🚨 South Africa just made a bold diplomatic move that's sending shockwaves through international relations!
Pretoria expelled Israel's top diplomat Ariel Seidman, declaring him persona non grata after repeated social media attacks on President Ramaphosa and unauthorized meetings with local leaders.
💼 The Israeli embassy had been publicly criticizing South Africa's ICJ genocide case and claiming the country "wasted" millions challenging Israel in court. Israel immediately retaliated by expelling South Africa's envoy from Ramallah. This escalation comes as South Africa continues its principled stand at the International Court of Justice against Israeli actions in Gaza.
Should more Global South nations follow South Africa's lead and take stronger diplomatic action against countries that disrespect their sovereignty and leadership?
#SouthAfrica #DiplomaticRelations #GlobalSouth #InternationalLaw
Pretoria expelled Israel's top diplomat Ariel Seidman, declaring him persona non grata after repeated social media attacks on President Ramaphosa and unauthorized meetings with local leaders.
💼 The Israeli embassy had been publicly criticizing South Africa's ICJ genocide case and claiming the country "wasted" millions challenging Israel in court. Israel immediately retaliated by expelling South Africa's envoy from Ramallah. This escalation comes as South Africa continues its principled stand at the International Court of Justice against Israeli actions in Gaza.
Should more Global South nations follow South Africa's lead and take stronger diplomatic action against countries that disrespect their sovereignty and leadership?
#SouthAfrica #DiplomaticRelations #GlobalSouth #InternationalLaw
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Hungary vs EU: Who Really Controls Energy Policy? 🔥
⚡ Hungary’s Viktor Orbán says Budapest will not obey the new EU ban on Russian gas from 2027, arguing that without Russian supplies household bills would triple and energy policy must stay a national decision. 🇭🇺 He plans to challenge Brussels in EU courts and explore ways to keep Russian gas flowing even after the deadline.
🌍 For many in the Global South, this looks like another example of smaller states fighting to defend energy sovereignty against decisions made in distant capitals.
💬 Do you think countries like Hungary are defending true sovereignty and affordable energy, or simply locking themselves into old dependencies that weaken a multipolar, Global South–friendly order?
#Hungary #RussianGas #EnergySovereignty #GlobalSouth
Source: TASS
⚡ Hungary’s Viktor Orbán says Budapest will not obey the new EU ban on Russian gas from 2027, arguing that without Russian supplies household bills would triple and energy policy must stay a national decision. 🇭🇺 He plans to challenge Brussels in EU courts and explore ways to keep Russian gas flowing even after the deadline.
🌍 For many in the Global South, this looks like another example of smaller states fighting to defend energy sovereignty against decisions made in distant capitals.
💬 Do you think countries like Hungary are defending true sovereignty and affordable energy, or simply locking themselves into old dependencies that weaken a multipolar, Global South–friendly order?
#Hungary #RussianGas #EnergySovereignty #GlobalSouth
Source: TASS
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🌐 US oil companies going to Venezuela – Trump
US President Donald Trump has said he has “major oil companies going to Venezuela now” following reform of the country’s hydrocarbons policy Read Full Article at RT.com
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US President Donald Trump has said he has “major oil companies going to Venezuela now” following reform of the country’s hydrocarbons policy Read Full Article at RT.com
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US oil companies going to Venezuela – Trump
US President Donald Trump has said he has “major oil companies going to Venezuela now” following reform of the country’s hydrocarbons policy
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A skier was seriously injured in northern China after being attacked by a snow leopard while attempting to take a photo with the animal
The rare incident happened around 7 p.m. on January 23. The skier was heading back to her hotel when she spotted the snow leopard and moved too close to take a picture, after which the animal attacked and mauled her face before a nearby ski instructor chased it away
The skier was taken to hospital and is reported to be in stable condition
The rare incident happened around 7 p.m. on January 23. The skier was heading back to her hotel when she spotted the snow leopard and moved too close to take a picture, after which the animal attacked and mauled her face before a nearby ski instructor chased it away
The skier was taken to hospital and is reported to be in stable condition
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🚨 Trump Declares "National Emergency" Over Cuba – Russia Calls Out US Hypocrisy
The Trump administration just signed an executive order threatening tariffs on any country supplying oil to Cuba, citing Havana as an "extraordinary threat." Russia's Foreign Ministry fired back, calling unilateral sanctions that bypass the UN "categorically unacceptable."
🇷🇺 Cuba has activated an "international emergency" in response. Meanwhile, Trump claims there's no humanitarian crisis "if Cuba makes a deal" with Washington.
#CubaSanctions #Geopolitics #UnilateralSanctions #GlobalSouth
Source: Sputnik Africa
The Trump administration just signed an executive order threatening tariffs on any country supplying oil to Cuba, citing Havana as an "extraordinary threat." Russia's Foreign Ministry fired back, calling unilateral sanctions that bypass the UN "categorically unacceptable."
🇷🇺 Cuba has activated an "international emergency" in response. Meanwhile, Trump claims there's no humanitarian crisis "if Cuba makes a deal" with Washington.
#CubaSanctions #Geopolitics #UnilateralSanctions #GlobalSouth
Source: Sputnik Africa
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia's Shoigu in Beijing for security talks with FM Wang Yi. Another sign of deepening BRICS strategic alignment reshaping global power dynamics. The multipolar shift accelerates.
