International relations, conflicts, treaties, and the forces shaping the global order. Ekta's geopolitics desk covers statecraft, diplomacy, territorial disputes, sanctions, multilateral institutions, and the interplay of great-power competition. We report on events as they develop and on their structural causes, drawing on policy documents, official statements, academic sources, and eyewitness reporting. Our aim is to give readers the context to understand why things are happening — not just that they are.
The Israel-Lebanon framework announced in Washington is a test of control before it is anything like a peace settlement. AP reported that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Israel's ambassador and Lebanon's ambassador announced the agreement on Friday after US-backed talks; Axios reported that the text was signed after four days of negotiations mediated by the Trump administration.
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Washington's latest Congo sanctions turn a war-finance allegation into a supply-chain enforcement test. The US Treasury said on 25 June that its Office of Foreign Assets Control had designated Gasabo Gold Refinery in Kigali and a related network for allegedly enabling gold flows from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo connected to the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group.
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