Geo Politics

The North Korean military reportedly fired artillery shells off its east and west coasts on Tuesday (October 18), according to the military of South Korea. According to a statement released by the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday, the North Korean government blasted approximately 150 rounds off of its east coast and fired approximately 100 shells into the water off …

Malacaang revealed on Monday, October 17, that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has named Irdirector Paul Soriano to the position of serving as his consultant on creative communications. According to the Office of the Press Secretary, Soriano is scheduled to take his oath on Monday afternoon, which will take place before Marcos himself. The well-known film and television filmmaker Soriano served …

Malaysia has chosen Turkish Aerospace Industries to supply three unmanned aircraft, according to the Southeast Asian country’s minister of defense. “The government has chosen to contract with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for the procurement of three (3) MALE-UAS units,” Hishammuddin Hussein said in a statement on Sunday. The minister stated that the purchase will be funded through the country’s five-year …

Despite the odds, Anwar Ibrahim, the head of the opposition in Malaysia, expressed optimism on Thursday that his coalition may win a simple majority in the next general elections. Anwar’s three-party Hope Alliance achieved a shock victory in the 2018 elections with the support of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who rode a wave of outrage over government corruption. On …

Hans Grundberg, the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, was welcomed to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday by the Diplomatic Advisor to the President of the UAE, Anwar Gargash. According to state agency WAM, Gargash and Grundberg had a conversation about the most recent events in the ongoing crisis in Yemen as well as the efforts being made internationally …

China on Tuesday evening, October 11, disputed allegations that it had listed the Philippines on a blacklist for Chinese tourists due to the Southeast Asian country’s internet gambling operations, labeling these accusations “misinformation.” “China has not placed the Philippines on its tourism blacklist,” the Chinese embassy told the media on Tuesday evening. The report of a “tourist blacklist” is untrue. …

Upon the visit of the UAE President to Russia, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, reaffirmed the country’s commitment to building the foundations of global peace and stability in order to alleviate tensions and find diplomatic solutions to problems. This occurred during a reception organized by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian …

On Tuesday, October 11, veteran politician and opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad predicted that disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak would be released from prison if his graft-tainted ruling party wins the upcoming general election. In August, Najib began serving a 12-year prison sentence after being convicted in the first of several trials involving the theft of billions of dollars from …

US President Joe Biden stated on Thursday (October 6) that for the first time since the end of the Cold War, the world faces the possibility of a nuclear “Armageddon” and that he is seeking a “exit ramp” for Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Ukraine crisis. “Since Kennedy and the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, we have not confronted …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) dispatched a plane carrying food supplies to flooded cities and villages in the southern and eastern regions of Mauritania on Friday. According to state news agency Wam, the supplies will satisfy the fundamental requirements of thousands of families, particularly those consisting of elderly people, women, and children. “The provision of these supplies reflects the strong …