geopolitics

Hong Kong Jails Tiananmen Vigil Organisers for Up to Seven Years

Hong Kong has sentenced three former leaders of the group that organised the city’s annual Tiananmen Square vigils to up to seven years in prison, in one of the most prominent cases brought under the national security law.

BRICS Leaders Descend on New Delhi Under Extraordinary Security

New Delhi is under heavy security as world leaders arrive for the BRICS summit. Tens of thousands of personnel, NSG commandos and anti-drone systems have been deployed across the capital as India prepares to host Putin, Xi and other leaders.

Twenty-Five Years After 9/11, Al-Qaeda Is Still Here

Twenty-five years after 9/11, bin Laden is dead and al-Qaeda’s old command structure has been dismantled. The organisation adapted, spreading through affiliates from Somalia and the Sahel to Yemen Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Philippines Tells China to ‘Have Some Shame’ as South China Sea Feud Erupts

China and the Philippines are at loggerheads again over the South China Sea. This time, India has reason to watch closely: Manila is now a strategic partner, a BrahMos customer and an increasingly important part of New Delhi’s Indo-Pacific defence network.

Trump Promises Americans $5,000 if Republicans Keep Control of Congress

Donald Trump says American adults will receive a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” if Republicans keep control of Congress in November. The promise could cost more than $1 trillion, there is no legislation or clear plan explaining where the money would come from.

Los Tiguerones Added to US Terror List as Washington Backs Ecuador’s Gang War

The US has designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang a terrorist organisation and is expanding security cooperation with Quito. Washington is putting more money, equipment and operational support behind President Daniel Noboa’s increasingly difficult war against organised crime.

Pakistan Promises to Defend Saudi Arabia While Fighting to Secure Itself

Pakistan says it could help defend Saudi Arabia if Houthi attacks continue, putting the new Mecca defence pact close to its first real test. It is a bold promise from a country still struggling to contain the BLA and TTP within its own borders.

Declassified Files Show Spain Had Advance Warning of Ceuta Border Assault

Spain’s intelligence service knew a mass attempt to enter Ceuta was being organised and warned authorities a day before more than 70,000 migrants crossed from Morocco. Newly declassified files are now raising difficult questions about what Madrid knew.