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Pacific Islands Forum flags and delegates gathered for a regional ministerial meeting.

Taiwan's Pacific Forum return tests regional unity under pressure from China

Taiwan will take part in informal meetings around the leaders' summit in Palau after last year's exclusion, as Pacific governments also struggle to agree on a response to China's missile test near Tuvalu.

India

India calls for faster policy execution as oil, AI and supply chains test resilience

The Finance Ministry tied investment and strategic autonomy to quicker implementation of domestic reforms while warning that sustained high oil prices and a possible El Niño could pressure inflation, public finances and growth.

Brazil

China backs Brazil as tensions rise between Lula and Milei

Xi Jinping told Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that China supports Brazil in defending its sovereignty and rejecting external interference, while the two presidents advanced a broader agenda covering Mercosur trade talks, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, satellites and fertilizers.

Europe

France and Germany Deepen State Control of European Defence Industry

France and Germany are moving to secure direct state influence over KNDS, signalling a broader shift toward public control of critical defence capabilities as Europe reassesses industrial resilience, strategic autonomy and long-term military production.

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