Lithuania’s top envoy warns that a surge in cases of weather balloons ferrying smuggled goods from Belarus are harming its relations with the US https://t.co/XIsu4IQp51 ...

Japan and the Philippines would struggle to stay out. But what about the rest? https://t.co/VpQdgpx2m5 ...

India-China trade barbs after passenger detained at Shanghai airport https://t.co/sYIk1b58uD ...

🎙️ On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, Bloomberg’s @JDMayger and @IsabelRTokyo on why Japan’s new prime minister has raised the issue of Taiwan, and what it could mean for the country’s diplomatic standoff with China. ⤵️ https://t.co/hSqhZeAtpd ...

From @WSJopinion: What explains the differing U.S. responses to Israeli action in Gaza and Lebanon? Timehttps://t.co/9gfxmFJZoS ...

Geopolitical Implications - US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump [1] Political Influence - The advice was revealed in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg [1]

Geopolitical Relations - South Africa is anticipating notification from the US regarding its exclusion from G20 meetings during South Africa's presidency [1] - This exclusion signifies a worsening of relations between the US and South Africa [1]

The EU was designed to flourish in a predictable world of rules and procedures. Today, America and China treat it with contempt https://t.co/scklkS2voG ...

China instructs its airlines to cut flights to Japan through March 2026, sources say, signaling Beijing is braced for a protracted spat between the two nations https://t.co/ESGa15cafP ...

In a letter to the UN, Japan criticized an earlier missive from China as misrepresenting the nature of remarks PM Sanae Takaichi made on Taiwan, saying Beijing’s letter was “inconsistent with the facts and unsubstantiated” https://t.co/xLcrxt9RqD ...