China is delaying approval for a planned Beijing visit by Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby to pressure the US over a proposed Taiwan weapons package worth about $14 billion.
The package includes Patriot and Nasams missile systems, but Trump has not yet approved it, calling it a “negotiating chip” after meeting Xi Jinping.
Beijing is reportedly trying to delay any new Taiwan arms deal until after Xi’s expected visit to Washington in September.
Source: FT
The package includes Patriot and Nasams missile systems, but Trump has not yet approved it, calling it a “negotiating chip” after meeting Xi Jinping.
Beijing is reportedly trying to delay any new Taiwan arms deal until after Xi’s expected visit to Washington in September.
Source: FT
🚨🇷🇺🇨🇩🇺🇬 BREAKING: Russia To Help DR Congo & Uganda Fight Ebola Outbreak
Russia says it will assist the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda in containing the growing Ebola outbreak after the WHO declared a global emergency.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed that Moscow will send epidemiology specialists and Russian-made diagnostic systems to Uganda on May 25.
Russia has already provided mobile laboratories, biosafety training, and outbreak response support to both African nations in recent years.
WHO reports more than 80 confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo and one in Uganda so far.
Source: TASS
#Russia #Ebola #DRC #Uganda
Russia says it will assist the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda in containing the growing Ebola outbreak after the WHO declared a global emergency.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed that Moscow will send epidemiology specialists and Russian-made diagnostic systems to Uganda on May 25.
Russia has already provided mobile laboratories, biosafety training, and outbreak response support to both African nations in recent years.
WHO reports more than 80 confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo and one in Uganda so far.
Source: TASS
#Russia #Ebola #DRC #Uganda
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Residents in Russia’s Dagestan are demanding an investigation after a tourist was filmed climbing onto a visibly pregnant donkey and kicking the animal in the stomach while trying to force it to move
People nearby, including guides and tourists, laughed during the incident and joked that the donkey ‘might give birth on the spot’
Riding pregnant animals is prohibited because of the serious health risks involved, and the footage has triggered backlash online from locals calling for those involved to be identified and punished
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🚨🇮🇷 Iran Moves To Charge Big Tech Over Strait of Hormuz Internet Cables
Iranian state-linked media say Tehran is considering licensing fees on submarine internet cables crossing the Strait of Hormuz — targeting companies like Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon.
The proposed framework reportedly includes:
• Transit licensing fees
• Compliance with Iranian law
• Iranian-only maintenance and repair control
But there’s a major obstacle:
U.S. sanctions largely prohibit American firms from making payments to Iranian entities.
Analysts say the move may be more about geopolitical leverage than enforceable policy, as experts question whether Iran can legally or technically enforce such demands.
Source: The Guardian, Ars Technica, Hürriyet Daily News
#Iran #Hormuz #Tech #Geopolitics
Iranian state-linked media say Tehran is considering licensing fees on submarine internet cables crossing the Strait of Hormuz — targeting companies like Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon.
The proposed framework reportedly includes:
• Transit licensing fees
• Compliance with Iranian law
• Iranian-only maintenance and repair control
But there’s a major obstacle:
U.S. sanctions largely prohibit American firms from making payments to Iranian entities.
Analysts say the move may be more about geopolitical leverage than enforceable policy, as experts question whether Iran can legally or technically enforce such demands.
Source: The Guardian, Ars Technica, Hürriyet Daily News
#Iran #Hormuz #Tech #Geopolitics
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🚨🌐No SWIFT, no dollar: Ruble-yuan system paves way for multipolar finance
🇷🇺🇨🇳 Nearly 100% of Russia-China trade is now settled in national currencies, which is a landmark in financial sovereignty, Hong Kong-based political analyst Angelo Giuliano tells Sputnik.
🟠 Russia's energy and mineral resources "perfectly match" China's world-class manufacturing and tech scale
🟠 National currency settlements have created a resilient, sanctions-proof ecosystem
🟠 Strong growth despite Western tariffs and global instability proves multipolarity delivers real results
The shift to ruble-yuan ops inspires BRICS+ and Global South nations to pursue independent finance-accelerating de-dollarization toward fairer, sovereign global trade.
