4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (80+ words) China’s AI Chipmakers Raise Prices as HBM Shortage Squeezes Supply Modern Diplomacy China’s AI Chipmakers Raise Prices as HBM Shortage Squeezes Supply China’s AI chipmakers are raising prices as a global shortage of high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, drives up costs…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (156+ words) moderndiplomacy.eu Houthis Tighten Grip on Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Threatening Global Trade Yemen’s Houthis are tightening their grip around the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, raising risks for shipping, global trade and regional security. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis are moving closer to…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1247+ words) President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are taking an unusual approach to the 2026 midterm elections by holding a national Republican convention in Dallas, just weeks before voters head to the polls. Unlike traditional party conventions, the gathering is not…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (471+ words) Iceland summoned U.S. Ambassador Billy Long after President Donald Trump shared a social media map depicting Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean under the American flag and labelled as part of the “United States of America.” Iceland’s Foreign…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (560+ words) Spain has found no evidence that Moroccan authorities planned or orchestrated the massive migrant surge into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in July, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told parliament. His comments come amid conflicting accounts over whether the unprecedented border…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (595+ words) Australia and the United States have announced a combined $580 million in funding for Pacific Island nations, highlighting growing competition with China for influence across the strategically important region. The United States will provide $150 million, one of the clearest signs of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (397+ words) On 28 August, six months to the day after American and Israeli aircraft opened the war on Iran, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted that putting diplomacy back on track was not impossible. Rarely has a conflict been so densely mediated and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (792+ words) Asian financial markets came under heavy pressure on Wednesday as renewed US airstrikes on Iran intensified fears of further disruption to the global energy supply. Rising oil prices and a sharp increase in US government bond yields revived concerns over…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (816+ words) Nepal is facing one of its deadliest disasters in recent years after a glacier collapse on August 26 triggered a massive surge of ice, rock and mud across the country’s Himalayan border region with China. The disaster has devastated towns, hydropower…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (331+ words) Malaysia is preparing to repatriate 1,476 Myanmar refugees on September 29 under a programme the government describes as voluntary. The move comes amid growing tensions over the presence of Myanmar refugees in Malaysia, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim previously saying Myanmar had…...