement in London on Wednesday. The deal will reduce tariffs on British car and food exports to the Gulf.
📊 Annual bilateral trade exceeds $53 billion.
🛢️ Talks were delayed by the Iran war – but have now reached an advanced stage.
🚗 The deal reflects a shared commitment to strategic partnership and sustainable development.
📌 The bottom line for the Global South:
While the US blocks and bombs, the UK and Gulf states deepen economic ties. The region is not waiting for Washington – it is building its own trade architecture.
#UK 🇬🇧 #GCC #SaudiArabia 🇸🇦 #UAE 🇦🇪 #Qatar 🇶🇦 #TradeDeal #GlobalSouth #BRICS #ThinkBRICS
The United Kingdom and the six Gulf Cooperation Council nations are set to sign a free trade agreement in London on Wednesday. The deal will reduce tariffs on British car and food exports to the Gulf.
📊 Annual bilateral trade exceeds $53 billion.
🛢️ Talks were delayed by the Iran war – but have now reached an advanced stage.
🚗 The deal reflects a shared commitment to strategic partnership and sustainable development.
📌 The bottom line for the Global South:
While the US blocks and bombs, the UK and Gulf states deepen economic ties. The region is not waiting for Washington – it is building its own trade architecture.
#UK 🇬🇧 #GCC #SaudiArabia 🇸🇦 #UAE 🇦🇪 #Qatar 🇶🇦 #TradeDeal #GlobalSouth #BRICS #ThinkBRICS
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