India
Iranian parliament speaker heads to India for BRICS forum
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will join a two-day parliamentary meeting beginning October 26 as India expands legislative diplomacy with the bloc.
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India
Asia
Central Asia seeks US capital but resists the governance conditions it requires
Rubio's visit raised expectations for trade and transport investment, yet weak courts, opaque deals and difficult geography continue to deter capital.
China
Satellite images show China accelerating runway work on Antelope Reef
Construction visible in September imagery suggests a full-scale runway could be ready by mid-2027, expanding China's military reach in the disputed Paracel Islands and toward Hainan.
Europe
Italy says EU naval force remains too small to secure Red Sea shipping
Defence Minister Guido Crosetto welcomed new European contributions to Operation Aspides but said six deployed warships were not enough to protect traffic through Bab el-Mandeb.
Latin America
Kast faces domestic backlash over Chile's entry into Trump's Shield of the Americas
The government calls the US-led initiative a non-binding political declaration, but former presidents and opposition lawmakers question its economic, security and sovereignty provisions.
Europe
Pashinyan links new regional rail routes to Armenia's EAEU trade agenda
Armenia's prime minister presented the TRIPP corridor and reopened regional infrastructure as a route to wider rail access, while urging the Eurasian Economic Union to remove persistent barriers to trade and transit.
Latin America
Bahamas accuses unauthorised DEA agents of illegal operations on its territory
Ambassador Wendall Jones said Nassau complained to the US Justice Department over operations conducted without government or police consent, while Washington promised to investigate.
Middle East
Netanyahu meets UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed during unannounced Abu Dhabi visit
A senior Israeli official confirmed that Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to Abu Dhabi and met UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, while neither side immediately disclosed an agenda, agreements or detailed outcome.
Middle East
Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan affirm Riyadh's right to self-defence
The four foreign ministers linked Saudi self-defence to international law, called for safe regional navigation and backed Yemen's government, while saying dialogue and diplomacy remained the only sustainable path.
Middle East
Houthis press toward Yemen's strategic highlands as US strikes remain uncertain
Houthi forces sought control of the Kahboub Mountains after taking the Red Sea coast, while a report that Donald Trump canceled planned US strikes remained unverified and Saudi Arabia intensified its response.
China
China opens defence forum amid tensions over Taiwan and the South China Sea
The Xiangshan Forum brings military and diplomatic delegations to Beijing as China promotes a multipolar security order while regional governments weigh doubts about both Beijing and Washington.
Russia
Trump urges Ukraine to stop striking Russian diesel infrastructure
The U.S. president linked Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries to a global diesel shortage, as disrupted Gulf exports and intensified strikes tightened fuel supplies and raised prices.