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Description: US President Donald Trump was royally welcomed by Japan’s Emperor, Naruhito, as he arrived in Japan for a three – day state visit where he is expected to discuss trade, defense and other venues of deepening strategic cooperation with Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi. US Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick met his Japanese counterpart, Ryosei Akazawa as they were aiming at solidifying the provisions of the trade agreement concluded under former Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba. Takaichi and Trump are expected to discuss the expansion of trade as per the previously concluded deal which stipulated Japan to invest approximately $550 billion in the US
Description: Mali’s government continues to struggle with the imposed blockade of fuel supply to the country’s capital, Bamako and other larger cities, by the Al Qaeda affiliated terrorist group, Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM). The group has encircled the major transporting and import routes to the country which are mostly coming from Senegal or the Ivory Coast, further delegitimizing the military junta government and suffocating the country’s already ailing economy. Large parts of territory in the country’s north and east remain under the control of JNIM and other smaller terrorist and insurgent groups which have managed to completely cut of the fuel supply a
Description: Cameroon’s Constitutional Council announced Paul Biya as the winner of the highly contested and controversial presidential election in the country. The Council stated that Biya won 53.66% of the votes while his main opponent Issa Tchiroma Bakary won 35.2%. Shortly after the Council’s decision was announced, violent protests continued to persist across the country in cities like Douala, Garoua and Yaoundé. The situation in cities like Garoua and Yaoundé has been particularly volatile with security forces reportedly being engaged in extrajudicial killings of civilians. The country has been plagued by high levels of corruption, unemployment has risen to 40% in rece
Description: UK’s Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, while on an official visit to Turkey, met with Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as they concluded a groundbreaking fighter jet acquisition deal. Turkey would pay $10.7 billion for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet, jointly produced by Germany, Britain, Spain and Italy and assembled by the British BAE Systems. The agreement was previously opposed by Germany but was later pushed forward in a previous meeting between UK’s Defense Secretary John Healey and his Turkish counterpart, Yasar Guler in Jul. The conclusion of the purchase would complement another fighter jet acquisition of additional semi – used Eurofighters from
Description: The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries have announced they have seized the city of El Fasher and expelled the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) from their last strategic stronghold in the Darfur region. Intense fighting led to the RSF’s capture of the SAF’s 6th Division Headquarters military base in the city with the SAF reportedly falling back to the outskirts of the city towards more fortified positions. The Popular Resistance militia, pro – army group, announced that the RSF was spreading disinformation in an attempt to further demoralize the civilian population in the city and denounced the RSF’s announcement that the paramilitary group
Description: Anti – government protests in Cameroon have turned violent with four people reported to have been killed in clashes with the police forces in several cities across the country. The protests began last week, when supporters of oppositional presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary contested the results of the presidential elections which have been reportedly filled with ballot stuffing, corruption and electoral manipulation. The country’s incumbent President, Paul Biya, is expected to be announced as the winner of the election on Monday, as per the announcement by Cameroon’s Constitutional Council. More than 30 members of oppositional parties have also been arr
Description: Pakistani military officials have announced that up to 25 terrorists have been eliminated in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region. The militants were attempting to cross into Pakistan through the Kurram and North Waziristan provinces where the military successfully neutralized them. Pakistan also stated that five members of its military forces were killed in the confrontations and once again blamed Afghanistan for failing to establish control over its side of the border. The confrontation arrives as peace talks are unfolding between the two countries in Istanbul after having previously agreed to a ceasefire. The attack coincided with the second day of the peace talks w
Description: Trade representatives from China and the US met on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit, taking place in Kuala Lumpur, where they have reportedly agreed on a variety of disputed trade points ahead of a crucial leaders meeting between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi in South Korea this week. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with Chinese Premier He Lifeng and China’s top trade negotiator Li Chenggang as they discussed China’s reduction of restrictions regarding rare earth minerals, the country’s cessation of chemical production related to fentanyl arriving in the US and China’s substantial purchases of soybea
Description: Thailand’s Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodia’s Prime Minister, Hun Manet, signed the extended ceasefire agreement in Kuala Lumpur in a ceremony overshadowed by the US President Donald Trump. Trump, contrary to statements from officials on the Thai and Cambodian side, labeled the document a comprehensive peace agreement which was the result of months of diplomatic work between the US and Malaysia. Under the provisions of the agreement, Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to withdraw all heavy weapons from their mutual border, establish a ceasefire monitoring team comprised of ASEAN member countries, the establishment of a joint taskforce for clearing
Description: Following a meeting between Hamas and other Palestinian factions in Cairo, the militant groups have issued a joint statement which approves the formation of a technocratic government to rule the Gaza Strip until the Palestinian Authority is fundamentally reformed. Hamas representatives met in Cairo with officials from Fatah, the dominant party in the PA, Palestinian Jihad, an allied organization and other factions such as the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, organizations linked to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The meeting arrives after high level diplomatic visits were conduct