In Monday's news hour programme, our Guy Shone talked about Britain's new spy chief of Mi6, the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, Blaise Metreweli, and about China's President Xi Jinping making a pivotal trip to Kazakhstan to attend the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana.
Peter Knoope in India, is a former Director of the International Centre for Counter Terrorism, and he explained the challenges the new spy chief will have to face in today's world.
And also to John Kavaulich in Moscow, who is the Senior Editor of Issue Insight, about how important it is, that China went to the Summit in Kazakhstan.
"President Xi looks at the approximate 84 million potential consumers within the grouping of the Stans," said Kavaulich.
"What he can bring to these countries is what the members of the G7 and including the Russian Federation, can't, he can bring the cheque book and that cheque book has money in it. He can deliver infrastructure funds, he can deliver to consumers in these countries cell phones and electric vehicles, clothing, other technologies," added Kavaulich.
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U.S. President Donald Trump says Washington is not seeking an extension of its memorandum of understanding with Iran, claiming the U.S. already controls the Strait of Hormuz through its naval blockade.
Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S. fulfils the terms of an interim deal, including lifting the maritime blockade and sanctions and releasing Iran’s frozen assets.
Ukraine has targeted at least 20 Wildberries warehouses across Russia since 18 July, disrupting a major logistics network. Kyiv says the strikes aim to disrupt alleged military-linked supplies, while the attacks have caused billions of dollars in losses and wider economic pressure.
South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Monday it was reviewing U.S. President Donald Trump's comments on scaling back joint military drills. It added that it hoped a favourable relationship between Washington and Pyongyang could lead to meaningful talks.
Russia said its air defences downed 180 drones over the Moscow region overnight, with 620 drones reportedly targeting the area, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
On 12 August, AnewZ’s Daybreak focused on the aftermath of Colombia’s devastating earthquake, tensions surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, growing Russia-North Korea military cooperation and security and environmental challenges across the Caspian and Black Sea regions.
On 11 August, AnewZ’s Daybreak examined U.S. President Donald Trump’s new demands for Iran, Russia-Iran cooperation and regional connectivity through the South Caucasus alongside key political, security and climate developments worldwide.
On 10 August, AnewZ’s Daybreak focused on developments in Gaza, Lebanon-Israel negotiations, Iran’s position on talks with Washington and the latest global security and climate-related challenges.
On 7 August, AnewZ's Daybreak focused on the Iran war, escalating violence in Yemen and a deadly migrant crisis in Spain's Ceuta enclave.
The 8 August commemorative edition of AnewZ's Context looked back on the year since the Washington breakthrough, examining how the initialling of the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace agreement and the launch of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity have reshaped regional politics.
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