EXCLUSIVE | Washington has informed Gulf states and Jordan that strikes on Iran are planned to begin on either October 30 or 31, and has urged them to maintain maximum military alert, a regional military source tells Eagle Intelligence Reports. The start date remains subject to change.
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Xi rarely travels abroad. In late August and September, he went to Bishkek, Cairo, Delhi, and Washington. The Washington leg drew the headlines. The other three say more about where Chinese power is growing. By Samir Puri @purisamir1
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Beijing does not need converts. Warmer views make governments more receptive to Chinese investment and institutions, and make it harder for Washington to rally opposition. Chinese trade has helped Russia and Iran ride out Western sanctions.
Zelensky fears a new Yalta, when major powers divided influence after World War II, as Trump, Putin, and Xi plan a possible summit. Meanwhile, Washington is pushing for direct Putin–Zelensky talks, with Ukraine's future security at stake.
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The Tehran talks expose the Mecca pact’s deeper logic: deter the Houthis, reassure Iran, and hedge against an uncertain U.S.-Iran war. Riyadh, Ankara and Islamabad are testing whether regional security can be shaped without wider war. By Silviu C. Paicu @SilviuCristian8
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“Europe is at war,” warns former UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, saying Europe has failed to grasp the threat and Western governments are keeping Ukraine “on life support” rather than helping it defeat Russia’s invasion.
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Europe wants AI sovereignty without choosing between Washington and Beijing. But if its own models cannot compete, “sovereignty” may mean little more than ensuring neither superpower can make itself indispensable.
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Europe may need Chinese AI to reduce its dependence on American AI. That is the strategic dilemma at the heart of its sovereignty push—and a sign of how bipolar the emerging AI order has become.
The battle for control of Congress could reshape America’s political landscape during Trump’s final two years in office. As Trump casts his ballot early in Florida, Obama rallies support for Democrats in Ohio and Michigan ahead of the November 3 midterms.
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Washington has secured a diplomatic opening into Nigeria’s mineral sector. Access is the easy part. China’s advantage lies in refining, and Chinese capital reached Nigeria’s lithium first. By Segun Adeyemi
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Nigerian lithium shipped to Chinese refineries leaves U.S. dependence intact. Diversification means financing refineries, buyers, and expertise, and the projects Washington needs may not be profitable without public money.
Japan's inflation has climbed above the Bank of Japan's 2% target. As the Iran war and wider Middle East conflict drive up energy and food costs, Japanese households face mounting pressure on their purchasing power, while another interest rate hike looms.
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Former UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps (@grantshapps ) reveals that British and Israeli intelligence previously helped prevent atrocities in Saudi Arabia, stressing the strategic importance of intelligence sharing amid geopolitical shifts in the Middle East.
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The European Parliament’s October 8 vote on the Muslim Brotherhood points to a potential shift in how the EU defines the threat. The focus is moving from violence and terrorist financing to influence, access, and legitimacy.
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That moves decisions from judges to officials. Terrorism law asks what a group does. The new concern asks whom a group is connected to, and what legitimacy EU grants, invitations, and consultations give it.
