Sharing the details of the bilateral meeting, Malacanyan Palace Spokesperson Claire Castro said Foreign Minister Maria Teresa Lazaro stressed that such a status has been achieved. «It is vital to protecting our seafarers and our energy supply.». Dexter Cabalsa, Philippine Daily Inquirer Source: asianews.network Philippines Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks Iran to recognize Philippines «friendly» despite close defense ties with the United States to ensure the safe passage of Philippine-flagged ships and oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. The request was made at a meeting of Foreign Minister Maria Teresa Lazaro, Energy Minister Sharon Garin and...
The two BRICS members, Iran and the UAE, are on different sides of the conflict, which prevents the bloc from taking a unified position. BRICS as a collective keeps silent about the war, although all member states have designated the position Source: www.dailymaverick.co.za The war in Iran has piled deep wedges between members of the BRICS bloc, preventing the group from taking a unified position on the conflict and questioning the coherence of the 10-country organization that claims to speak on behalf of the Global South. The most acute differences arose between the new full members of the organization. — Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which are on different sides of the front line.
Thus, the diplomatic statements of Latin American states demonstrated the continued ideological division of the region into pro-American right-wing and anti-American left-wing forces. Most governments in the region avoid harsh language to avoid complicating relations with Washington. Alexander Vorobyov, Master of History, Department of History of Russia RUDN, Guest Lecturer of the University of UNAN (Nikaragua) Source: russiancouncil.ru On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against the Islamic Republic of Iran «Epic rage» (a) or «The Lion's Market». . . . Military installations and cities in Iran were bombed, and on March 1, it became known about the murder of the Islamic Republic of Rahbar Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country since 1989. In the... in the...
U.S. and Israeli regime change ambitions in Iran have so far not been achieved despite the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, making the Middle East region even more unstable. Abbas Hashimit is a political observer and research analyst on regional and global geopolitical issues. He currently works as an independent researcher and journalist. Source: Journal-neo.su The illusion of diplomacy and violation of international norms of the United States at the insistence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck Iran on February 28, 2026. Just like last year, the Iranian government was once again deceived by fictitious negotiations. The United States and Iran...
The armed conflict in the Middle East, which began on the morning of February 28, 2026 with US and Israeli strikes on Iran, has already covered most of the states of the region. In the presented material, we will consider the reaction of non-combatants of the Global South to the next Middle East crisis. Nigeria's Foreign Ministry issued a press release calling on the parties to the conflict to refrain from further violence. Neutrality is a consistent position of Nigeria in the international arena. In turn, the largest media outlets of the country, including Vanguard Nigeria and Punch Nigeria, have released a number of materials dedicated to the events around Iran, limiting the number of media outlets.
Behind El Mencho's head, U.S. authorities appointed a $15 million reward, and he was deemed invulnerable after he managed to evade capture under several U.S. and Mexican administrations Laura Gottesdiener and Emily GreenSource: reuters.com Reid of the Mexican Army, which killed the country's most wanted cartel leader on Sunday, has become President Claudia Sheinbaum's biggest risk to date, doubling the stakes in her historic offensive on the country's most powerful organized crime groups. On Sunday, the Mexican army carried out a sudden operation against Nemesio Osegera, known as Nemesio Osegera. «El El...
The U.S. viewed the Chagos population as a problem as they wanted the island to be «It's all right.» from the inhabitants. Over the next decade, they secretly conspired with Britain to force the islanders out of their homes. Clive Baldwin, senior legal adviser at Human Rights Watch Source: www.aljazeera.com Last year's deal handed over sovereignty to Mauritius, but did not resolve the issue of U.S. and UK responsibility for crimes against the indigenous population of the Chagos Islands. President Donald Trump's recent statement that the agreement between the UK and Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago is «Act of the greatest stupidity»It briefly drew the world’s attention to this remote archipelago.
Although two prominent figures of student uprisings 2024 — Nurul Hak and Zonaed Saki — were appointed by state ministers, Rezvan added that the leaders of the unrest committed «strategic mistake»united with «Jamaa'a is the» Instead of BNP. Sarah Shamim Source: www.aljazeera.com Rachman of the BNP is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The composition of his cabinet was also announced. Bangladesh's Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tariqe Rahman, who won a crushing victory in last week's parliamentary election, was sworn in as the country's first elected prime minister after the deadly protests of 2024 that led to the overthrow of the previous government and the ouster of the government.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a two-thirds majority in the general election in Bangladesh. The result is expected to restore political stability after months of turmoil following the overthrow of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sana Khan, editor of the news service at Modern Diplomac, a political analyst specializing in global security, foreign policy and power politics Source: Moderndiplomacy.eu The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a decisive two-thirds majority in Bangladesh's general election. The result is expected to restore political stability after months of turmoil following the overthrow of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The party, uh...
