Category: Geopolitics

The State Department on Wednesday announced a planned meeting with a top North Korean envoy had been delayed, even as President Trump said he hoped to hold a second summit with Kim Jong Un “early next year.” The relationship between the US and North Korea has always been fractious..

A unique clearing house will be set up for European companies that trade with Iran to help bypass the newly imposed US sanctions on Iran. The clearing house is likely to be set up within months possibly in France or Germany. In July 2015, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was signed by the P5+1..

Ivanka Trump, daughter and senior advisor to the president of the United States, has received the largest number of new Chinese trademarks in a single month since her father President Donald Trump took office. Ivana Marie “Ivanka” Trump is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, author..

French President, Emmanuel Macron Calls for a ‘European Army’ to defend against China, Russia and the U.S. The European Union (EU) is one of the biggest economic and military power in the world, despite the lack of a common EU defence policy. Almost all of the member states of the EU..

Oil major Saudi Aramco and the kingdom’s petrochemicals giant Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) are ready to invest into building a processing plant in Russia, according to Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih. Energy Cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Russia has been on…

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has warned global financial messaging service SWIFT on Friday that it could be penalized if it doesn’t cut off financial services to entities and individuals doing business with Iran. The United States and Iran do not have any formal diplomatic relations or ties..

Japan plans to develop a large underwater drone that will automatically navigate the ocean to collect information. Japan will be looking to counter China’s growing assertiveness and military presence across the South China Sea. International relations between the People’s Republic..

Bahrain’s appeals court has sentenced three senior members of the country’s opposition movement to life in prison over charges of spying for neighbouring Qatar, according to a statement from the public prosecutor. The latest ruling can be appealed. Bahrain is an island country in the Persian Gulf….

Two days after US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis set a 30-day deadline for peace negotiations between the warring factions in Yemen, the Saudi Arabia-backed coalition launched a fresh offensive in Yemen, targeting air bases and the Houthi-controlled port with more than 30 air strikes. A Zaydi republican..

The Nigerian Army, which killed 42 protesters on 29 October, posted a video of U.S President Trump’s statement that the US military would consider rocks thrown by US-bound migrants and asylum seekers as firearms, implying that soldiers should open fire in response, his comments..