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Description: The Trump administration has issued a memo declaring members of the drug cartels as unlawful combatants and declared the US to be engaged in an armed conflict with drug cartels. The memo arrives after two months of continuous escalation of tensions with Venezuela after the Trump administration deployed significant military and naval power in the region. US President Trump has repeatedly stated that drug cartels represented a national security issue as they smuggled tons of illegal substances within US borders which have caused the deaths of almost 100 thousand Americans on a yearly level. The designation in line with the memo further escalates tensions with Vene
Description: Pakistan’s Federal Government dispatched negotiators in the Pakistani – administered region of the Kashmir province where deadly protests over the last couple of days have prompted the local government to impose a complete media blackout. The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) the regional governmental body has outlined 38 demanding points to the Pakistani government in line with a previous agreement concluded earlier this year in Feb. The protests originate in 2023, where the local population has demanded subsidies from the Pakistani government for lowering the cost of living expenses and shortages in what they labeled as elite – sponsored govern
Description: The 35 – year old Jihad Al – Shamie, British citizen of Syrian descent, killed two people in front of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, critically wounding three others before being neutralized by the armed police. Witness statements claimed that the attacker initially rammed his car in the gates of the synagogue and started stabbing people around him before attempting to enter the synagogue. The police forces responded quickly and after several warnings eliminated the attacker. Three additional people were arrested in connection to the attack within the investigation spearheaded by the London Metropolitan Police and MI-5. Al – Shamie
Description: The anti – government Gen Z protests in Madagascar have severely escalated and caused other organizations to bolster the movement by expressing their support. Madagascar’s largest trade union, Malagasy Trade Union Solidarity as well as opposition leaders such as former President Marc Ravalomanana and Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko, have issued strong statements of support to the protest movement and renounced any possibility for forming a wider coalition with sitting President Andry Rajoelina since he dissolved the government. The protests were suspended for a government curfew and self-initiated pause by the demonstrators who cited reasons such as exhaustion and ot
Description: The anti – government protests in Morocco have spread to the city of Sole, where demonstrators clashed with police forces which according to several reports used live ammunition to suppress violence. At least two people have been killed in the city of Lqliaa after police forces, reportedly in self-defense, opened fire on people attempting to gain possession of arms and ammunition. Protesters, alike the other Gen Z movements across south Asia, organized through Discord with the chat group reportedly numbering 130 thousand members since the protests started last Saturday. Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch commended the security forces for their actions with the exclu
Description: The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have conducted yet another attack on the besieged city of El – Fasher in the region of Darfur. Local health department sources have reported that at least six people were killed in the drone attack on Al – Daraja neighborhood while 10 other were severely injured. Recent developments have diminished the prospects of peace initially proposed by the US, Egypt, Saudi Arabi and the UAE, since General Burhan, the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has vigorously rejected the US peace initiative and vowed to keep on fighting. The RSF on the other hand, has substantially increased its aerial assault capabilities with drones
Description: Members of France’s trade unions, CFDT (French Democratic Confederation of Labor) and CGT (General Confederation of Labor) have amassed on the streets of several cities across the country, protesting the budget cuts and the lack of the government’s resolve to shelve budget solutions. President Macron earlier last month appointed the fifth Prime Minister in the past two years, Sebastien Lecornu, who is yet to form a cabinet and deliver the proposed 2026 budget for the country while facing large deficits and spiraling debt surpassing the European Union’s threshold of 3%. The protests were smaller in numbers from last month’s nationwide mobilization, however, the c
Description: Nearing Trump’s deadline, officials close to Hamas’ political leadership have relayed to the mediators Qatar and Egypt that the proposal would need to be amended in order to be accepted. The major sticking points that Hamas found unacceptable was the organization’s disarmament and the lack of details regarding Israel’s military withdrawal and presence on the outskirts of the enclave. Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stated that he and his Qatari and Turkish counterparts were still working on convincing Hamas to accept the proposal. Prime Minister Netanyahu previously stated that Israel would accept the plan as most of the objectives both political and mil
Description: Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, has confirmed that his Cabinet approved the newest security agreement with Australia and the Parliament is expected to ratify it in the upcoming days. The security agreement was concluded in the past couple of days during Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to the country where he leads a foreign policy campaign of limiting Chinese influence in the Pacific. The security agreement stipulated a joint defense clause and a possibility for soldiers from Papua New Guinea to serve in the Australian military, effectively addressing the country’s recruitment problems. The deal was criticized by China’s embassy in the c
Description: After intense ground and aerial skirmishes, Myanmar’s military has claimed that it successfully captured the strategically important town of Kyaukme, after being under the control of the rebel forces alliance for over a year. The town represents a key transport and trade route which connects Shan State to China previously being controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA). TNLA is part of the Three Brotherhood Alliance which also includes the National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and the Arakan Army. The Alliance is frailly connected to the People’s Defense Forces (PDF), the pro – democratic resistance force, also an adversary of Myanmar’s milita