Source: Sputnik
🇷🇺🇨🇳 Nearly 100% of Russia-China trade is now settled in national currencies, which is a landmark in financial sovereignty, Hong Kong-based political analyst Angelo Giuliano tells Sputnik.
🟠 Russia's energy and mineral resources "perfectly match" China's world-class manufacturing and tech scale
🟠 National currency settlements have created a resilient, sanctions-proof ecosystem
🟠 Strong growth despite Western tariffs and global instability proves multipolarity delivers real results
The shift to ruble-yuan ops inspires BRICS+ and Global South nations to pursue independent finance-accelerating de-dollarization toward fairer, sovereign global trade.
Source: Sputnik
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🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 Marco Rubio says “some good signs” emerging for possible US–Iran deal
US Secretary of State says negotiations to end the Iran conflict are showing “some good signs,” though he warned he does not want to be “overly optimistic.”
Rubio confirmed Pakistani representatives traveled to Iran on Thursday as diplomatic efforts intensify behind the scenes.
However, Washington issued a strong warning over Iran’s reported Strait of Hormuz toll proposal.
🛢️ Rubio said any attempt by Tehran to impose transit fees on Hormuz shipping routes would be “completely illegal” and could make a diplomatic agreement “unfeasible.”
The comments come as global powers push to prevent further escalation in the Gulf, where the Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints.
Source: Sky News
#Iran #USA #Hormuz #Geopolitics
US Secretary of State says negotiations to end the Iran conflict are showing “some good signs,” though he warned he does not want to be “overly optimistic.”
Rubio confirmed Pakistani representatives traveled to Iran on Thursday as diplomatic efforts intensify behind the scenes.
However, Washington issued a strong warning over Iran’s reported Strait of Hormuz toll proposal.
🛢️ Rubio said any attempt by Tehran to impose transit fees on Hormuz shipping routes would be “completely illegal” and could make a diplomatic agreement “unfeasible.”
The comments come as global powers push to prevent further escalation in the Gulf, where the Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints.
Source: Sky News
#Iran #USA #Hormuz #Geopolitics
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The seeds of growth in EM
Efforts of propagating waves of economic growth across the world economy have thus far been constrained to a limited number of channels and paradigms. In particular, the unipolar setting of the past several decades made the global economy hyper-dependent on the US Fed, with EM being highly susceptible to swings in US monetary policy that were often accompanied by volatility and crises across developing countries. Another paradigm/channel was the G20 that performed several rounds of coordinated s... Read more »
Efforts of propagating waves of economic growth across the world economy have thus far been constrained to a limited number of channels and paradigms. In particular, the unipolar setting of the past several decades made the global economy hyper-dependent on the US Fed, with EM being highly susceptible to swings in US monetary policy that were often accompanied by volatility and crises across developing countries. Another paradigm/channel was the G20 that performed several rounds of coordinated s... Read more »
🚨🇮🇳🇧🇷🇷🇺🇨🇳 BRICS Justice Ministers Meeting 2026 begins under India’s chairship
India officially welcomed delegates from Brazil, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates for the BRICS Justice Ministers Meeting 2026.
The meeting was hosted under India’s BRICS 2026 Chairship by , who greeted participating delegations and emphasized legal cooperation among emerging powers.
🇨🇳 China joined the session virtually.
The gathering highlights BRICS’ growing focus on judicial coordination, legal frameworks, and institutional cooperation as the bloc expands its influence across the Global South.
The meeting comes as BRICS members continue pushing for deeper multipolar coordination beyond trade and finance into governance and legal affairs.
Source: Government of India / PIB
#BRICS2026 #IndiaBRICS2026 #GlobalSouth #BRICS
India officially welcomed delegates from Brazil, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates for the BRICS Justice Ministers Meeting 2026.
The meeting was hosted under India’s BRICS 2026 Chairship by , who greeted participating delegations and emphasized legal cooperation among emerging powers.
🇨🇳 China joined the session virtually.
The gathering highlights BRICS’ growing focus on judicial coordination, legal frameworks, and institutional cooperation as the bloc expands its influence across the Global South.
The meeting comes as BRICS members continue pushing for deeper multipolar coordination beyond trade and finance into governance and legal affairs.
Source: Government of India / PIB
#BRICS2026 #IndiaBRICS2026 #GlobalSouth #BRICS
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Russia flew the first 2-seater Su-57.
