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Description: Israel has intensified aerial attacks on several locations surrounding Gaza City as the planned complete occupation of Gaza is set to move forwards. According to a report released by the UN – backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification organization, around half a million people in Gaza are already suffering Phase 5 levels of famine, the highest classification of humanitarian disaster by the UN. The Israeli COGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories) military body has denounced the report claiming it was based on information obtained from Hamas related and governed institutions in the enclave. Egyptian and Qatari mediators have pushe
Description: Newly elected South Korean President, Lee Jae Myung visited Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba in his first foreign visit as the countries marked a historic diplomatic reconciliation. Lee’s visit to Japan was labeled as historic due to strained bilateral ties in the past between the two countries over their colonial history, when Japan ruled South Korea for more than three decades. The leaders pledged intensifying cooperation in several fields of bilateral interest such as AI development, regional security, trade relations and the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. Lee and Ishiba met in times of escalated economic tensions by both countries with thei
Description: The Arakan Army (AA) one of the more influential armed militant groups fighting the military junta in Myanmar’s civil war, has captured a strategic city in the state of Rakhine. The AA has so far experienced tactical and strategical difficulties in capturing key portions of land, crucial to outside state actors in the war such as China and India. The AA currently controls up to 14 out of the 17 towns in Rakhine State. The group’s conscriptions methods as well as the strategic repurposing of the Rohingya minority in the country which it once persecuted, position the AA favorably in achieving substantial military goals in regions such as Rakhine’s capital, Sittwe
Description: Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to unofficial sources, have outlined the latest conditions for reaching a potential peace agreement with Ukraine. In the latest proposal, Putin reportedly demanded that Ukraine cede the entirety of the Donbas region, which is comprised of Donetsk and Luhansk, not allow Western troops on its territory in any capacity and denounce all ambitions to join NATO. The demands arrive after Russia has gradually diminished expectations for an early Putin – Zelensky summit, after both leaders met the American President separately earlier this month. Officials from both countries exchanged accusations of actively sabotaging the US
Description: In a televised address to the nation, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has called protesters to hold discussions and negotiations for resolving the political crisis in the country through dialogue. Vucic stated that he was ready to hold public and televised debates with legitimate representatives of the student movement in order to conclude the crisis with a non – violent resolution. The protesters quickly renounced any possibilities of holding discussions with the President and stated that any debates would be held during and after the ruling establishment calls for elections. The protests have been lasting for over 10 months with Vucic’s government being acc
Description: Following last week’s intense activities by terrorist networks in the northwest parts of Nigeria, the country’s military has conducted a larger ground offensive using air support to neutralize more than 30 jihadists in the Kankara area of Katsina State. During the offensive, the military also retrieved up to 76 hostages abducted by the jihadists in last week’s attack on a mosque in Unguwan Mantau where more than fifty people lost their lives. Prominent group of Nigerian academics, businesspeople and political figures raised concerns regarding the upsurge in violence which has caused the displacement of more than two million people and has resulted in the deaths
Description: The US and the European Union have disclosed key aspects of their concluded 15% tariff rate trade agreement. According to the agreement, the US would impose 15% tariffs on around 70% of goods coming from Europe, with the exception of wine, spirits and steel. The deal which initially also excluded pharmaceuticals and semiconductors would include those products under the 15% tariff umbrella making trade relations going forward extremely predictable, according to EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen. Trump also expressed satisfaction with the concluded terms of the agreement as he stated that the US would largely benefit from under the conditions of the agreement i
Description: Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has announced that Canada will not impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods in order to preserve the provisions from the free trade agreement signed with the US, which is up for review in six months. Carney announced that he and US President Donald Trump had agreed to continue negotiations on other aspects of current bilateral relations such as the tariffs remaining in place for aluminum and steel imported in the US from Canada. Canada would backtrack its 25% of retaliatory tariffs on a plethora of US products, which is a market for more than 75% of Canadian goods, while reciprocal tariffs on aluminum, steel and lumber would r
Description: Two separate attacks related to dissident groups pertaining to the dissolved Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) narco – terrorist group were conducted in the city of Cali and the region of Antioquia. The first attack targeted Colombia’s Aerospace Defense Department and aviation academy, where a vehicle packed with explosives left more than 10 people dead and up to 71 injured. The second attack in Antioquia was conducted using a suicide drone which managed to down a police helicopter providing assistance to ground forces eradicating coca plantations. Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, attributed the attacks to the 36th Front of the Estado Mayor Centra
Description: Sixteen trucks pertaining to UN’s World Food Program organization came under fire in the besieged city of El – Fasher which represented the last stronghold of the Sudanese military in the Darfur region. The aid trucks were attacked by drones, and all the vital supplies were destroyed with the UN reporting that no casualties were sustained during the attacks. The RSF blamed the Sudanese military for the attacks while the military stated that RSF has constantly blocked the entry of humanitarian aid in regions where it was desperately needed. More than 300 thousand civilians are under siege from RSF militants in the city, facing unprecedented levels of humanitarian