Tag Archives: Geopolitical Tensions

China’s holdings of US Treasury securities have fallen below those of the United Kingdom for the first time since 2000, marking a significant shift in the global ownership of American government debt. This development comes amid growing geopolitical friction, economic uncertainty, and investor unease about the trajectory of US fiscal policy. Recent data from the US Treasury Department shows that …

The Kremlin has stated that it is awaiting communication from the United States regarding the details of a proposed ceasefire in Ukraine, following discussions in Saudi Arabia that led to Kyiv’s agreement on the framework. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov emphasized that Moscow expects to receive updates from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Advisor Michael Walz in the coming …

Thousands of supporters have converged on Beirut to attend the funeral of Hezbollah’s long-standing leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on September 27, 2024. The funeral is scheduled for February 23, 2025, at Beirut’s main sports stadium. Nasrallah, a pivotal figure in Hezbollah for over three decades, was instrumental in shaping the group into a …

The foreign ministers of China and Iran agreed on Saturday that the Middle East should not be a region for external geopolitical competition or conflict among major powers. They emphasized that the region must not become a battleground for nations outside the Middle East. Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s new foreign minister, is on his first official visit to China. During his …