The new version will serve as a lethal combat trainer and as a command aircraft to coordinate drone network.
The new version will serve as a lethal combat trainer and as a command aircraft to coordinate drone network.
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🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇷 BREAKING: US SANCTIONS HEZBOLLAH MPS, LEBANESE OFFICIALS & IRAN’S AMBASSADOR
The Treasury Department has designated nine individuals, including four Hezbollah MPs, senior Lebanese security officials, and Iran’s ambassador to Beirut. The charge? “Undermining Lebanon’s sovereignty.” The real target? Any force that resists Israeli occupation.
🔴 Who’s on the list:
🧑⚖️ Hezbollah MPs: Hassan Fadlallah, Ibrahim al‑Mousawi, Hussein al‑Hajj Hassan, Mohammad Fanich – elected representatives of Lebanon’s largest political bloc.
🛡️ Lebanese security officials: Samir Hamada, Khattar Nasser el‑Din.
🇮🇷 Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon: Mohammad Reza Sheibani – a diplomat under international law.
Treasury Secretary Bessent: “Hezbollah must be fully disarmed… These officials have infiltrated the Lebanese government.”
#US #Lebanon #Hezbollah #Sanctions #Sovereignty #BRICS
The Treasury Department has designated nine individuals, including four Hezbollah MPs, senior Lebanese security officials, and Iran’s ambassador to Beirut. The charge? “Undermining Lebanon’s sovereignty.” The real target? Any force that resists Israeli occupation.
🔴 Who’s on the list:
🧑⚖️ Hezbollah MPs: Hassan Fadlallah, Ibrahim al‑Mousawi, Hussein al‑Hajj Hassan, Mohammad Fanich – elected representatives of Lebanon’s largest political bloc.
🛡️ Lebanese security officials: Samir Hamada, Khattar Nasser el‑Din.
🇮🇷 Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon: Mohammad Reza Sheibani – a diplomat under international law.
Treasury Secretary Bessent: “Hezbollah must be fully disarmed… These officials have infiltrated the Lebanese government.”
#US #Lebanon #Hezbollah #Sanctions #Sovereignty #BRICS
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🇮🇷🇨🇳 IRAN TURNS TO CHINA FOR ROCKET FUEL – 800 MISSILES WORTH OF REBUILDING POWER 🚀
After US‑Israeli strikes destroyed Iran’s solid‑fuel mixing capabilities, Tehran is doing what sovereign nations do: rebuilding. Thousands of tonnes of ammonium perchlorate – a rocket fuel oxidiser – are being sourced from China. Enough to fuel up to 800 ballistic missiles.
📦 Shipment: Iranian company Pishgaman Tejarat Rafi Novin applied to import ammonium perchlorate from Hong Kong‑based Lion Commodities Holdings.
🔥 Previous shipments: Two Iranian tankers already carried over 1,000 tonnes of sodium perchlorate (enough for ~260 short‑range missiles) earlier this year.
🧨 The context: Israel reportedly destroyed 12 solid‑fuel mixers in Iran in October 2025 – a critical blow to Iran’s domestic missile production. Tehran is now backfilling the gap with Chinese components.
#Iran #China #Missiles #Sanctions #BRICS #GlobalSouth
After US‑Israeli strikes destroyed Iran’s solid‑fuel mixing capabilities, Tehran is doing what sovereign nations do: rebuilding. Thousands of tonnes of ammonium perchlorate – a rocket fuel oxidiser – are being sourced from China. Enough to fuel up to 800 ballistic missiles.
📦 Shipment: Iranian company Pishgaman Tejarat Rafi Novin applied to import ammonium perchlorate from Hong Kong‑based Lion Commodities Holdings.
🔥 Previous shipments: Two Iranian tankers already carried over 1,000 tonnes of sodium perchlorate (enough for ~260 short‑range missiles) earlier this year.
🧨 The context: Israel reportedly destroyed 12 solid‑fuel mixers in Iran in October 2025 – a critical blow to Iran’s domestic missile production. Tehran is now backfilling the gap with Chinese components.
