Global Gist
In today’s Global Gist:
- **Gaza:** Israel’s military push into Gaza City continues, with devastating humanitarian fallout—over 60,000 dead and nearly two million displaced. Aid remains sporadic as allied nations, including Germany and Australia, take unprecedented diplomatic steps—Germany halting arms exports and Australia recognizing Palestine.
- **Sudan:** The conflict grinds on, with the RSF attacking famine-stricken camps and the army claiming control of Khartoum. Famine and disease are rampant, humanitarian access is blocked, and over 40 civilians were killed in Darfur in the latest violence.
- **Sahel:** Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger further distance themselves from ECOWAS, deepening their regional alliance as Russia’s Africa Corps cements Moscow’s influence.
- **Red Sea:** Persistent piracy and threats to global shipping endure, particularly near the Singapore Strait, with the EU extending its ASPIDES mission to safeguard trade routes.
- **Indo-Pacific:** Chinese military pressure near Taiwan and in the South China Sea remains high, though the tempo has dipped. ASEAN’s divisions leave the region vulnerable to an increasingly assertive PLA.
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• Trump–Putin summit, Ukraine war, territorial concessions (6 months)
• Israeli military operations in Gaza, humanitarian toll, international response (6 months)
• Sudan conflict, famine, RSF violence, humanitarian access (6 months)
• China-ASEAN tensions, PLA maneuvers in the Indo-Pacific (6 months)
• Global trade disruption, Red Sea security, piracy (6 months)
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