Carolina Salgado, coordinator of the Global and Collective Health research program at BPC/PUC-Rio, publishes a chapter on health cooperation in South America
Carolina Salgado, coordinator of the Global and Collective Health research program at BPC/PUC-Rio, co-authored the chapter “Health Cooperation in South America: Making the Case of a Multilayered Regionalism” with Bianca...

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🔥💥 STRIKES ACROSS THE GULF: US Hits Iran from Kuwait, Iran Strikes Back, Gulf States Caught in the Middle

Explosions reported in Qeshm, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, and Ahvaz – as US forces launch HIMARS strikes from Kuwaiti soil. Kuwait intercepts 32 Iranian drones, but shrapnel hits residential areas.

Jordan denies hosting US bases. Iran warns: hosting US forces makes you a target.

· 🛡️ 32 hostile drones intercepted inside Kuwaiti airspace – all neutralised. Shrapnel fell in residential areas; material damage but no casualties.

· 🇰🇼 Kuwait's Defense Ministry: "Our Armed Forces will continue carrying out their duties with full readiness to safeguard the security of the homeland.

· 🗣️ Jordan – FM denies there are US military bases in Jordan (Iran has previously struck Prince Hassan Air Base).

#Iran 🇮🇷 #US 🇺🇸 #Kuwait 🇰🇼 #HIMARS #AxisOfResistance #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #LiveUpdates #WarEscalation

🌊 The Mediterranean: The Heart-Sea of Eurasian Integration 🇪🇺🌍🇦🇸

The Mediterranean is not a boundary—it's a hinge. A sea that connects, not divides. The geopolitical heart of the Afro-Euro-Asian landmass.

🌍 The "Sea between the lands" – historically, the Mediterranean has connected civilizations: Pharaonic Egypt, Classical Greece, Rome, Byzantium, Islamic empires, Italian republics. It is a cradle of civilizations—and its pluralism is its deepest significance.

🗺️ The Mediterranean as "Rimland" – Spykman's coastal belt around the Heartland. Controlling the Mediterranean Rimland means controlling the threshold of Eurasian integration.

🚢 China's Belt & Road Initiative identifies the Mediterranean as the natural outlet for its Maritime Silk Road. Ports from Piraeus to Trieste are being integrated into a Eurasian trade network.

👉 Read the analysis here: https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/eurasian-integration-passes-through

#Mediterranean #EurasianIntegration #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Multipolarity

🌍🇨🇳 CHINA NOW MORE POPULAR THAN THE US – GLOBALLY. PEW RESEARCH CONFIRMS.

For the first time in nearly 20 years of tracking, the world prefers Beijing over Washington.

Pew Research. 42,000 people. 36 countries. Six continents. The verdict is in:

- 📊 25 of 36 countries now view China more favorably than the US — including Canada and Mexico, America's own neighbors

- 📉 The collapse: In 2023, 58% favored the US vs 32% for China. Today it's 46% China vs 36% US. A complete reversal in three years

- 🇨🇦 Canada: US favorability crashed from 57% to 33%. China rose from 14% to 44%. After tariffs and "51st state" remarks

- 🇪🇺 France, Germany, Italy, Spain all shifted toward China — after Trump's NATO pressure, Iran war criticism and Greenland threats

- 🌎 Latin America now slightly favors China — after Trump took over Venezuela, threatened Mexico and Colombia, and militarized the Caribbean

#China #US #GlobalSouth #BRICS #Multipolar #PewResearch #Geopolitics #ThinkBRICS

🇪🇺☢️ LOWERING THE NUCLEAR THRESHOLD: Is NATO's New 'Deterrence' Initiative a Path to Disaster?

European NATO members are scrambling to host nuclear weapons on their soil – all in the name of "deterring" Russia. Moscow warns: this is a catastrophic escalation waiting to happen.

🇫🇷 France's "forward deterrence initiative" – Macron proposes deploying French nuclear weapons to other European nations. "To be free, we have to be feared."

🧾 Nine NATO nations signed up – including Norway (latest), Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and UK.

🇺🇸 US reportedly considering placing nukes in more NATO countries – beyond the existing nuclear sharing program (already in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Türkiye).