Over the past few weeks, Chad's armed forces have been subjected to at least two attacks by the Sudanese Rapid Response Force (SIR): in late December, the SBI UAV shelled the town of Al-Tina in Chad, and on January 15, 2026, 7 Chad fighters died near the Sudanese border during a skirmish with the SBI. Source: www.jeuneafrique.com Such incidents prompted immediate condemnation by the official Njamena, which during 2023-2025 was repeatedly accused by representatives of the Sudanese armed forces in support of the SBI. According to analysts, the precedents for the transfer of hostilities to the border areas of Chad began to arise only after the fall of El Fasher. Forced to withdraw from...
The National Transitional Council of Guinea-Bissau approved the draft constitutional reform on January 13. This is the first revision of the country's basic law since 1995, when the semi-presidential system was introduced. This was announced by the press Secretary of the NPS Fernando yours. Source: www.ecofinagency.com Short: • The Transitional Council approved the revised Constitution on 13 January 2026. • Reform strengthens presidential powers while maintaining a semi-presidential system. • Changes are taking place against the backdrop of an annual military-led transition. The National Transitional Council of Guinea-Bissau approved the draft constitutional reform on January 13. This is the first revision of the basic law of the country since 1995, when the semi-presidential system was introduced.
The fact of the general tension of the situation in the subregion of South Asia, noted earlier in the NWO, at the end of last year received another confirmation in the form of aggravation of relations between India and Bangladesh. Vladimir Terekhov, Asia-Pacific expert Source: https://journal-neo.su/ru/2026/01/12/ocherednoe-obostrenie-otnoshenij-mezhdu-indiej-i-bangladesh/ Bilateral relations after the coup in Bangladesh Note above all that these relations already looked, gently speaking, dysfunctional for a year and a half. Namely, after the August 2024 coup in Bangladesh, which resulted in long-term anti-government demonstrations. Their main participant was the student youth, the main requirement of which was reduced to...
Source: https://brusselsmorning.com/egypt-election-results-cairo-2026/90109/ Cairo, Cairo — January 2026: The Brussels Morning newspaper reports that the election results in Egypt announced in the Egyptian capital this week completed the final phase of a parliamentary vote, confirming the overwhelming majority of forces supporting President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The completion of the electoral process marks a defining political moment for Egypt in 2026, strengthening the continuity of power and drawing the attention of regional and international observers. As Cairo understands the consequences, the election results create expectations in the areas of legislation, economic policy and political stability. The National Electoral Authority confirmed the distribution of the remaining seats after the second vote.
Igor Karmazin Source: https://iz.ru/2023339/igor-karmazin/shakh-s-matom-kak-besporiadki-v-irane-povliiaiut-na-rossiiu-i-ee-sosedei In Iran, for two weeks there were mass protests, the authorities announced the death of 38 law enforcement officers. The Islamic Republic plays an important role for stability in Transcaucasia and Central Asia, and growing problems in Tehran could change the balance of power there. «The news of» We knew the situation. What happened in Iran began in late December. Then the country once again collapsed the exchange rate of the national currency: for one dollar began to give 1.4 million rials. In total, over the past year, the rial fell by 83%, official inflation was 38%. On this one...
The events of Saturday, January 3, in Venezuela shocked the Latin American region and the world with their lightning speed. In a matter of hours and seemingly without the resistance of the South American Armed Forces, the Americans stole President Nicolas Maduro with his wife, and they are now in custody in New York. Oleg Kraev, PhD, international journalist Source: Globalaffairs.ru On the contractual nature of the displacement of the Venezuelan leader indicates not only the inaction of the military, whose potential in the field of air defense, equipped with Russian weapons, before aggression was considered as a real deterrent, but also that the rest of the leadership in Caracas was not touched. Moreover, with...
Source: wikipedia.org Photo: Chorchapu. Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=181181010 January 3, 2026 The U.S. Armed Forces conducted a military operation against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela called Operation Absolute Resolve[3] (operation) «Absolute determination») [4]. The operation began with massive air and presumably missile strikes on facilities in Venezuela, including its capital Caracas. Then a special forces group was dropped from the helicopters, which captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with his wife and took them out of the country to the United States. The US authorities against Maduro and his wife are charged with involvement in the drug trade. The operations were preceded by several...