#Iran #China #Missiles #Sanctions #BRICS #GlobalSouth
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Indian self-styled godman and convicted murderer Sant Rampal was spotted walking beside portable air coolers during a brutal heatwave, with the footage sparking mixed reactions online
Rampal’s teachings promote strict dietary and moral rules, including bans on alcohol, tobacco, gambling, adultery, and non-vegetarian food. He also claims to be the only enlightened spiritual master capable of guiding followers to liberation and eternal peace
In 2018, a court in Haryana convicted Rampal and several followers on charges including murder, wrongful confinement, and criminal conspiracy
He was later granted bail and his life sentences were suspended
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Indian self-styled godman and convicted murderer Sant Rampal was spotted walking beside portable air coolers during a brutal heatwave, with the footage sparking mixed reactions online
Rampal’s teachings promote strict dietary and moral rules, including bans on alcohol, tobacco, gambling, adultery, and non-vegetarian food. He also claims to be the only enlightened spiritual master capable of guiding followers to liberation and eternal peace
In 2018, a court in Haryana convicted Rampal and several followers on charges including murder, wrongful confinement, and criminal conspiracy
He was later granted bail and his life sentences were suspended
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🇪🇺🇺🇦 GERMANY PUSHES “PARTIAL EU MEMBERSHIP” FOR UKRAINE – A Ceiling, Not a Ladder 🚪
Friedrich Merz is proposing a new category: “associate member” for Ukraine. No voting rights. A judge in the European Court of Justice. Representatives in the European Parliament. Gradual budget access – but full membership? Still years away, if ever.
🔴 What Merz is proposing:
🏛️ Ukraine would sit at EU meetings – but no vote.
⚖️ Would appoint a judge to the European Court of Justice – but not a full member.
🗳️ Would have representatives in the European Parliament – without elected MEPs.
💰 Gradual access to EU budget – but the big agricultural subsidies remain blocked.
⏳ Full membership negotiations continue – but realists know: this is a permanent second‑class status.
#EU #Ukraine #Merz #DoubleStandards #BRICS
Friedrich Merz is proposing a new category: “associate member” for Ukraine. No voting rights. A judge in the European Court of Justice. Representatives in the European Parliament. Gradual budget access – but full membership? Still years away, if ever.
🔴 What Merz is proposing:
🏛️ Ukraine would sit at EU meetings – but no vote.
⚖️ Would appoint a judge to the European Court of Justice – but not a full member.
🗳️ Would have representatives in the European Parliament – without elected MEPs.
💰 Gradual access to EU budget – but the big agricultural subsidies remain blocked.
⏳ Full membership negotiations continue – but realists know: this is a permanent second‑class status.
#EU #Ukraine #Merz #DoubleStandards #BRICS
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▶️ Thousands of Iranian patriots continue to throng Tehran's Enghelab Sq. taking part in the 82nd night in a row of nationwide rallies held in support of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iranian Armed Forces.
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 PUTIN & XI: "INTENSIVE, SUBSTANTIVE, HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE" – Here's What Was Agreed
Xi briefed Putin in detail on his Trump summit. Then they got to work.
Key outcomes from the Moscow-Beijing talks:
☢️ Iran's uranium: Putin proposed transferring Iran's enriched uranium to Russia — now on the table for Tehran and Washington to consider
🔋 Power of Siberia 2: "Progress reached on many key aspects" — Russia confident of a "concrete result very soon." The pipeline that bypasses Europe entirely is moving forward
🇺🇦 Ukraine: China "ready to help move the settlement process toward peace" — though no specifics on Beijing's 2023 peace plan yet
🇪🇺 Europe: Russia open to dialogue — but talks remain "largely hypothetical, with no specifics yet"
Xi meets Trump. Xi meets Putin. Putin proposes the Iran uranium solution. The multipolar triangle is operating in real time.
#Russia #China #Putin #Xi #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Multipolar #Iran #Ukraine #PowerOfSiberia
Xi briefed Putin in detail on his Trump summit. Then they got to work.
