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  1. 01

    SAUDI ARABIA

    Red Sea target.

    Amid another escalation in the Iran war, the Saudis are now voicing outrage after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis declared an immediate “maritime embargo” on Saudi ports, potentially closing a major Hormuz bypass that typically supplies 5% of the world’s oil via the Red Sea. (Bloomberg $)

  2. 02

    UNITED KINGDOM

    Burnham in, Miliband up.

    Newly installed British leader Andy Burnham has unveiled both his team (Miliband as foreign secretary and Healey as chancellor) and priorities, including continued support for Ukraine’s self-defence, a domestic shift to cost-of-living relief, and rumours of more North Sea oil and gas. (Guardian)

  3. 03

    NICARAGUA

    No more elections.

    Long-time leftist dictator Daniel Ortega is dropping all pretence, announcing his country (due to vote next year) will never hold elections again. (CNN)

  4. 04

    THAILAND

    Raise the tank alarm.

    The prime minister (Anutin) has objected to China’s Xi over Beijing’s recent delivery of 39 battle tanks to neighbouring Cambodia, warning the shipment could disrupt the fragile Thai-Cambodian truce. (Straits Times)

  5. 05

    SIERRA LEONE

    Pipeline politics.

    West-African regional bloc ECOWAS has used its Freetown summit to formally back a planned new $25B, 7,000km (4,350mi) gas pipeline connecting 13 nations via Morocco and out to buyers in Europe. (Punch)

  6. 06

    UKRAINE

    Command shuffle continues.

    Ukraine’s military chief (Syrskyi) is now widely expected to get shafted amid word President Zelensky will bow to days of Kyiv protests to reinstate his popular young ex-defence minister (Fedorov) instead. The two security chiefs reportedly clashed over Fedorov’s tech-drive reforms. (Guardian)

  7. 07

    CANADA

    Tariff hardball.

    Prime Minister Carney has flagged he stands ready to “intensify” ongoing trade talks with the US after the White House announced new 50% tariffs targeting a wide range of Canadian goods — think consumer items like wine, cheese, and hockey sticks (😲), through to industrial inputs like auto parts and cement. (CBC)

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