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Japanese and United States defence ministers speaking beside military and national flags.

Japan and US put munitions production at the centre of regional deterrence

Shinjiro Koizumi and Pete Hegseth linked industrial capacity to denial-based defence while Tokyo prepares to update its security strategy.

Egyptian, Algerian and Tunisian foreign ministers meeting around a conference table.

Africa

Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia call for simultaneous elections to end Libya's transition

The three neighbours want presidential and parliamentary voting, unified institutions and the withdrawal of all foreign forces under a Libyan-owned UN process.

Qatari and Iranian officials meeting across a table in Tehran.

Middle East

Qatar presents Iran with a seven-day path to halt the regional war

The draft sequences daily confidence-building steps and outside guarantees, but Tehran says the ideas remain unacceptable and do not yet constitute an offer.

Rare-earth mineral samples beside high-performance industrial magnets in a processing facility.

China

France says rare-earth dependence on China can be reduced within five years

Mining and refining projects are advancing, but high-performance magnet manufacturing remains the bottleneck in a supply chain dominated by China.

Russia

Ukraine and Russia reopen a diplomatic path without narrowing their war aims

A possible Abu Dhabi round and a local humanitarian truce create movement, but territory, security guarantees and US policy remain unresolved.

Africa

South Africa deploys troops after anti-migrant violence in KwaZulu-Natal

The 510-soldier deployment will support police until November 30 after misinformation about an asylum ruling fed protests, looting and a killing.

United States naval and air assets operating near the Gulf under a dark sky.

Middle East

US warning raises prospect of a short, intense new Iran campaign

Gulf states were told to prepare for renewed fighting after the US midterms as forces, air defences and strike plans are repositioned across the region.

A high-technology manufacturing floor contains semiconductor and computing equipment.

United States

US proposes wider controls on high-tech investment in strategic rivals

The Treasury plan would cover AI, biotechnology, hypersonics and supercomputing across China, Russia, Iran, Cuba and North Korea.

Several fishing and coastguard vessels travel in formation in waters near Taiwan.

Asia

Taiwan says China is using militia boats to widen battlefield preparation

Coastguard officials describe coordinated civilian, research and law-enforcement vessels as a grey-zone network extending pressure into the western Pacific.

Russia

Putin casts a Ukraine settlement as a Europe-wide security bargain

The Russian president said renewed negotiations must deliver lasting guarantees for Moscow, Kyiv and Europe, while territory remains the central obstacle.