☢️ NATO's nuclear sharing program claims to be NPT‑compliant – but the treaty explicitly forbids nuclear powers from transferring "control over such weapons" to any non‑nuclear state.

#NATO #NuclearWeapons #Macron #Russia #EuropeanSecurity #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS

🇨🇳🛡️ CHINA VOWS TO "FIRMLY DEFEND" COMPANIES AGAINST US TARIFFS ON RUSSIAN ENERGY BUYERS

Washington is trying to force China to choose between US market access and Russian energy. Beijing's response: we will defend our companies – and your coercion will backfire.

📜 US Senate legislation proposes up to 100% tariffs on goods from the largest buyers of Russian oil and gas – China and India would be hardest hit.

🗣️ Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian: "China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions with no basis in international law or UN Security Council authorization. We will take necessary measures to defend our businesses and citizens."

⚠️ "Practicing double standards and resorting to coercion will prove to be self-defeating."

#China 🇨🇳 #US 🇺🇸 #Tariffs #Russia #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #EconomicCoercion #Sovereignty #Multipolarity

🌐 Why BRICS should resist becoming a Western-style bloc
BRICS can become a force in global governance by delivering growth – not by turning itself into another Western-style bloc Read Full Article at RT.com
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🇷🇺🇰🇷 RUSSIA WARNS SOUTH KOREA: "Unacceptable to Become NATO's Asian Outpost"

Moscow has issued a stark warning to Seoul: deepening military cooperation with NATO threatens Russia's security and makes South Korea a de facto participant in the alliance's war preparations.

🛡️ "Serious concern over Seoul's growing drift toward NATO" – including practical steps to deepen military and military-technical cooperation.

⚠️ "Unacceptable for the Republic of Korea to become a de facto participant in NATO's qualitative and quantitative rearmament process."

🔥 NATO has openly declared its preparations for war with Russia – and South Korea is being drawn in.

#Russia 🇷🇺 #SouthKorea 🇰🇷 #NATO #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #Geopolitics #PacificNATO #Security #NoToWar

🇺🇸🇮🇷 U.S. CLAIMS "OPEN STRAIT, CLOSED PORTS" – As Iran Holds Firm on Hormuz

Press Secretary Leavitt: "The Strait is open for ships not traveling to and from Iranian ports." Meanwhile, the US maintains a naval blockade with two aircraft carriers, 20+ warships, and thousands of troops – but the first 24 hours yielded only 3 vessels affected.

🚢 Blockade in full force – more than 10,000 sailors, Marines, and airmen; two aircraft carriers; 20+ warships; dozens of aircraft.

🎯 "Operation Epic Fury was a success" – claims Iran's leadership is "fragmented," unable to communicate, and "neutered."

🛑 Strait open for vessels not going to or from Iranian ports.

#Iran 🇮🇷 #US 🇺🇸 #Hormuz #Blockade #AxisOfResistance #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #OperationEpicFury #Overstretch

🇮🇳🚫 INDIA TELLS SHIP OWNERS: DON'T SEND SAILORS TO HORMUZ – A Nation Protecting Its Own 🇮🇳

New Delhi has issued a formal advisory: no Indian seafarers are to be deployed on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz until further notice. The move comes after two Indian crew members were killed and eight injured in recent attacks.

📜 "Ship owners, ship managers and companies are directed to avoid deploying Indian seafarers on vessels undertaking voyages involving passage through the Strait of Hormuz until further orders."

🛡️ India's Director General of Maritime Administration cited "heightened security vigilance" and reaffirmed commitment to safeguarding Indian seafarers' safety, security, and welfare.

#India 🇮🇳 #Hormuz #Seafarers #US #Iran #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #ProtectOurPeople

🌐 NATO’s Flurry of Production Licenses for Kiev Regime – Escalation or Masked Betrayal?
Licensing only looks like a commitment to deepen “military aid”. In reality, it’s just an intricate pressure valve – symbolically promising “defense” sovereignty while quietly admitting that operation... Read more→
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Is Mitch McConnell alive? That’s what everyone is asking right now.

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🇺🇦⚡️ JUST IN: Ukraine's parliament has approved former Naftogaz chief Sergey Koretsky as the country's new Prime Minister amid a major wartime government reshuffle.

