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Japan plans to expand OSA aid to align with US' Indo-Pacific strategy and pursue military ambitions, analysts say
Global Times
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Latest news Japan plans to supply defense equipment to Thailand, Tonga and six other nations in the current fiscal year as security aid, a government source said Friday, with the aim to ensure safe sea lanes in the Indo-Pacific region where China...
Western And Eastern Firms Eye Up New Egyptian Gas Exploration Opportunities
Oil Price
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July 9, 2025
Egypt remains a focus of the West’s strategy to find gas supplies to substitute for those that came from Russia following the 24 February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Its appeal is further enhanced by its key geographical location that gives it...
Flanking tactics
Business World
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July 9, 2025
Don’t look now, but if we’re not careful, we could find ourselves legally outflanked over the West Philippine Sea. In a move widely reported abroad on May 30 but which merited just minor, bottom-page treatment in the “World” pages of two local...
Somali Minister Attends WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting in Geneva
Shabelle Media Network
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July 9, 2025
Mogadishu, July 8, 2025 – Somalia’s Minister of Communications and Technology, MP Mohamed Adan Macalin (Somali), officially participated in the WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland. The global forum, jointly...
Germany updates: Police commissioner slams migrant pushbacks
Deutsche Welle
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July 9, 2025
Skip next section Federal police commissioner slams migrant pushbacks 07/09/2025July 9, 2025Federal police commissioner slams migrant pushbacks Federal police commissioner Uli Grötsch has criticized the German government's policy of turning back...
China and Ethiopia reaffirm alliance at meeting on sidelies of BRICS summit
Africanews
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July 7, 2025
At a meeting with his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said the two countries are ready to work together to expand bilateral trade and investment and promote the sustainable development of the Addis-Ababa-Djibouti...
Editorial: China-Linked Hpx In Liberia: A Strategic Gamble or a Sovereignty Risk?
Front Page Africa
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July 9, 2025
LIBERIA, A SMALL West African nation with outsized strategic importance, is once again at the center of a high-stakes geopolitical contest. But this time, the tools of engagement are not colonial gunboats or imperial mandates. THEY ARE CONTRACTS,...
4 Filipino seafarers killed in Red Sea attack on bulk carrier
Interaksyon
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July 9, 2025
LONDON/ATHENS — Four seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with knowledge of the issue said on Tuesday, the second incident in a day after...
EAC, IGAD unite to break barriers in cross-border digital payments
Daily News Tanzania
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July 9, 2025
ADDIS ABABA: THE East African Community (EAC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have joined forces to accelerate regional financial integration through a five-day workshop focused on payment systems interoperability. The...
China ready to boost trade, investment with Ethiopia -- Premier Li
CGTN
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China stands ready to work with Ethiopia to promote the sustainable development of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway, a flagship project of the high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and expand bilateral trade and investment, Chinese Premier Li...
Daily World Briefing, July 7
Birmingham Star - Alabama
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China ready to promote flagship Belt and Road project, boost trade, investment with Ethiopia -- Premier Li China stands ready to work with Ethiopia to promote the sustainable development of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway, a flagship project of...
Kuwaiti tanker rescues 45 refugees
Kuwait Times
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July 8, 2025
3 killed in Red Sea attack as Houthis resume campaign against Zionist-linked ships KUWAIT/DUBAI: Acting CEO of the Kuwait Oil Tanker Company Sheikh Khaled Ahmad Al-Sabah, announced on Tuesday that the company’s oil tanker Bahra rescued 45 refugees...
Drone attack on ship off Yemen claims three lives
Dawn
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July 9, 2025
LONDON: Three seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with the EU naval mission Aspides said on Tuesday, the second incident in a day after months...
Four Crew Killed in Attack on M/V Eternity C as Houthis Renew Red Sea Assaults
gCaptain
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July 8, 2025
By Jonathan Saul, Renee Maltezou LONDON/ATHENS, July 8 (Reuters) – Four seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with knowledge of the issue said...
Army Dramatically Expands Combat Patch Eligibility
Military.com
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July 8, 2025
The Army has expanded eligibility for earning combat patches to soldiers deployed across 14 countries in the Middle East and Africa, a shift that comes as attacks from Iran and its sanctioned militias have hit bases far from active fighting. The...
Strained by War, the Russian Navy is a Shadow of its Former Self
The Maritime Executive
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Russia’s Navy is facing huge pressures, primarily as a byproduct of President Putin’s over-ambitious attempts to claim great power status. The most obvious pinch-point is in the Black Sea, where Russia’s fleet has pulled back out of danger and...
Urgent: China ready to promote flagship Belt and Road project, boost trade, investment with Ethiopia, says Premier Li
Xinhua News Agency
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RIO DE JANEIRO, July 6 (Xinhua) -- China stands ready to work with Ethiopia to promote the sustainable development of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway, a flagship project of the high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and expand bilateral trade...
The Latest: Supreme Court will allow Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce to...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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Also Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was back at the White House to meet with Trump. Officials offered scant details on what the two were discussing. Netanyahu told reporters in the Capitol earlier that the two see “eye to eye”...
China ready to promote flagship Belt and Road project, boost trade, investment with Ethiopia -- Premier Li
Xinhua News Agency
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei) RIO DE JANEIRO, July 6 (Xinhua) -- China stands ready to work with...
Japan Steps Up New Security Assistance to Countries Caught Between US and China
The Diplomat
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July 7, 2025
Japan is expanding its security assistance to strategically located countries across the Indo-Pacific, reflecting Tokyo’s embrace of its security role in the region and its desire to provide more options to countries that feel caught between the...