India has strengthened defence cooperation with Indo-Pacific countries during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 6–11 July visits to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand, highlighting a strategy to expand regional partnerships amid competition with China and uncertainty over the role...
Saudi media have focused on the latest escalation in Yemen between the Iran-backed Houthi movement and the Saudi-backed internationally recognised government, warning that Tehran could use its ally in Yemen to expand its confrontation with the United States...
Ten years after an international tribunal rejected China's sweeping South China Sea claims, Beijing has expanded its legal, diplomatic and media efforts to reinforce its position. Alongside continued activity in disputed waters, China is increasingly relying on government...
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for 2,036 attacks against Pakistan's security forces between January and June 2026, reporting 4,463 casualties. The figures mark a sharp increase from previous years, with the group's attack claims more than quadrupling...
Russian pro-war Telegram channels are debating claims that Russia could launch a new wave of mobilisation for the war in Ukraine in October. The speculation follows online posts suggesting up to 1.2 million people could be called up,...
Russia risks being trapped in a debt spiral as rising government borrowing and high interest rates sharply increase debt servicing costs, according to a report by the Centre for Macro-Economic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting (TsMAKP), cited by The...
A severe heatwave has swept across Central Asia, with temperatures exceeding 40C in several countries and prompting authorities to introduce emergency measures to protect public health, infrastructure and essential services. Governments have closed kindergartens, restricted heavy vehicle traffic,...
A public dispute has intensified between rival groups of Uzbek foreign fighters in Syria, exposing divisions over support for the Syrian government and leadership of the Uzbek migrant community. The exchange, which unfolded on Telegram on 10–11 July,...
West African countries are intensifying diplomatic efforts to restore security cooperation with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger as expanding jihadist activity raises concerns over regional stability. Coastal states, including Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Mauritania, are seeking closer...
Islamic State (IS) concentrated the vast majority of its operations in Africa during the first half of 2026, with nearly 90% of its claimed attacks taking place on the continent, according to a new analysis of the group's...