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NewsDesk MC May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 Beijing, China Taiwan tensions, Chinese military pressure, cross-strait relations, defense spending, donald trump, F-16 fighter jets, Geopolitics, Indo-Pacific security, Lai Ching-te, military deterrence, regional security, Reuters, taipei, taiwan, Taiwan Relations Act, Taiwan Strait, US arms sales, US China relations, Washington, Xi Jinping

Taiwan Defends US Arms Ties as Trump Wavers on New Weapons Deal

Taipei-Taiwan on Saturday reaffirmed the importance of US arms sales to the island, saying the transfers are grounded in American

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NewsDesk MC May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 Beijing summit, China Taiwan tensions, Chinese military pressure, defense spending, donald trump, F-16 jets, Geopolitics, indo-pacific, Lai Ching-te, military deterrence, regional security, Reuters, taipei, taiwan, Taiwan Relations Act, Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese government, US arms sales, US China relations, Washington, Xi Jinping

Taiwan Urges Continued US Arms Support After Trump Signals Hesitation on New Deal

Taipei-Taiwan on Saturday defended continued US weapons sales to the island as a critical deterrent against regional threats after US

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NewsDesk MC May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 Arctic, energy security, european union, Geopolitics, Giorgia Meloni, gulf, india, India-EU FTA, Iran war, italy, lng, Narendra Modi, Netherlands, norway, oil imports, Strait of Hormuz, supply chains, sweden, trade, uae, Ursula von der Leyen

Modi’s Gulf-Europe Blitz Targets Energy Shield Amid Iran War Turbulence

New Delhi- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a five-nation tour on Friday aimed at strengthening energy security, trade partnerships

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NewsDesk MC May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 Beijing summit, Boeing jets, china, Chinese economy, donald trump, elon musk, energy markets, Geopolitics, Iran conflict, Li Qiang, marco rubio, semiconductor industry, soybeans exports, Strait of Hormuz, taiwan, Taiwan defense, tim cook, trade talks, U.S.-China relations, united states, Xi Jinping

Trump-Xi Talks Expose Fault Lines Beneath Warmer US-China Tone

Beijing-U.S. President Donald Trump said relations between Washington and Beijing were improving as he concluded a multi-day visit to China

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NewsDesk MC May 13, 2026 Beijing, china, Chinese diplomacy, donald trump, energy security, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, iran, Ishaq Dar, Middle East Diplomacy, nuclear negotiations, oil transit route, pakistan, Pakistan mediation, regional tensions, Strait of Hormuz, tehran, US-Iran talks, USA, Wang Yi, Xi Jinping

China Presses Pakistan on Hormuz Diplomacy

Beijing– China urged Pakistan to intensify mediation efforts between Iran and the United States and help manage issues surrounding the

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NewsDesk MC May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 Abbas Araghchi, brics, china, Diplomacy, donald trump, emerging economies, energy prices, foreign ministers meeting, Geopolitics, global south, Gulf conflict, india, International Relations, iran, israel, new delhi, russia, Sergey Lavrov, united arab emirates, united states, Wang Yi

Iran Conflict Looms Over BRICS Summit in Delhi

New Delhi-Foreign ministers from the BRICS bloc will gather in New Delhi on Thursday under the shadow of the escalating

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NewsDesk MC May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 Beijing, china, Chinese military buildup, defense spending, Diplomacy, donald trump, Geopolitics, indo-pacific, Lin Chia-lung, marco rubio, parliament, regional security, Reuters style, strategic rivalry, taipei, Taiwan Relations Act, Taiwan Strait, U.S.-China relations, united states, Xi Jinping

Taiwan Reassures Public on US Alliance Before Trump-Xi Talks

Taipei-Taiwan expressed confidence on Monday in the stability of its relationship with the United States ahead of U.S. President Donald

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NewsDesk MC May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 africa, armed drones, civil war, civilian casualties, conflict escalation, Darfur, Drone Strikes, Geneva, Geopolitics, humanitarian crisis, international law, khartoum, military technology, rapid support forces, Reuters style, sudan, Sudanese Armed Forces, UN human rights office, united nations, volker turk, war crimes concerns

UN Warns Sudan Drone Warfare Driving Civilian Death Toll Surge

Geneva-The United Nations said on Monday that at least 880 civilians were killed in drone strikes across Sudan between January

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NewsDesk MC May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 Alexander Glovanyov, border clashes, ceasefire, Choukine, cross-border fighting, Geopolitics, ground invasion, hezbollah, Iran-backed group, israel, Israeli airstrikes, Israeli military, lebanon, Middle East conflict, military conflict, regional escalation, regional tensions, Reuters style, rocket attacks, security zone, southern Lebanon

Israeli Soldier Killed as Border Clashes With Hezbollah Persist

Jerusalem– The Israeli military said on Monday that a soldier was killed during combat operations near the border with Lebanon,

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NewsDesk MC May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 Diplomacy, donald trump, economic sanctions, Esmaeil Baqaei, frozen assets, Geopolitics, indirect talks, International Relations, iran, iran sanctions, Middle East conflict, naval blockade, nuclear deal, regional tensions, regional war, Reuters style, sanctions, tehran, Tehran foreign ministry, U.S.-Iran relations, united states

Iran Presses US for Asset Release, Regional De-Escalation

Tehran-Iran said on Monday that it had called for an end to the ongoing regional conflict and the release of

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