Oceanic platforms: following the Pacific blueprint
Despite the existing fault lines and fragilities, the wide expanses of the Pacific basin may be viewed as one of the more successful regions in the world economy. The admirable efforts undertaken by APEC to drive greater economic openness, the success of ASEAN as a model of regional integration across the Global South as well as the emergence of megaregionals such as RCEP and CPTPP have all delivered important contributions to regional economic growth and trade. The question to be addressed in t...  Read more »

🇸🇾🇮🇱 Syria is opening the door to diplomacy with Israel, but trust is running out.

Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani says Damascus is ready to resume security talks, but only if Israel stops its attacks and respects Syrian sovereignty.

The bigger issue?

Israel’s military presence in Syrian territory and the future of the Golan Heights.

Damascus says a security deal was already close to completion, including buffer zones and restrictions on military deployments.

But Syria says Israel showed little willingness to implement it.

Now Washington is pushing for talks to restart.

Syria says it wants peace.

But first, it wants the bombing to stop.

Source: Al Jazeera / Reuters

#Syria #Israel #MiddleEast #Geopolitics

🇧🇩🇮🇳 Bangladesh-India water deal is heading for a new battle.

India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has reportedly assured Bihar that the state’s concerns over the Farakka Barrage and the India-Bangladesh water-sharing treaty will be raised during the renewal process.

The treaty is due for renewal by the end of 2026.

Bihar argues that much of the water reaching Farakka originates from its catchment areas—but the state has not received what it considers its fair share for drinking water, irrigation and industry.

Now Bihar wants a seat at the table.

If its demands enter the negotiations, the renewal could become far more complicated for Dhaka.

The question is simple:

Will India’s internal water politics reshape its next deal with Bangladesh?

Source: bdnews24.com

#Bangladesh #India #Farakka #Geopolitics

Red Cross returns to Ceuta’s Trampolin beach to feed the immigrants

Locals are worried that humanitarian aid encourages illegal migration

#Migrants #Ceuta #RedCross

JUST IN: 🇮🇷 Iran announces major gas discovery worth "tens of billions of dollars.”

Iran has announced on Sunday it has discovered over 7.5 trillion cubic ​feet (212.4 billion cubic meters) of gas in a field ⁠in the south ⁠of its Fars Province, according to Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad, ​quoted by state ​media

source: Daily Sabah

A new YouGov poll shows that 54% of Germans expect Chancellor Friedrich Merz to leave office before the 2029 election.

Only 29% believe he will remain in office until the next election.

Many respondents said Merz has lost authority within his party, with only 9% saying he is best suited to remain chancellor.

Source: Clash Report

A man dressed as Darth Vader publicly “approves” of San Diego installing Flock cameras.

Which villain do you think would love Flock the most?

#Flock #DarthVader #FlockCameras #SanDiego

🇮🇷💥 IRAN'S BLUNT MESSAGE TO THE WORLD: “Join the US Campaign – Become an Enemy”

Tehran has drawn a clear line: any country that participates in Washington's economic war against Iran will be considered a hostile target – and the response will be "seismic."

🗣️ An Iranian official warned that any country joining the US campaign will be considered an enemy – and "If they do not act, we will strike. We will target that country’s interest."

🛢️ Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has "increased by 400% over the past two weeks." The US Navy is assisting some vessels to take a safer route south of the strait.

#Iran 🇮🇷 #US 🇺🇸 #EconomicWar #Hormuz #BRICS #GlobalSouth #AxisOfResistance #NoToSanctions

🇸🇾🇮🇱 SYRIA AND ISRAEL MOVE TO DEFUSE TENSIONS – But the Empire's "De‑escalation" is a Farce

High‑level Syrian and Israeli officials met on Sunday to lower the temperature after an Israeli airstrike on a Syrian airbase. But the underlying reality is clear: Israel strikes at will, Turkey is threatened, and the US plays "mediator" while its allies act with impunity.

🔴 What Axios reports:

🕊️ Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al‑Shaibani met with Mossad Director Roman Gofman – a rare high‑level contact aimed at de‑escalation.

💥 The trigger: Israeli airstrikes on Abu al‑Duhur airbase (August 18) – Israel claimed it was preventing a Turkish military buildup.

#Syria 🇸🇾 #Israel 🇮🇱 #Turkey 🇹🇷 #US 🇺🇸 #Sovereignty #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Hypocrisy #AxisOfResistance #EmpireStrikesBack

We might be a little too optimistic about robots just yet. Send your caption ideas!

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🇩🇪🇪🇺 AFD TO PULL GERMANY FROM EUROZONE & SCHENGEN – The Empire is Unravelling from Within

Alice Weidel, co‑chair of Germany's AfD, has confirmed the party's plans to withdraw from the eurozone and abolish the Schengen Agreement if it comes to power.

💶 "Germany was much better off before the introduction of the euro." The weak euro is impoverishing working Germans.

🚫 "We will withdraw from the Schengen Agreement" – closing borders to stop uncontrolled migration.

🛫 "All the Syrians will be returned to their homeland" – and Afghanis will no longer be brought in by planes.

