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China
Satellite analysis indicates customs facilities, roads and landscaping on North Korea's side of the New Yalu River Bridge are nearly ready, suggesting the dormant crossing may finally open.
United States
Washington will bar broad categories of Canadian alcohol, motorcycles and dairy products from September 29, escalating reciprocal measures and increasing uncertainty around the USMCA trade framework.
Brazil
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva linked the defense of Brazil's instant-payment system to opposition against US tariffs of up to 25%, while seeking a September meeting with Donald Trump during the UN sessions.
Middle East
A delegation of more than 80 business leaders visited Beirut, created a bilateral council and explored opportunities in logistics, energy, agriculture, aviation and tourism.
Europe
Subsidies, safeguards and local-content preferences designed for competition with China and the United States are also catching European economies deeply integrated with the single market.
China
Beijing called for a positive agenda and controlled differences as reciprocal trade restrictions test the fragile truce reached by the two presidents in May.
India
Ajit Doval and Wang Yi used their 25th special-representatives meeting to link wider normalization with peace along the disputed frontier and renewed cross-border exchanges.
China
Jakarta and Beijing agreed on joint exercises, a munitions factory and wider food, energy, minerals and satellite projects while Indonesia preserves formal nonalignment.
China
Wang Yi and Cho Hyun paired possible leader-level talks with plans for travel, trade, supply-chain and cultural cooperation, while Seoul pressed Beijing on North Korea.
Middle East
An indefinite halt to trade and financial transactions cuts a major commercial gateway for Iran as missile alarms, tanker attacks and restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz intensify.
Brazil
Brazil opened a legal path that could lead to retaliation while requesting consultations with Washington, as a trade dispute becomes entangled with the country's October election.
Oceania
Beijing's embassy disputed New Zealand's latest security assessment, which identifies China as the only country conducting espionage at scale and the most active foreign-interference actor.