Source: https://ria.ru/20260103/analitik-2066206711.html Photo: 1news.az U.S. attack on Venezuela can lead to a chain of negative consequences for the world economy and increased tensions in the Black Sea, expressed his opinion in an interview with RIA Novosti financial analyst and economic observer Berat Kyzyl. Explosions were heard in the Venezuelan capital Caracas on Saturday night. According to local residents, the explosions sounded in different areas of the city, as well as at the Simon Bolivar airport in Miketia and the port of La Guaira. U.S. President Donald Trump later said the United States had successfully carried out large-scale strikes against Venezuela and that President Nicolas Maduro...
Daniel W. Dresner, Paul Hear, Leslie Vincamuri, Lord Jim O'Neill, Joshua Bacby, Paul Post Source: https://globalaffairs.org/commentary/analysis/what-trumps-attack-venezuela-means-region-and-world Photo: globalaffairs.org Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hug in the center of Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 3, 2026, after US President Donald Trump announced the seizure of Maduro and his removal from the country. The U.S. military captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a large-scale operation. Experts estimate what an unprecedented U.S. intervention for Venezuela means, U.S. foreign policy, and regional and global stability. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured by forces.
Alexei Kupriyanov, Head of the Center of the Indo-Ocean region of Primakov IMEMO RAS Source: https://russiancouncil.ru/analytics-and-comments/analytics/rossiya-i-indiya-klyuchevye-napravleniya-sotrudnichestva/ Photo: Izvestia, Alexander Kazakov Current visit of Vladimir Putin to India — The first since the start of SVO in 2022. This gives it a well-known symbolism: over the past three years, Russian-Indian relations have not only been able to withstand the blows of Western sanctions and political pressure, but also developed to a degree that seemed unimaginable a decade ago. President's trip to India — A kind of consolidation of the achieved results and an application for the fact that in the future the special relations between Moscow and Delhi will not go anywhere.
Timofey Bordachev, D.Polit.N., Scientific Director of the HSE Central Committee, Program Director of the International Discussion Club «Valdai's the one.»INF member Source: https://russiancouncil.ru/analytics-and-comments/kakoe-budushchee-u-bolshoy-dvadtsatki/?ysclid=mjr10u654d754627808 Photo: www.straitstimes.com Partly by the efforts of the media, and partly due to objective circumstances, but the emotional tension around the military-political conflict between Russia and the West reaches the next peaks these days. And there is little doubt that there are still many such moments in the future: the benefits of the US and Europe from their power monopoly are very great, and the determination of Russia or China to change this is very consistent. Therefore, do not think that the new international order will come easily and even in the future.
Oleg Barabanov, Program Director of the Club «Valdai's the one.» Source: https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/what-are-the-prospects-for-the-g20-format/ Photo: dailymoscow.ru The most promising scenario of the future «Groups of twenty» Strengthening the format «The G20+». . . . There are two key areas for improvement: first, the balance within the G20 between Western and non-Western countries should be shifted towards greater representation of the global South and non-West; and secondly, invited participants. «The G20+» They should not only be guests at the summits, but also participate in all other events. «Twenty-five hundred.» during the year. Oleg Barabanov, Program Director of the Club «Valdai's the one.»Thinking about the different scenarios of G20 evolution. Participants of one of the expert discussions organized by the Valdai Club and dedicated to ...
Sharing the details of the bilateral meeting, Malacanyan Palace Spokesperson Claire Castro said Foreign Minister Maria Teresa Lazaro stressed that such a status has been achieved. «It is vital to protecting our seafarers and our energy supply.». Dexter Kabalsa,
The two BRICS members, Iran and the UAE, are on different sides of the conflict, which prevents the bloc from taking a unified position. BRICS as a collective keeps silent about the war, although all member states have designated the position Source: www.dailymaverick.co.za.
Thus, the diplomatic statements of Latin American states demonstrated the continued ideological division of the region into pro-American right-wing and anti-American left-wing forces. Most governments in the region avoid harsh language to avoid complicating relations with Washington. Alexander Vorobyov, ...
U.S. and Israeli regime change ambitions in Iran have so far not been achieved despite the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, making the Middle East region even more unstable. Abbas Hashimit,...
