World News by Wild Rose

The news doesn’t stop when markets close. Hosts David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo bring clarity, context and a bit of humor to the weekend’s biggest headlines, LIVE from New York. Joined by The New Yorker Staff Writer Gideon Lewis-Kraus, Linx Dating Founder & CEO Amy Andersen, Oliver Wyman Geostrategy Practice Partner & Global Head Daniel Tannebaum, Seaport Research Partners Chief Equity Strategist Jonathan Golub, SHRM President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor Jr, The Wall Street Journal Foreign Correspondent and “This Cursed Beautiful Land” Author Evan Gershkovich, The Atlantic CEO and “The Running Ground” Author Nicholas Thompson and “Sleuth-Hound” Author Lindsey Fitzharris. (Source: Bloomberg)

Ethiopia's intelligence chief told a regional forum on 23 October that no few states can secure the Red Sea alone, as ship attacks rise. The post Ethiopia Calls for Shared Red Sea Security appeared first on The Rio Times.

Iranian officials, media and analysts sense war is closer, but signal there will be no backing down.

Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society and a former Australian prime minister, described US-China strategic competition as full-on and multidimensional at a Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics event on Friday. “There is a full-blown strategic competition under way in every dimension of national political power and influence, militarily, economically, trade and investment and technology, in foreign policy, in ideology,” said Rudd, a noted China scholar. “It’s across the world,...

Tunisia geopolitics in October 2026: what the EU, US, China, Russia, Turkey, India, the Gulf and Algeria want, with trade, loans and phosphate data. The post Tunisia Geopolitics Explained 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Namibia geopolitics in October 2026: what the US, China, EU, Russia, India and the Gulf want, covering uranium, oil, trade deals, UN votes and dated facts. The post Namibia Geopolitics Explained 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Belize geopolitics in October 2026 runs through Washington, Taipei, Beijing and The Hague, with a Guatemala court hearing due in February 2027. The post Belize Geopolitics Explained 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Honduras geopolitics in October 2026: US trade and tariffs, the China and Taiwan question, the EU, Israel, the Gulf, India and BRICS, with dated facts. The post Honduras Geopolitics Explained 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Jamaica geopolitics in October 2026: how Kingston balances the US, China, Russia, the EU, India and the Gulf over Cuba, bauxite and Haiti. The post Jamaica Geopolitics Explained 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

DR Congo geopolitics in October 2026: how the US, Rwanda, Qatar, China and Uganda compete over cobalt, peace deals and the war in the east. The post DR Congo Geopolitics Explained 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

A dated guide to what the US, China, Europe, the Gulf and others want from Panama, from the canal and ports to copper, as of October 2026. The post Panama Geopolitics Explained 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for deeper cooperation with Uzbekistan in areas such as minerals and artificial intelligence as the Beijing vies with Washington for influence in Central Asia. Li told President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Saturday that Beijing was ready to strengthen strategic communication and expand mutually beneficial cooperation with Uzbekistan. He urged the two countries to step up cooperation in energy, minerals, finance and connectivity, and deepen collaboration in fields...

Which powers press, feed or court Havana? A dated guide to Cuba geopolitics: Washington, Moscow, Beijing, Brussels, the Gulf, India and BRICS in October 2026. The post Cuba Geopolitics Explained 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Tanzania geopolitics explained: the US review, China's TAZARA railway, Russia's uranium, Gulf ports, India and BRICS, with US$ figures as of October 2026. The post Tanzania Geopolitics Explained 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Botswana neighbourhood explained: four borders, shared rivers, SACU and SADC ties, the Kazungula Bridge and what it means for US readers in 2026. The post Botswana and Its Neighbours in Southern Africa appeared first on The Rio Times.

Middle powers should become “indispensable” chokepoints to safeguard strategic autonomy and survive the power rivalry between the US and China, former leaders and top diplomats said at a forum in India on Wednesday. The assessment comes as smaller and middle-tier countries seek to protect themselves from mounting geopolitical uncertainties arising from the tariff war launched by US President Donald Trump. The trade conflict has hit America’s allies and foes alike and grown complicated amid...

Why Algeria and Morocco stay hostile in 2026, what the Oran arrests signal, and how Western Sahara and gas shape US stakes in North Africa. The post Algeria Morocco Rivalry Flares Again in 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that Africa’s resources should not be used as a tool for geopolitical rivalry, as the United States steps up efforts to secure critical minerals on a continent where Chinese companies have major mining interests. “Africa’s resources belong to Africa,” Xi told Botswana’s President Duma Boko in Beijing on Tuesday, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua. He said it was a “historical injustice” that an unfair international division of labour had left the...

Erin Ogunkeye welcomes Dr. Gavin Hall, NATO expert and Teaching Fellow in Political Science and International Security at the University of Strathclyde. NATO is sending a stark warning to Moscow: any Russian attack on alliance territory could trigger retaliation far beyond the battlefield, targeting “anything and everything that supports, sustains, and controls” the attacking force. But can Europe defend itself without Washington, as Donald Trump signals a renewed rapprochement with Russia?

Barbados has only sea borders. How it deals with Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Guyana, France, CARICOM, Venezuela and the United States, explained. The post Barbados and Its Neighbours in the Caribbean appeared first on The Rio Times.

When Liverpool fans greeted Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday with jeers and banners demanding the Abu Dhabi-owned football club be relegated, they took aim at what critics have long dubbed “sportswashing” – the practice of using high-profile sports investments to launder a tarnished international reputation. Focusing solely on public relations, however, obscures a much deeper network of high-stakes diplomacy and geopolitical economics between London and Abu Dhabi. The reality behind the...

Chinese academics claim Batanes was historically part of Taiwan, putting the Bashi Channel and US-Philippines defence ties under new scrutiny. The post Why the Batanes Islands Matter to Taiwan and the US appeared first on The Rio Times.

Colombia geopolitics in 2026: how President De la Espriella is realigning with the US and Israel, and where China, Venezuela and Europe fit. The post Colombia Geopolitics Explained 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.