Key outcomes from the Moscow-Beijing talks:
☢️ Iran's uranium: Putin proposed transferring Iran's enriched uranium to Russia — now on the table for Tehran and Washington to consider
🔋 Power of Siberia 2: "Progress reached on many key aspects" — Russia confident of a "concrete result very soon." The pipeline that bypasses Europe entirely is moving forward
🇺🇦 Ukraine: China "ready to help move the settlement process toward peace" — though no specifics on Beijing's 2023 peace plan yet
🇪🇺 Europe: Russia open to dialogue — but talks remain "largely hypothetical, with no specifics yet"
Xi meets Trump. Xi meets Putin. Putin proposes the Iran uranium solution. The multipolar triangle is operating in real time.
#Russia #China #Putin #Xi #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Multipolar #Iran #Ukraine #PowerOfSiberia
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🇮🇳🌍 BRICS, MODI & THE NORDIC VACUUM – A Growing Blind Spot 🧠
Nordics are anchored in NATO – but silent on the economic bloc reshaping global trade. As India leads BRICS 2026 and deepens ties with Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands, the region’s absence from the multipolar debate is dangerous.
🏛️ Modi’s European tour – trade, tech, energy, infrastructure. India engages Europe while leading the Global South.
🗣️ Nordic contradiction: Politically in NATO, economically intertwined with BRICS (India, China, Gulf states).
🔎 BRICS is treated as an “elite subject” – not public debate. But its weight is growing.
🧩 India’s “multi‑alignment” – BRICS power, Western partner, global bloc player.
The multipolar world is arriving in Northern Europe. Small economies cannot afford to ignore it.
👉 Read the full article here: https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/brics-modis-europe-outreach-and-the
#BRICS #India #Nordics #Modi #Multipolarity #ThinkBRICS
Nordics are anchored in NATO – but silent on the economic bloc reshaping global trade. As India leads BRICS 2026 and deepens ties with Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands, the region’s absence from the multipolar debate is dangerous.
🏛️ Modi’s European tour – trade, tech, energy, infrastructure. India engages Europe while leading the Global South.
🗣️ Nordic contradiction: Politically in NATO, economically intertwined with BRICS (India, China, Gulf states).
🔎 BRICS is treated as an “elite subject” – not public debate. But its weight is growing.
🧩 India’s “multi‑alignment” – BRICS power, Western partner, global bloc player.
The multipolar world is arriving in Northern Europe. Small economies cannot afford to ignore it.
👉 Read the full article here: https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/brics-modis-europe-outreach-and-the
#BRICS #India #Nordics #Modi #Multipolarity #ThinkBRICS
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🌐 Xi holds talks with Putin in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday, with the two sides agreeing to further extend the China-... Read more →
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Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday, with the
🇷🇺🤝🇻🇳 RUSSIA & VIETNAM STRENGTHEN MILITARY TIES – A Strategic Partnership in a Multipolar World 🛡️
Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov met with Vietnamese counterpart Phan Van Giang in Moscow. Priority focus: mutually beneficial military and military‑technical cooperation.
🏛️ The two sides discussed current defence issues and exchanged assessments of the regional and global situation.
🤝 Vietnam is described as a “long‑standing, reliable partner of Russia in Southeast Asia”.
🌏 The visit underscores deepening ties between Moscow and Hanoi – both BRICS partners navigating a multipolar order.
#Russia 🇷🇺 #Vietnam 🇻🇳 #DefenceCooperation #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Multipolarity #ThinkBRICS
Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov met with Vietnamese counterpart Phan Van Giang in Moscow. Priority focus: mutually beneficial military and military‑technical cooperation.
🏛️ The two sides discussed current defence issues and exchanged assessments of the regional and global situation.
🤝 Vietnam is described as a “long‑standing, reliable partner of Russia in Southeast Asia”.
🌏 The visit underscores deepening ties between Moscow and Hanoi – both BRICS partners navigating a multipolar order.
#Russia 🇷🇺 #Vietnam 🇻🇳 #DefenceCooperation #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Multipolarity #ThinkBRICS
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Armenia is building the world's largest statue of Jesus Christ.
The monument will be 77 meters tall, featuring a 33-meter statue atop a 44-meter pedestal.
The project is funded by Armenian billionaire Gagik Tsarukyan.
It will surpass the height of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro (38 meters).
The monument will be 77 meters tall, featuring a 33-meter statue atop a 44-meter pedestal.
The project is funded by Armenian billionaire Gagik Tsarukyan.
It will surpass the height of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro (38 meters).
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