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Description: Ethiopia has officially cut diplomatic ties with Eritrea, pronouncing 10 Eritrean diplomats as persona non grata while giving them 48 hours to leave the country. In addition to cutting ties with Eritrea, the Ethiopian government also expelled one Egyptian diplomat and the charge d’affaires of the African Union from the country. Eritrea and Egypt reciprocated, with Eritrea effectively closing its embassy in Ethiopia and expelling Ethiopian diplomats for their country. On the frontlines, the Alliance forces confirmed they launched drone strikes on the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, targeting the ENDF’s headquarters and two international airports. Fighting between
Description: Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that the major Pacific Link crude oil project would be expedited and expected to begin development as early as 2032. Carney announced the project from the tar sands region in Alberta, a separatist region of Canada which is set to vote on its independence on 25 Oct. The project was also announced as Canada is engaged in an open trade war with the US, due to the US’ protectionist tariff policies forwarded by the Trump administration. According to Carney, the Pacific Link crude oil project would decrease Canada’s dependency on US exports by 65 to 70% and diversify its foreign economic policy towards the Asian market w
Description: High school students in France have mobilized nationwide, organizing protests against the conditions of the high school education in France. Violent demonstrations were reported in Marseille and Nantes with 340 protests reported all over the country. University students joined the protests blocking several campuses in Paris, while up to 160 schools were reported to be closed on Thursday by the high school students. Macron’s government has largely blamed the far – left France Unbowed party, whose leader, Jean Luc Melenchon is a presidential candidate in next year’s election in France. The party has denounced the allegations stating that France Unbowed called for
Description: US cybersecurity company Proofpoint claimed it gathered evidence of Chinese hackers impersonating US AI experts and government officials in order to steal information on AI policy. Proofpoint stated that Chinese hacker collective, labeled as TA419, regularly targeted US and Japanese think tanks, universities or research institutes in order to gather information on AI strategy, policy or development since at least 2025. TA419 specifically used the identity of Lynne Parker, who was the former director at the White House for Science and Technology. Her identity and the identities of others were used to lure AI developers on password claiming websites after they rec
Description: UK’s internal security and intelligence service, the MI5, warned British research institutes of increased espionage attempts by the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS). MI5’s warning concerned one of the leading Chinese research institutes in the UK, the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI) which was used by the Chinese government as a proxy for information gathering. CGTRI reportedly founded front companies through which financed British academics and research fellows in areas of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, covert communication systems and steganography. The MI5 also stated that any continued efforts to collaborate with the insti
Description: Ethiopia’s National Defense Forces (ENDF) have continued advancing towards Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, after officially capturing the southern city of Alamata. Local unconfirmed reports claimed that the ENDF deliberately targeted civilians in the region while a drone strike launched by the military killed more than 12 people. Alliance forces reportedly targeted ENDF airport bases with drones such as Harar Meda Air Base in Bishoftu, 35 miles southeast of Addis Ababa. Other strikes on military airports in Addis Ababa, Semera and Bahir Dar were also conducted, however, the Alliance’s involvement was not confirmed. The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) and the
Description: The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, stated that British authorities had strong indications that Iran was the state actor behind the security incident at the Royal Air Force base Fairford. The Prime Minister didn’t provide any additional information and stated that the investigation into the incident remains active in close coordination with partners from the US. UK authorities stated that the five suspects were released on bail under strict conditions and that their decision was based on the current evidence. So far, the investigation involved searches of the homes of the suspects while the on scene intervention disclosed that the three vans didn’
Description: Romania’s latest PM – designate, Siegfried Muresan, lost a parliamentary confidence vote pushing the country into a deeper political crisis and endangering Romania’s grade investment ratings. Siegfried was the third PM – designate since a coalition between the leftist Social Democrats (PSD) and the far – right Alliance for United Romania (AUR) toppled the government of former PM Ilie Bolojan in May. President Dan stated that he held an emergency meeting with parliamentary party leaders to discuss nominating another candidate for Prime Minister in order to avoid snap election. Romania struggles with inflation and is yet to determine a 2027 budget, where the count
Description: Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry stated that its military forces managed to neutralize more than 40 fighters who crossed into Afghanistan from the Pakistani border in the district of Kamdesh of the Nuristan province. The ministry additionally accused Pakistan of supporting these insurgents through training, weapons supply and logistics across the border, an accusation that Pakistan has repeatedly denied. The operation is part of the ongoing cross – border fighting where both countries have exchanged accusations of harboring such movements against each other. Separately, anti – Taliban resistance groups in Afghanistan, such as the Afghan United Front, the National
Description: Following a 2024 agreement between the US and Iraq and after more than two decades of military presence, the last US troops from Baghdad are expected to withdraw by 30 Sep. The last troops withdrawal would mark the end of operation Inherent Resolve, the US – led campaign against ISIS launched in 2014 and would potentially leave a security vacuum in the country. Iraq’s Prime Minister, Ali Al Zaidi, following the withdrawal extended the period of disarmament in the country for non – state armed groups and militias until 30 Jun 2027. Iranian – backed groups in the country known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, such as Kata'ib Hezbollah, Harakat al-Nujaba and Kat