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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.
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US midterm pressures reach Kyiv as Trump shifts toward Moscow
An analysis links a recent change in US policy to voter anger over fuel and living costs, though any Ukraine deal remains distant.
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.
Africa
North Africa outlook points to converging political, economic and security strains
Protests in Tunisia, division in Libya, fiscal pressure in Egypt and a Sahel emergency are interacting with sharper competition among outside powers.
Oceania
New Zealand naval deployment deepens Indo-Pacific military cooperation
A four-month mission combined sanctions monitoring, multinational exercises, air patrols and a record tempo of replenishment at sea.
Middle East
Trump hints at renewed Iran strikes as West Bank crisis intensifies
A new US warning coincided with a deadly Hebron clash and Israel's threat of a large operation and full lockdown in the occupied territory.
Latin America
Security-first politics pushes economic development down Latin America's agenda
Crime dominates voter concerns as new governments inherit large deficits, high debt and slow growth that restrict their room for security spending.
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.
Latin America
El Salvador sends special forces to Haiti after four troops go missing
A rescue deployment followed a gang ambush in Croix-des-Bouquets, the first major attack on the new international security force.
Europe
Fuel-price anger feeds unrest and far-right gains across Europe
France is the sharpest flashpoint in a continental cost-of-living backlash as war-driven energy shocks reshape campaigns before major elections.
Europe
EU presses Britain to increase Ukraine funding before November summit
European leaders want London and other non-EU partners to cover more of Kyiv's widening 2027 funding gap as Russian attacks raise costs.