#Germany 🇩🇪 #AfD #Eurozone #Schengen #EU #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Multipolarity #EmpireInDecline #Sovereignty #BorderControl

🇮🇷🎬 IRAN'S FM TO TRUMP: “We've Seen This Movie Before – We Know How It Ends”

Washington's latest sanctions are a "recurring scenario" – and Tehran is not impressed.

🔴 What Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said (to Jamaran agency):

🎥 "The economic sanctions Trump is talking about are a recurring scenario and the same familiar rudeness of American politics. It's a movie we've seen many times before, and we know how to deal with it."

🛡️ The US is in a state of desperation – the only way out is "engaging in a respectful dialogue with the Iranian people."

💪 Tehran is confident: the new anti-Iranian course is doomed to failure, like all previous attempts.

#Iran 🇮🇷 #US 🇺🇸 #Sanctions #EconomicWar #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Resistance #Araghchi

Spanish outlet El País interviewed Wafae Atid about how hard and oppressive her life is in Morocco — enough to drive her to Ceuta seeking refuge.

Wafae eagerly explains to camera how restricted her life is, including difficulties traveling and studying.

Except her own social media pages paint a rather different picture: she has traveled extensively, studied in Dubai and received a solid education.

So this poor oppressed girl somehow has more passport stamps than half the internet. Peak MSM agenda

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#medialies #media #msm #migrant #Morocco

🇮🇷⚓ IRAN TIGHTENS ITS GRIP ON THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ – Non‑Compliant Vessels Face Seizure

Tehran is turning its wartime leverage into a permanent legal regime. The new rules are immediate and binding.

🔴 What the Iranian Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) announced:

📜 Vessels violating Hormuz protocols will face fines, detention, or confiscation.

🛑 Cargo owners are now required to check the "Non‑Compliant Vessels" list before chartering ships to or from the Gulf.

⛓️ Any vessel cooperating with a listed ship (even via ship‑to‑ship transfers) will also be added to the list.

✅ The measures take effect immediately, tightening Iran's control over all commercial traffic.

#Iran 🇮🇷 #StraitOfHormuz #Sovereignty #BRICS #GlobalSouth #EnergySecurity

🇺🇦🇺🇸 ZELENSKY BEGS FOR PATRIOTS – But the US Has None to Spare

Kyiv is asking for 5% of America's remaining Patriot inventory to survive the winter – but the war with Iran has drained Washington's stocks.

🗣️ Zelensky told Pence that 5% of US Patriot missiles "would get them through the winter months."

💥 The problem: the Iran war has depleted US missile stocks – production cannot solve the immediate shortage.

🇰🇷 Pence suggested South Korea could "step forward" with interceptors – but Seoul is currently at odds with Trump over military drills and Iran policy.

#Ukraine 🇺🇦 #US 🇺🇸 #PatriotMissiles #IranWar #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ProxyWar

15,000 Rally Against Takaichi’s Push To Remilitarize Japan

Protesters gathered outside the parliament in Tokyo, chanting “Takaichi Out” and and waving signs reading “Stop playing war”.

The demonstrations come as Takaichi's government pushes to expand Japan's military role - while a separate debate over the country's long-held non-nuclear principles is also gaining momentum.

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🇷🇺💥 PUTIN: TUSK'S NORD STREAM OUTRAGE IS ABOUT MONEY, NOT MORALS

Poland's prime minister is "shocked" by the sabotage – but Russia's president says his real concern is lost transit revenue.

💰 Tusk's position is motivated by "economic expediency" – Poland lost out on transit fees when Nord Stream was built.

🗺️ The original plan included a pipeline through Poland – but the decision was made to run both lines along the Baltic seabed to "minimise risks."

🇵🇱 Warsaw opposed this because it would "lose certain economic advantages as a transit country" – and revenue from Russian hydrocarbons.

#NordStream #Tusk #Putin #EnergyWar #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Hypocrisy #Geopolitics

🇺🇸🇷🇺 WITKOFF & KUSHNER'S MOSCOW VISIT DELAYED – "Reasons to Postpone"

A high‑level US delegation to Russia has been put on hold – no new date set, and the delay speaks volumes about the state of US‑Russia relations.

🔴 What TASS reports:

🛑 Steve Witkoff (Trump's special envoy) and Jared Kushner (Trump's son‑in‑law) will not visit Moscow before the end of August – and there is no confirmed rescheduled date.

🗣️ A source told TASS: "This visit is unlikely to take place before the end of August. It means there are reasons to postpone it."

#US 🇺🇸 #Russia 🇷🇺 #Witkoff #Kushner #Diplomacy #BRICS #GlobalSouth

Taiwan's new solid-fuel rocket designed for satellite launches had a rough debut.

It lost control after a steering-system failure, sending it wildly off course.

Better luck next time.

#Taiwan #China #Asia #Rocket

Andy Burnham will visit Kyiv today in his first foreign trip as UK prime minister, reaffirming Britain’s support for Ukraine.

Source: Gov.uk