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Africa and Europe Face a Less European World Order
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Africa
Europe
Italy and Spain escalate Ceuta dispute with reciprocal border checks
Reciprocal checks on travellers have turned the Ceuta migration crisis into a dispute between two major EU governments, testing free movement while both sides insist the measures are temporary.
Europe
EU directs €1.4 billion in Russian-asset profits to Ukraine financing and military aid
The latest allocation will send €1.33 billion to a mechanism servicing G7 and EU loans to Kyiv and €70 million to military assistance, while the immobilised central-bank principal remains untouched.
Europe
Hungarian companies pivot as Magyar dismantles the Orban-era business order
Companies built around state contracts are moving toward smaller projects as anti-corruption reforms, procurement reviews and a new competitive environment reshape corporate Hungary after 16 years of Viktor Orban's rule.
Russia
Russian diplomat portrays US-EU ties as an exchange of military and economic interests
Rodion Miroshnik argued that Europe seeks American military, technological and energy capabilities, while Washington is pursuing European capital, skilled personnel, technology and industrial activity.
Middle East
Saudi maritime alliance links Red Sea defense to wider regional security
Fourteen states endorsed a defensive framework led from Riyadh, but its effectiveness will depend on national operational choices, political agreement over threats and progress on conflicts ashore.
Asia
Bank of Japan opens door to early rate hike as inflation and yen risks intensify
The central bank held its policy rate at 1 percent but warned for the first time that underlying inflation could exceed target, placing the September meeting and further monetary tightening in focus.
Europe
Spain and Morocco reverse unprecedented Ceuta border surge as European divisions deepen
Around 50,000 people entered the Spanish enclave within a day and roughly half returned, while deaths, repatriations and threats of tighter Schengen controls turned the emergency into a wider European dispute.
Europe
EU prolongs suspension of US trade countermeasures while retaining option to reactivate them
The European Commission kept a 93-billion-euro tariff package inactive to preserve stability under the 2025 transatlantic agreement, but placed the suspension under continuous review.
Middle East
Saudi Arabia leads new maritime defense alliance across Red Sea trade routes
Fourteen states endorsed a Saudi-led defensive framework for the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab and Gulf of Aden, while each participant retained sovereign control over any operational commitment.
Europe
Eurozone economy returns to growth with 0.4 percent second-quarter expansion
The euro area rebounded from a flat first quarter, but uneven national results and the Middle East conflict remain constraints as the European Central Bank keeps interest rates unchanged.
Europe
China and Slovakia seek strategic partnership in AI, energy and trade
Xi Jinping and Peter Pellegrini outlined a broader bilateral relationship built around investment, emerging technologies, people-to-people links and Slovakia's role in China-EU dialogue.