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Description: US delegation comprised of Special envoy Steven Witkoff, Trump’s son in law, Jared Kushner and US Vice – President JD Vance departed for Israel to ensure the forwarding of the second stage of the Gaza ceasefire. The officials would initially arrive in Israel and later meet with representatives from Hamas and the mediators camp in Cairo, where negotiations would continue. Vice President Vance and Kushner’s statements ahead of their visit confirmed the complexities of the next phase, especially regarding Hamas’ disarmament and the formation of an international peacekeeping force, sponsored by the Gulf and Arab states. The reconstruction of Gaza was also briefly me
Description: The US – mediated ceasefire in Gaza survived its most serious test after clashes broke out in Rafah between armed Palestinian factions and the Israeli Defense Forces. Hamas has stated that communications were disrupted with its armed factions operating in the southern parts of the Gaza Strip since the war was reinitiated in Mar and denounced any connections with the militants attacking IDF positions across the Yellow Line. The humanitarian corridors in the region remained closed due to the intense armed clashes which resulted in the deaths of two Israeli soldiers and more than 40 Palestinians. IDF stated that its soldiers came under surprise fire from unidentifi
Description: More than 7 million people attended the No Kings protests across the US, expressing their disapproval towards the policies conducted and implemented by the Trump administration. The protests surpassed the Jun turnout when more than 3 million people were attending while no violence was reported despite the massive numbers of protesters and the enhanced level of police and National Guard troops across the country. The No Kings protests have branded themselves as a civil movement aimed at holding the Trump administration accountable for numerous controversial domestic and foreign policies which are aimed at strengthening presidential powers, centralizing the politi
Description: Bilateral relations between Colombia and the US have significantly worsened in the midst of public accusations between the presidents of both countries. Hostilities were reignited in Jul, when Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the US administration of attempting to incite a coup within Colombia through critics and militant groups sympathetic to the opposition. More recently, Petro has heavily criticized Trump and the US military operations in the Caribbean, claiming that one of the targeted boats was actually navigated by a Colombian fisherman which has flared up his emergency distress signal before being killed. US President Trump has answered Petro’s c
Description: Afghanistan and Pakistan have concluded a long – term ceasefire agreement after a week of exchanging aerial and ground attacks in Doha. The ceasefire negotiations lasted more than 13 hours and were mediated by Turkey and Qatar which would remain guarantors for the implementation of the provisions outlined in the agreement. According to the essential points of the ceasefire agreement neither country would instigate nor support any kind of attacks on the other, while Afghanistan and Pakistan would jointly work towards disassembling the militant and separatist groups operating across the disputed border line. Pakistan’s Defense Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif and h
Description: The latest leaders meeting between US President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy pushed the outcome of the war into more uncharted territory and Ukraine’s security on shifting ground. Zelenskyy and Trump met in the White House to discuss further US military support for Ukraine and the previous phone conversation between Putin and Trump. The Ukrainian leader left the meeting underwhelmed and disappointed as Trump reportedly insisted on Ukraine to cede territory to Russia and freeze the frontline according to the present conditions on the battlefronts. Trump also continued to flirt with the idea of delivering Tomahawk long range missiles to Ukrain
Description: Anti – government protests erupted in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, after the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus signed the new political charter which outlined significant constitutional and legislative changes in the country. The protests were allegedly organized by the same groups of individuals which had lost friends, family or other relatives in last year’s civil unrests. General elections are scheduled for Feb, when the country is expected to commence its period of political transformation after last year’s civil uprising which left more than 1,400 people dead and ousted former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina. The changes incentivized measures which wou
Description: The UN Security Council and the US Treasury Department have imposed sanctions on two individuals central to the gang violence in Haiti and renewed the country’s arms proliferation embargo. Dimitri Herard, former head of presidential security for the assassinated President Jovenal Moise, was sanctioned for his collusion with the Viv Ansanm gang coalition and previous suspicions of his involvement in the assassination of the former President. Kempes Sanon, part of the Bel Air gang which is also allied with Viv Ansanm was sanctioned on extortion, kidnapping, illicit financing and taxation and human rights violations. The arms proliferation embargo was also reinstat
Description: Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party has made substantial progress in securing an alternative coalition partner which would see its newly elected leader, Sanae Takaichi become the country’s new Prime Minister. LDP has successfully negotiated a coalition agreement with the right – leaning Innovation Party, more commonly known as Ishin, as its leader, Hirofumi Yoshimura has stated that negotiations with the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Democratic Party for the People were not yielding results and Ishin pulled out of those negotiations. Japan’s parliamentary vote for Prime Minister is scheduled to take place on 21 Oct, with LDP and Ishin having
Description: The Parliament of the Serb Republic, one of the semi – autonomous regions in Bosnia and Hercegovina has appointed Ana Trisic Babic as the republic’s interim President after Milorad Dodik’s ban from politics earlier this year. Babic’s appointment is the first indication that the country is moving away from months of political tensions and separatist sentiments incited by the former leader. The US Department of Treasury previously lifted the sanctions on four of Dodik’s closest political allies which was interpreted as a sign of good faith in the democratic development of the federation. No immediate reactions were solicitated from Dodik and his SNSD (Alliance of