But his appointment is already generating controversy.

Ukrainian opposition figures and local media have alleged links between Koretsky and businessman Timur Mindich a longtime associate of President Zelensky often referred to in Ukrainian media as "Zelensky's wallet."

The allegations are connected to broader corruption investigations surrounding Ukraine's energy sector.

Koretsky has not been charged with wrongdoing, and the claims remain politically contested.

His appointment comes as Kyiv faces mounting battlefield pressure, economic strain and growing scrutiny over governance and corruption reforms.

At a time of war, Ukraine is reshaping not only its military leadership

but also the political architecture behind it.

Source: RT, Ukrainian media reports

#Ukraine #Zelensky #Politics #Geopolitics

🇨🇳 China Calls for Global Cooperation on AI Development

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the world to avoid allowing artificial intelligence to become dominated by a single nation, calling instead for greater international cooperation in developing and governing the technology. Speaking at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Xi said AI should be a "symphony of international cooperation" rather than a solo performance by one country.

Xi also emphasized a people-centered approach to AI, stressing that humans must remain in control through laws, regulations, monitoring systems, and emergency safeguards. China pledged to expand AI cooperation with developing nations across Africa, Latin America, Asia, and BRICS countries while opposing the misuse of national security concerns to restrict technological access and innovation.

Source: Al Jazeera, Reuters, AFP

#China #AI #XiJinping #BRICS

Now they are taking our MMA jobs?!

China just hosted the world's first robot MMA event. Yes, it is as epic as you'd expect.

#China #MMA #Robots

🇨🇳🤖 China Leads Launch of World AI Cooperation Organization

Twenty-nine countries have signed an agreement in Shanghai to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), marking a major step toward global AI governance and international cooperation. The new intergovernmental organization will be headquartered in Shanghai and aims to promote fair, safe, and inclusive development of artificial intelligence worldwide.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi signed the agreement on behalf of China, while founding members include countries such as Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, and Laos. The organization will follow the principles of the UN Charter and support a people-centered approach to AI development, with a focus on shared benefits, global cooperation, and ensuring AI technologies serve all humanity.

Source: Xinhua

#China #AI #WAICO #GlobalGovernance*

FIT Partnership meets in Auckland
On July 16-17, 2026 representatives of the Future of Investment and Trade (FIT) Partnership met in Auckland, New Zealand, to discuss the pathways to building resilient supply chains and reducing trade barriers. New Zealand, as host, focused particular attention on non-tariff barriers (NTBs), given that the country faces an estimated USD 9 billion in annual trade losses from such restrictions[1]. Beyond New Ze...  Read more »

🇧🇷🇺🇸 BREAKING: The pressure campaign expands.

Washington will impose 25% tariffs on thousands of Brazilian imports beginning July 22, targeting sectors ranging from steel and sugar to paper and apparel.

But the exemptions reveal the bigger story.

Brazilian beef, coffee and critical rare-earth materials remain untouched.

Why?

Because even amid confrontation, the world's largest economy still depends on strategic resources from one of the BRICS bloc's leading powers.

The US claims the tariffs are a response to "unfair trade practices."

Brazil sees something else:

A political dispute wrapped in economic policy.

President Lula's government argues the measures are tied to Brasília's prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, a close ally of Donald Trump.

For years, Washington promoted free trade.

Now tariffs have become a tool of geopolitical leverage.

The message reaching the Global South is clear:

Economic independence increasingly comes with political costs.

Source: Al Jazeer...

Breaking: China rejects Trump’s election meddling claims as ‘fabricated’ and ‘slanderous’

The US president has been making similar accusations for years, claiming China wanted him to lose against his Democratic rivals.

Source: SCMP

With Graham Platner out of the Maine Senate race amid sexual assault allegations... Democrats are scrambling to find someone to beat Susan Collins.

Their options don't look good.

#MaineSenate #SusanCollins #AshleyWebb #MainePolitics #SenateRace

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko said, Kiev using Africa as ‘second front’ against Russia. he added,Ukrainian forces are aiding militants in Mali, Libya, and Sudan.

Source: RT