Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
Quick, focused insights into global power shifts, military affairs, and unfolding international events.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed alarm over escalating Israeli military attacks in southern Lebanon, condemning the “mounting civilian casualties, including women and children”, according to a statement. – Guterres…
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says all member states agree that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law, after the UK and 11 other countries…
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Tuesday said that it was closing Britain’s consulate in East Jerusalem, accredited to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, after London announced it…
Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Tuesday that he wanted a swift end to the war in Ukraine, which would allow U.S.-Russia ties to be fully…
Chinese President Xi Jinping struck a positive tone in a phone call with Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday, saying that Beijing and London share greater common interests…
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has written to British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, asking him to reopen talks over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, a spokesperson said on Tuesday in…
Ukraine is contracting a supply of around 1,000 missiles for U.S.-designed Patriot air-defence systems with the help of allies and through a European Union loan, Kyiv’s defence minister said on…
Any conflict across the Taiwan Strait would have a bigger impact on the global economy than World War Two, and the upcoming U.S.-China summit is an opportunity to avoid miscalculations,…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent advocated on Tuesday for Washington’s use of financial power as a foreign policy tool with the goal of advancing the interests of American allies, including…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin used messages marking North Korea’s 78th founding anniversary to reaffirm close strategic ties with Pyongyang, North Korean state media KCNA reported…