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Africa and Europe Face a Less European World Order
A long-range view of 2050 frames a world that is warmer, older, more African and less European, but not fully multipolar.
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Africa
Middle East
Syria and Russia recast Hmeimim and Tartous presence under new framework
A memorandum transfers designated civilian facilities to Damascus and turns Russian military sites into joint training centers, preserving Moscow's access while reducing the exceptional privileges attached to its former bases.
Africa
More than 178,000 migrants leave South Africa amid crackdown and violence fears
Returns to Zimbabwe, Malawi and other African states combine formal deportations with mostly voluntary repatriations, while children, schools and HIV treatment systems absorb the consequences of a sudden regional movement.
Oceania
ASX 200 climbs to five-month high as Iran peace hopes lift Australian shares
Australia's benchmark gained 1.40 percent to 9,145.80 as ten of eleven sectors advanced, with technology, healthcare and financial stocks leading a broad risk-on session.
Middle East
Iran intensifies calls with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia ahead of renewed US talks
Abbas Araghchi spoke twice in 24 hours with Asim Munir and Prince Faisal bin Farhan as regional governments pressed political solutions following a US pause in planned strikes and amid preparations for another Washington-Tehran negotiating round.
India
India revises captive waterfront policy to expand private port investment
The new framework lets existing users add berths and terminals, creates nomination-based access for eligible public entities and extends some concessions to 30 years at notified floor prices.
Brazil
Brazil's center-left unites behind Lula as succession question moves toward 2030
All five major center-left parties back the 80-year-old president for the first time, but the coalition has no successor with Lula's reach as conservative identification rises and the far right remains competitive.
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.
Middle East
Trump gives Iran talks little time while keeping military action on the table
The U.S. president described negotiations as deep and productive but threatened strong action if they fail, as a pause in strikes altered oil prices and regional military activity.
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.
Asia
Brazil and South Korea create working group to accelerate Mercosur trade talks
Lula and Lee Jae Myung made a South Korea-Mercosur agreement an urgent priority while adding critical minerals and Brazilian meat access to a broader diversification agenda.
Brazil
Brazil recalls ambassador after Milei insults Lula and Supreme Court justice
Brasília recalled Julio Bitelli for consultations after the Argentine president attacked Brazilian officials during a São Paulo event, prompting criticism over diplomacy, trade and regional integration.