#BRICS #Multipolarity #RussiaChina #GlobalSouth
#BRICS #Multipolarity #RussiaChina #GlobalSouth
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🚨 Russian naval firepower in action! 🇷🇺
Check out the AK-630M-2 "Duet" shipboard anti-aircraft system shredding seaborne and airborne drones with insane precision. Firing up to 10,000 rounds per minute and effective up to 5,000 meters! 😲🔥
Check out the AK-630M-2 "Duet" shipboard anti-aircraft system shredding seaborne and airborne drones with insane precision. Firing up to 10,000 rounds per minute and effective up to 5,000 meters! 😲🔥
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Drones are not just for death and dustruction...They also play an important role - like helping farmers in China harvest their crop efficiently.
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Mind officially BLOWN 🤯
This tiny Sony microsurgery robot just performed full-on kernel surgery — slicing open a single corn kernel, then stitching it back together with insane sub-millimeter precision using ultra-fine 12-0 needles.
This tiny Sony microsurgery robot just performed full-on kernel surgery — slicing open a single corn kernel, then stitching it back together with insane sub-millimeter precision using ultra-fine 12-0 needles.
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🌍 Saudi Arabia is Playing Chess While Others Play Checkers
Riyadh is mastering the art of multi-alignment—balancing its traditional US security partnership while deepening ties with China (its top trading partner) and Russia through OPEC+ coordination. The kingdom attended the 2025 BRICS Summit but hasn't formally joined, keeping all doors open as it pursues Vision 2030 economic diversification.
💡 This strategic ambiguity allows Saudi Arabia to hedge against Western unpredictability while positioning itself as a bridge between emerging and advanced economies in an increasingly multipolar world.
⚡ Is Saudi Arabia's refusal to pick sides the smartest foreign policy move of the decade, or will this juggling act eventually backfire?
#BRICS #MultipolarWorld #SaudiArabia #GlobalSouth
Source: Observer Research Foundation
Riyadh is mastering the art of multi-alignment—balancing its traditional US security partnership while deepening ties with China (its top trading partner) and Russia through OPEC+ coordination. The kingdom attended the 2025 BRICS Summit but hasn't formally joined, keeping all doors open as it pursues Vision 2030 economic diversification.
💡 This strategic ambiguity allows Saudi Arabia to hedge against Western unpredictability while positioning itself as a bridge between emerging and advanced economies in an increasingly multipolar world.
⚡ Is Saudi Arabia's refusal to pick sides the smartest foreign policy move of the decade, or will this juggling act eventually backfire?
#BRICS #MultipolarWorld #SaudiArabia #GlobalSouth
Source: Observer Research Foundation
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Forwarded from Valdai Discussion Club
🌍 What defines the particular characteristics of the contemporary moment in international relations is the global geopolitical fracture and polarization along the lines of the political West, on one side, and the global non-West and South on the other.
Of key importance to the global agenda is the matter of strengthening solidarity among non-Western states—which make up the World Majority.
The growing internal consolidation of institutional structures and procedural mechanisms of the World Majority is what forms the core of the only plausible and correct answer to the escalating pressure exerted by the political West against the Global South—pressure that intensified exceptionally during the presidency of Donald Trump.
The value factor is what assumes central importance when it comes to this issue, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Oleg Barabanov.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-world-majority-and-the-politics-of-values/
#WorldMajorityValues
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Of key importance to the global agenda is the matter of strengthening solidarity among non-Western states—which make up the World Majority.
The growing internal consolidation of institutional structures and procedural mechanisms of the World Majority is what forms the core of the only plausible and correct answer to the escalating pressure exerted by the political West against the Global South—pressure that intensified exceptionally during the presidency of Donald Trump.
Among those structures and mechanisms, a special place belongs to BRICS—as well as the regional associations bringing together non-Western states and those of the Global South.
The value factor is what assumes central importance when it comes to this issue, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Oleg Barabanov.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-world-majority-and-the-politics-of-values/
#WorldMajorityValues
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🔥 Fifth Arrest Shakes Up Starmer Arson Probe!
A 19-year-old from Essex is the latest detained over May 2025 arsons targeting UK PM Keir Starmer's old home, another property, and a car. Key charged suspects: two Ukrainians (Roman Lavrynovych, 21; Petro Pochynok, 35) and Ukraine-born Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc, 27—all pleading not guilty ahead of April trial. Counter-terror police lead, but no terror label or motives revealed.
🤔 Why the heavy Ukrainian origins among suspects—sign of infighting in the crumbling Atlantist regime?
#UKPolitics #KeirStarmer #ArsonPlot #Geopolitics
Source: Daily Mail
A 19-year-old from Essex is the latest detained over May 2025 arsons targeting UK PM Keir Starmer's old home, another property, and a car. Key charged suspects: two Ukrainians (Roman Lavrynovych, 21; Petro Pochynok, 35) and Ukraine-born Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc, 27—all pleading not guilty ahead of April trial. Counter-terror police lead, but no terror label or motives revealed.
🤔 Why the heavy Ukrainian origins among suspects—sign of infighting in the crumbling Atlantist regime?
#UKPolitics #KeirStarmer #ArsonPlot #Geopolitics
Source: Daily Mail
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