The armed conflict in the Middle East, which began on the morning of February 28, 2026 with US and Israeli strikes on Iran, has already covered most of the states of the region. In the presented material, we will consider the reaction of non-participants.
Behind El Mencho’s head, the U.S. authorities awarded him a $15 million reward, and he was considered invulnerable after he managed to escape capture under several U.S. and Mexican administrations.
The U.S. viewed the Chagos population as a problem as they wanted the island to be «It's all right.» from the inhabitants. Over the next decade, they secretly conspired with Britain to force the islanders out of their homes. Clive Baldwin, the...
Although two prominent figures of student uprisings 2024 — Nurul Hak and Zonaed Saki — were appointed by state ministers, Rezvan added that the leaders of the unrest committed «strategic mistake»united with «Jamaa'a is the» Instead of BNP...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a two-thirds majority in the general election in Bangladesh. This result is expected to restore political stability after months of turmoil following the overthrow of former Prime Minister Sheikh.
Over the past few weeks, Chad’s armed forces have been subjected to at least two attacks by the Sudanese Rapid Response Force (SIR): at the end of December, the SBI UAV shelled the Chadian town of Al-Tina, and on January 15, 2026.
The National Transitional Council of Guinea-Bissau approved the draft constitutional reform on January 13. This is the first revision of the country's basic law since 1995, when the semi-presidential system was introduced. This was announced by the press Secretary of the NPS Fernando Yours.
The fact of the general tension of the situation in the subregion of South Asia, noted earlier in the NWO, at the end of last year received another confirmation in the form of aggravation of relations between India and Bangladesh. Vladimir Terekhov, expert...
Source: https://brusselsmorning.com/egypt-election-results-cairo-2026/90109/ Cairo, Cairo — January 2026: The Brussels Morning newspaper reports that Egypt’s election results, announced in the Egyptian capital this week, completed the final phase of the parliamentary vote, confirming the overwhelming majority.
Igor Karmazin Source: https://iz.ru/2023339/igor-karmazin/shakh-s-matom-kak-besporiadki-v-irane-povliiaiut-na-rossiiu-i-ee-sosedei In Iran, for two weeks there were mass protests, the authorities announced the death of 38 law enforcement officers. The Islamic Republic plays an important role for stability in Transcaucasia.
The events of Saturday, January 3, in Venezuela shocked the Latin American region and the world with their lightning speed. In a matter of hours and seemingly without the resistance of the armed forces of this South American country, the Americans stole President Nicolas Maduro from the Soviet Union.
Source: wikipedia.org Photo: Chorchapu. Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=181181010 January 3, 2026 The U.S. Armed Forces conducted a military operation against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela called Operation Absolute Resolve[3] (operation) «Absolute determination») [4]. ...............
Source: https://ria.ru/20260103/analitik-2066206711.html Photo: 1news.az U.S. attack on Venezuela could lead to a chain of negative consequences for the world economy and increased tensions in the Black Sea, expressed his opinion in an interview with RIA Novosti financial ...
Daniel W. Dresner, Paul Hear, Leslie Vinchamuri, Lord Jim O'Neill, Joshua Bacby, Paul Post Source: https://globalaffairs.org/commentary/analysis/what-trumps-attack-venezuela-means-region-and-world Photo: globalaffairs.org Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hug in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, January 3...
Alexei Kupriyanov, Head of the Center of the Indo-Ocean region of Primakov IMEMO RAS Source: https://russiancouncil.ru/analytics-and-comments/analytics/rossiya-i-indiya-klyuchevye-napravleniya-sotrudnichestva/ Photo: Izvestia, Alexander Kazakov Current visit of Vladimir Putin to India — The first since the start of SVO in 2022. It's just...
Timofey Bordachev, D.Polit.N., Scientific Director of the HSE Central Committee, Program Director of the International Discussion Club «Valdai's the one.»INF member Source: https://russiancouncil.ru/analytics-and-comments/kakoe-budushchee-u-bolshoy-dvadtsatki/?ysclid=mjr10u654d754627808 Photo: www.straitstimes.com Partly by media efforts and partly by objective circumstances, but emotional tension...
Oleg Barabanov, Program Director of the Club «Valdai's the one.» Source: https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/what-are-the-prospects-for-the-g20-format/ Photo: dailymoscow.ru The most promising scenario of the future «Groups of twenty» Strengthening the format «The G20+». . . . There are two key areas for improvement: first, it is necessary to shift the balance within the G20.
