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Description: Far – right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has stated his intent to appeal the Romanian Constitutional Court’s decision to ban him from running in the May presidential elections. Georgescu submitted his request on Friday after which the Constitutional Court decided on Sunday to prohibit him from participating in the May elections citing Russian election interference and illegal campaign financing allegations. Georgescu has been also investigated on six counts by the Prosecutor’s Office for being a member of a fascist organization and communicating false information about campaign financing. Other ultranationalist parties in Romania have condemned the Co
Description: Officials from Russia, China and Iran have announced joint military exercises scheduled for later this month, as US – Ukraine negotiations were scheduled to commence in Riyadh. The exercises would be conducted off the Iranian coast near southeastern ports of Chabahar and would be observed by representatives from Qatar, the UAE, Azerbaijan, South Africa and Oman. The announcement comes as the US and Ukraine negotiations were scheduled to commence on 11 Mar regarding the resolving of the war in Ukraine. Impact: Despite sudden shifts in US foreign policy towards Russia, the latter is ensuring the continuance of its longstanding strategic partnershi
Description: The former Governor of Bank of Canada, Mark Carney was elected as the next Liberal party leader and successor of Justin Trudeau. Carney received 86% of the votes from nearly 400,000 party members who registered to participate in the leadership election. Carney in his address towards the party members in Ottawa pledged to impose counter tariffs on the US and continue the fight for Canada’s trade and economic independence. Projections have stated that he might call for an early election to strengthen his position, which might prove to be difficult as the Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre noted that Canadians have had enough of the Liberal policies.
Description: Germany’s Chancellor in waiting Friedrich Merz introduced a nuclear shield initiative involving France and the UK to bolster the US protection of Europe. Shortly after his victory in last month’s elections, Merz also stated that Germany should considerably bolster its defensive capabilities as the division between Europe and the US deepened amid Trump’s shifting foreign policy. Merz despite introducing the idea of a European nuclear shield in cooperation with the UK and France also mentioned the pledges that forbid Germany to own or operate such weapons which dated back to the Second World War. Germany’s newest government is still in its foundation stages as ini
Description: Romania’s Central Election Bureau (BEC) has rejected Calin Georgescu’s application to participate in a runoff election in line with decisions brought forward from the Constitutional Court. Georgescu, which dominated the first cycle of the elections was discovered to have run an illegal political campaign supported by the Russian Federation. He was also additionally investigated by prosecutors for involvement in fascists groups and being unable to provide adequate justification for his campaign financing. BEC’s decision to prohibit Georgescu to further participate in the elections was followed by violent protests in front of their headquarters with messages for s
Description: State Department officials have stated they have been contacted by representatives from the Congolese Senate with an offer that included the country’s rare earth minerals. DRC government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya has stated that correspondence with US officials on the matter have been ongoing on a daily basis as DRC was looking to diversify its mining investment portfolio. The initiative has been discussed as the DRC is continuously fighting M23 rebels in the eastern parts of the country where the vast majority of the reserves resided. DRC was looking for a partner that would offer security guarantees in return for mining rights and also discussed such partner
Description: After US President Donald Trump stated that he directly addressed Iran’s Supreme leader Ali Khamenei by way of a letter and urged him to begin nuclear talks, Khamenei denounced the claims as unfounded. He also stated that the US was trying to subdue Iran into obedience and continued with sanctions which considerably depleted Iran’s national economy. The announcement came after several months of public back and forth between the countries, where Trump threatened a maximum pressure strategy to deter Iran from its nuclear ambitions, while Khamenei’s mixed signals regarding nuclear talks with the US were mostly conservative and politically negative. Impact:
Description: North Korean state – owned media KCNA, has introduced an apparent nuclear-powered submarine. Government officials from North Korea including Kim Jong Un were photographed at an undisclosed location where they unveiled the 6-to-7-thousand-ton class strategic missile guide submarine. South Korean military experts claimed the term strategic missile guide submarine meant it could carry nuclear warheads. The introduction is in line with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un statements in recent months for increasing the country’s nuclear deterrent capabilities. The introduction of the submarine could pose a significant security threat for the region and beyond according t
Description: HTS (Hayat Tahrir al – Sham) – led interim government forces have clashed with remnants from the Alawite sect which supported ousted President Bashar al – Assad. Tensions began earlier last week when government armed forces conducted security patrols in sectarian sensitive regions. According to Syria’s Observatory for Human Rights more than 1,000 people have been killed by Islamic led HTS government forces, which mostly pertained to other ethnic origins such as Alawites, Christians and Druze. Syria’s interim President Ahmed Sharaa has sent mixed signals in his press conferences where he both condemned the violence and supported the so – called government consoli
Description: Mexico so far has been one of the largest victims of the shaky and unpredictable foreign policy conducted by US President Donald Trump. He initially imposed 25% tariffs on Mexican imports, then retracted the decision and finally stated that products pertaining to the USMCA would be exempted from the tariffs. Meanwhile, US Stryker Brigade and other military elements accumulated on the border in an attempt to pressure Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. Previously, CIA spy planes were reported to have conducted surveillance missions over Mexican airspace, while at the beginning of the year 1,500 troops were deployed to the border under the pretext of fighting the