EU China Trade: October Deadline and Retaliation Risk
The European Union has set an October 2026 deadline for China to make tangible concessions on bilateral trade imbalances, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warning that the EU will retaliate if Beijing fails to meet the terms. The warning, issued in early July 2026, marks a significant hardening of the EU’s position...
Khamenei Funeral Tehran Draws Global Delegations
Week-long funeral rites for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei opened at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque on 3 July 2026, drawing heads of state, parliamentary speakers, foreign ministers and envoys from multilateral organisations spanning Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. The Khamenei funeral in Tehran marked one of the largest state ceremonies...
NATO Summit Ankara: Türkiye’s Military and EU Role
Türkiye is preparing to host the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (hereinafter: NATO) summit in Ankara, an event that will see allied defence ministers and senior alliance officials visit the newly completed Ay Yıldız Joint Headquarters — a facility consolidating the National Defence Ministry, the General Staff and the armed forces commands under a single roof....
Iran-USA Talks in Switzerland: Hormuz and Sanctions
The first round of talks bewteen Iran and the United States of America (hereinafter: USA) in Switzerland concluded on Monday at the Bürgenstock mountaintop resort, mediators announced, after an opening session that covered oil sanctions relief, the status of the Strait of Hormuz and the ongoing conflict in Lebanon. The quadrilateral format brought together delegations...
Keir Starmer Resigns as UK Prime Minister
Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, confirming his departure on 22 June 2026. The development means the United Kingdom (hereinafter: UK) will have had seven Prime Ministers in under a decade. Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, is widely expected to succeed him, with Health Minister Wes Streeting...
De La Espriella Wins Colombia Presidential Election
Abelardo de la Espriella has won Colombia’s presidential election following a razor-tight runoff held on 22 June 2026, defeating leftist senator Iván Cepeda in a contest that drew more than 41 million eligible voters to polling stations across the nation. De la Espriella, a nationalist lawyer who has never previously held elected public office, claimed...
