The last 24 hrs in geopolitics

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Here’s the last 24 hours in geopolitics, part 2.
Ecuador said a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent attempted to enter its consulate in Minneapolis without consent, an action its foreign ministry condemned as a violation of consular inviolability under the Vienna Convention.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said discussions with the United States are continuing over the proposed transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after US support for the deal was called into question following criticism from President Donald Trump and senior US officials.
Iraq’s former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki condemned what he called “blatant American interference” after US President Donald Trump warned Washington would withdraw support if al-Maliki returns to power, following his nomination by Iraq’s largest parliamentary bloc.
Ministers from Germany, France, Poland, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands held a call to discuss advancing joint projects outside the full EU framework, aiming to enable faster decision-making amid geopolitical instability, economic pressures and criticism of the bloc’s slow processes.
Australia said it will donate at least one third of its future revenue from the Greater Sunrise gas project to Timor-Leste and establish an infrastructure fund funded from its share, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a new partnership aimed at deepening economic and defence ties.
📅 January 29, 2026