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September 12, 2026
Xi, Putin and Modi looking in different directions as Shanghai Cooperation Organisation marks 25th anniversary
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Xi, Putin and Modi looking in different directions as Shanghai Cooperation Organisation marks 25th anniversary

US-Philippines Defense Treaty Turns 75
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US-Philippines Defense Treaty Turns 75

North Korea grows stronger as South Korea reckons with fading US support
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North Korea grows stronger as South Korea reckons with fading US support

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Xi, Putin and Modi looking in different directions as Shanghai Cooperation Organisation marks 25th anniversary

Despite representing a quarter of the globe, the bloc has never managed to present a unified worldview.

September 7, 2026
Xi, Putin and Modi looking in different directions as Shanghai Cooperation Organisation marks 25th anniversary
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US-Philippines Defense Treaty Turns 75

The United States has marked the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty with the Philippines, reaffirming its commitment to the alliance and to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The milestone coincides with the 80th anniversary of U.S.-Philippines diplomatic relations.

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North Korea grows stronger as South Korea reckons with fading US support

South Korea continues push for peace with the north, as Pyongyang’s military strength grows.

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Nuclear Tests Shatter Trust, Not Prove Strength, UN Chief Warns on International Day against Nuclear Tests

UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres marked the International Day against Nuclear Tests on 29 August with a call for all nuclear-armed states to maintain existing moratoria and bring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty into force without delay. Guterres framed nuclear testing not as a demonstration of power but as an act that shatters trust, invites reciprocal tests, and fuels a nuclear arms race.

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Accountability on Trial: How International Bodies Are Confronting Human Rights Violations in Pakistan and Beyond

The European Parliament's adoption of resolutions targeting human rights abuses in Sudan, Nigeria, and Pakistan has renewed scrutiny of international mechanisms designed to protect vulnerable minorities. The case of a 13-year-old Pakistani Christian girl abducted and forcibly married has become a flashpoint in a broader diplomatic reckoning over how effectively global institutions can hold governments accountable.

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