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Description: The two largest global economies met on neutral grounds in Geneva, Switzerland where they discussed lowering tensions on the global markets and bringing of the trade war to an end. The initial meeting represented a significant breakthrough in bilateral relations as the US insisted China to abandon their export – driven economic model for a more consumer spending trade values and principles. So far, the two countries engaged in reciprocal imposition of tariffs which led the almost $600 billion bilateral trade to a standstill with the US claiming a trade deficit of $295 billion with China. Positive signals were gathered by both sides as US Treasury Secretary Scott
Description: The fourth round of nuclear negotiations between the US and Iran has ended with contradictory statements that sent distancing sentiment from the envoys of both countries. The US side remained moderate and stated that even though no significant progress was made, there were several concrete objectives which have been discussed as the countries also closed the widening rift in bilateral relations. Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has stated that the US side is leading a deceiving dual negotiating policy by giving statements to the media which directly contradict their demands within the negotiating frame. However, Araghchi also labeled the fourth round as
Description: Filipinos are facing crucial Senate elections amid scaling crisis caused by enhanced influence and pressure from China. The Philippines, a close US regional ally, have been plunged towards internal political crisis which revolved around Sara Duterte’s impeachment initiatives and the imprisoning of former President Rodrigo Duterte by the ICC (International Criminal Court). The country is under heavy scrutiny ranging from close encounters between its Coast Guard and Chinese naval vessels to falling victim of Chinese hybrid threats such as election meddling and disinformation campaigns. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has adopted a warm narrative towards his country
Description: Indian and Pakistani officials announced on 10 May that backchannel negotiations, mostly pushed forward by the US, have resulted in a temporary ceasefire agreement which substantially deescalated tensions between the nuclear – powered neighbors. The two countries have walked a tight confrontational rope ever since the Pahalgam terrorist attacks and rapid escalation saw military skirmishes on both sides of the border and the jointly administered Kashmir province. Shortly after US President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire agreement both countries accused each other of violations, however, tensions doused down quickly as the confrontations were bilaterally sto
Description: Two Ukrainian former servicemembers were arrested by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service after espionage evidence emerged, they have been spying for the Hungarian military intelligence service. The SBU in their public statement announced the arrest of a 40 – year old man and a woman who have been continuously conducting surveillance on Ukraine’s aerial defensive capabilities in the Zakarpattia region, in the southwestern parts of the country. Additional information suggested the pair have also measured the sentiments of the local residents regarding the possibility of deployment of Hungarian peacekeeping troops on Ukraine’s territory, strength of local law enforc
Description: Germany’s public prosecutors announced their intention to strip the immunity of a member of the far – right political party Alternative for Germany, over money laundering allegations related to China. Prosecutors from Dresden uncovered investigation results which confirmed their suspicions, that a suspected individual by the name of Maximilian Krah, who entered the AfD with the latest election in Feb, received payments related to Chinese companies. The probe, most probably focused on Krah, comes two years after his assistant was discovered to have gathered information in the European Parliament on behalf of the Chinese intelligence service and gathered informati
Description: French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk signed a joint comprehensive agreement extending their defensive partnership in the midst of continued US threats to abandon NATO and withdraw troops deployed to Europe. The meeting took place in Nancy, France where both leaders pledged to enhance cooperation in defense industry development, campaigning for larger military expenditure within the EU and even extending France’s nuclear umbrella to defend Poland. The treaty follows a newly conceptualized strategic diversification doctrine adopted by most countries in Europe, ever since US President Donald Trump effectively disrupted transatlanti
Description: The highly choreographed Victory Day parade in Moscow was shadowed by the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two exchanged pleasantries and discussed solidifying their longstanding strategic partnership for over four hours. Putin and Xi gave brief statements to the press and signaled an even stronger unified front against what they called the hegemonistic and counterproductive western foreign policy practices. The presidents met for over 40 times in the past decade reiterating bilateral bolstering of ties with China strongly fueling the Russian economy following sanctions from the western countries over the Rus
Description: US President Donald Trump and UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer have agreed a bilateral breakthrough by concluding the general terms agreement which according to trade officials from both sides would open the markets and bring closer economic cooperation. The trade agreement undertook the reduction of tariffs for several UK exports to the US such as car exports, aerospace products, steel products and various goods from the food industry. The UK would also reduce its average tariff percentage to the US to 1.8%, which would affect products such as wine, olive oil and sports equipment. The US would maintain the blanket 10% tariffs on all UK exports to the US which U
Description: An intense debate between the 338 Ministers of Parliament (MPs) resulted in Ukraine ratifying the rare earth minerals agreement concluded with the US last week. Specific details haven’t been disclosed by either side citing concerns over political upheaval or compromising a future long – term strategic partnership. Ukraine’s political opposition insisted on including several amendments to the agreement which included the mineral reserves currently under Russian occupation, however, they eventually pushed the envelope on the ratification. The conclusion of the minerals deal comes at a crucial time in face of Moscow’s Victory Day Parade and after months of diplomat