🇺🇸🤝🇵🇾 On March 5, 2026, Paraguay's Senate approved the US-Paraguay Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) by 28-7 (6 abstentions). Signed Dec 2025, it lets US military/civilian personnel stay temporarily for joint training, exercises, humanitarian aid, and anti-crime ops. They get diplomatic-style immunity (US jurisdiction for crimes), can carry arms/wear uniforms, and skip some Paraguayan taxes/inspections. Now heads to Chamber of Deputies for final approval. Not permanent bases—just regulated cooperation.

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🇵🇾🤝🇹🇼 A new milestone in trade relations between Paraguay and Taiwan 🇵🇾🇹🇼🎉

In February 2026, Taiwan became the top destination for Paraguayan exports, surpassing Brazil.

https://x.com/TW_Paraguay/status/2029554265937543566

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🛢 WTI Crude surpassed the 90$ mark

Brent Crude surpassed the 92$ mark.

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💬❌✅ The account of Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov has been blocked on the social network TikTok.

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📉 BlackRock just froze $1.2 billion in withdrawal requests at its private credit fund.

Here's what happened:

• Investors in BlackRock's $26B fund asked to pull out 9.3% of their money
• BlackRock said no — capped withdrawals at 5%
• Blackstone's $82B fund saw record withdrawal requests the same week
• Blackstone had to put in $400M of its own cash to cover the exits

🔗 https://blockonomi.com/blackrock-blk-stock-plunges-5-as-26b-private-credit-fund-limits-investor-exits/

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇨🇳⚡️ — U.S. intelligence suggests China may be preparing to provide Iran with financial assistance, spare parts, and missile components, according to CNN.

➡️ Beijing has not entered the war directly, but officials say China is closely watching the conflict because it depends heavily on Iranian oil and has been urging Tehran to keep shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz open.

🇮🇱🇺🇸🌞❌🇮🇷 — Israel has been striking areas in western Iran partly to support Iranian Kurdish militias that hope to exploit the war to seize border towns, Reuters reports.

➡️ Israeli officials have held long-running contacts with Kurdish insurgent groups based in Iraqi Kurdistan.

➡️ The groups, estimated at 5,000–8,000 fighters with mostly light weapons, aim to capture towns such as Oshnavieh and Piranshahr and potentially establish a semi-autonomous Kurdish region in a future federal Iran.

➡️ Kurdish factions have been sharing intelligence with the U.S. and Israel and would need air support and additional weapons for any cross-border offensive.

➡️ Israeli officials do not expect the militias to overthrow Iran’s government but believe supporting them could tie down Iranian forces and weaken Tehran’s control in border areas.

➡️ Kurdish leaders remain cautious, seeking assurances from Washington due to fears of being abandoned as in past conflicts.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇸🇦⚡️ — Secretary of State Marco Rubio told several Arab foreign ministers in calls on Thursday that the war is expected to continue for several more weeks, according to Axios.

➡️ He said the current military focus is on Iran’s missile launchers, stockpiles, and production facilities.

➡️ Rubio added that the U.S. is not seeking regime change, though Washington would like to see different leadership in Iran.

➡️ He also said there is no current dialogue with the Iranian government, and that negotiations now would interfere with ongoing military operations.

🇮🇱🇦🇿❌🇮🇷 — NEW: Israel estimates that Azerbaijan will join the operations against Iran, according to Kan News.

🌍❌🇮🇱 40 Countries Propose Sanctions Over Israeli West Bank Annexation

40 countries in The Hague Group proposed coordinated measures addressing Israel’s settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank. The talks focused on accountability for alleged international crimes & restrictions on settlement trade & arms transfers.

The meeting was organized under the framework of The Hague Group, an international initiative established in January 2025 to coordinate legal responses to Israel’s policies in the occupied Palestinian territories and the war in Gaza. The conference, co-chaired by South Africa and Colombia, brought together representatives from 40 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.

Participants reiterated their commitment to the United Nations Charter, particularly the prohibition on acquiring territory by force and the principle of self-determination.

Delegations discussed three concrete measures aimed at enforcing international legal obligations related to the occupation.

One proposal involves strengthening accountability mechanisms by requiring disclosure from travelers who served in the Israeli military, potentially subjecting them to additional screening under national war crimes legislation.

A second proposal focuses on enforcing non-recognition of Israeli settlements by banning imports of settlement goods and preventing companies based in participating states from operating in those settlements.

A third measure would halt the transfer or transit of arms, military fuel and dual-use items to Israel, while also reviewing government procurement contracts to ensure that public funds do not support the occupation.

Countries represented at the meeting included Algeria, Brazil, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and Venezuela, among others, reflecting a broad geographic coalition.

🔗 https://clashreport.com/world/articles/40-countries-propose-sanctions-over-israeli-west-bank-annexation-we5rwplftni

🇵🇭 The Philippines is looking at ways to save on energy as tensions in the Middle East push global fuel costs higher, with the government suggesting people use their air conditioners less and shy away from non-essential travel. — Bloomberg

The Southeast Asian nation imports nearly all of its oil requirements, and the war in Iran could spur inflation that already hit a 13-month high in February.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration this week ordered government offices to set their air-cons to no lower than 24 degrees C (75 degrees fahrenheit) and adopt flexible work arrangements to help conserve fuel. Marcos, who plans to seek emergency authority from Congress to slash taxes on petroleum products, is also entertaining the idea of a four-day work week.

Vice President Sara Duterte meanwhile has urged her supporters to refrain from organizing motorcades or vehicle caravans when they protest against her political rival, Marcos. The mayor of Manila directed the city government to cut fuel consumption by shifting meetings online, switching power off by 5:00 p.m. and banning non-essential travel.

The Philippines is widely seen by economists as one of the most vulnerable nations in the Asia-Pacific region to inflation and growth risks spurred by the Middle East conflict. The archipelago “tends to see a stronger inflation hit because retail fuel prices are more market-driven and subsidies are limited,”

📝Candor Analytica: Major countries like Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines are more vulnerable to Iran War shipping distruptions, with their local oil refineries only able to meet 40-75% of local demand

If things don't change soon, expect governments across Asia to announce austerity measures

🔗 https://archive.ph/29nK6

🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 The U.S. Army abruptly canceled a major training exercise for the 82nd Airborne Division’s headquarters element, fueling speculation within the Pentagon that the unit’s rapid-response force could be deployed to the Middle East, potentially including ground operations. — WaPo

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