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Description: Malaysia’s Foreign Minister, Mohamad Hassan, would visit Myanmar’s capital and meet with the military junta leader, General Min Augn Hlaing to push a potential peace platform. Malaysia chairs the ASEAN, cooperation organization in the Asian confines from which Myanmar has been banned in 2022 for failing to uphold the organization’s standards and obligations. Hassan arrives only a day after the junta conducted an aerial attack in rebel-controlled territories killing up to 40 civilians. The junta claimed responsibility for the attack and accused the rebels of using civilians as a human shield. Hassan is expected to address the larger prospect of peace talks, the e
Description: Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Mutaqqi, arrived in New Delhi on a two – day state visit where he would meet with India’s Foreign Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The meeting marks a historic diplomatic development as India aims at strengthening its regional presence and dominance while dealing with strategic adversaries such as Pakistan and China. India is yet to formally reinstate its diplomatic mission to Afghanistan after closing it in 2023, however, Muttaqi’s visit to the country indicates that devising closer ties in sectors such as security and trade would strengthen international recognition of the Taliban as the country’s legitimate governme
Description: US President Donald Trump announced from the White House that Hamas and Israel have agreed to begin implementing the first phase of his 20 – point comprehensive peace plan. The initial phase would involve prisoner and hostage exchanges within the next 72 hours and gradual withdrawal of Israeli military troops from the Gaza City. Hamas would be expected to commence releasing the hostages by Monday at the latest while Israel is expected to start the phased withdrawal of its troops after the Knesset approves the initial agreement. After the implementation of the initial agreement, mediators would continue the negotiations with both parties to discuss other disputab
Description: Ecuadorian President, Daniel Noboa, has avoided an alleged assassination attempt while traveling in the rural area of El Tambo. Protesters pertaining to the CONAIE indigenous organization who have been protesting for over two weeks, ambushed Noboa’s convoy as they threw rocks and other objects towards his vehicle, while his personal security team has stated that the car had bullet holes in it. CONAIE protesters have been ongoing for over two weeks after Noboa’s plan to cut diesel subsidies which would reportedly result in reduction of approximately $1.1 billion funds which would be redirected to social programs in rural areas. The attack was the second of its ki
Description: Myanmar’s military junta, using motorized paragliders, killed more than 40 civilians in the Chaung – U township who attended a peaceful protest and were celebrating festivities as part of a Buddhist holiday. Witness reports from civilians claimed there were two consecutive attacks which caused devastating consequences and massive loss of life. The junta has upscaled aerial attacks on the various rebel groups leading an uprising against it, since most of the groups lacked defensive resources especially in the aerial department. The indiscriminate attacks on civilian population isn’t a foreign concept for the junta as its been shown in previous attacks on schools
Description: Outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has downplayed oppositional expectations for the dissolution of the parliament and stated that the President could presently opt out to name another Prime Minister. France has been overwhelmed by a revolving political crisis which has resulted in the exchange of five prime ministers in the past year and a half as neither party in parliament holds the majority to form a government. France’s 2026 budget has also been the major disputable point on the political landscape as the country struggles with mounting debt and necessary budget cuts which are consistently contested. Lecornu also stated optimism regarding the budget i
Description: Madagascar’s President, Andry Rajoelina, while attending the dialogue meeting with government supporters in the presidential palace, has requested one year to implement the necessary reforms in the country. He told the attendees of the meeting that in one year power cuts and water shortages would not be an issue, while the government would also work towards tackling poverty and combating unemployment. The president’s calls for dialogue have been strenuously objected and rejected by the protesters who have pledged to continue the demonstrations until the President resigns. The Gen Z Mada movement has so far established their own website and enhanced social media
Description: The civilian population in Mali started to experience the widespread consequences of the fuel blockade imposed by the Al Qaeda affiliated militants, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM). The blockade is part of the larger strategy by the militant group to suffocate the country’s ailing economy by blocking fuel imports from neighboring Senegal and the Ivory Coast. Fuel stations were extremely crowded with people attempting to fuel their vehicles as petrol stations have had difficulties in ensuring fuel supplies. According to a recent report by Malian Petroleum Importers Association, JNIM has attacked or destroyed more than 100 tanker trucks coming from nei
Description: Burkina Faso’s Minister of Interior, Mahamadou Sana, informed the public that 8 members of a Dutch – based NGO were arrested on charges of espionage. The NGO in question was the International NGO Safety Organization (INSO), which in the past provided security information to aid workers in the country and the continent. INSO has categorically denied the charges by the government and stated that its members were in the country facilitating the release of their director which has been detained since Jul this year. The members of the organization were citizens of France, the Czech Republic, Mali and Burkina Faso, and were accused of providing sensitive classified in
Description: Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister, Gedion Timothewos, has sent a letter to the UN expressing the country’s concern over Eritrea’s collusion with the Tigray’s People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) hardliners in the country and preparing to wage war against the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Gedion has accused Eritrea of financing, training and logistically supporting the Tigray region hardliners in order to destabilize Ethiopia through stoking tensions in the Amhara region, where the TPLF has been historically the most active rebel group. Gedion, in the letter addressed to the UN’s Secretary General, Antonio Gutteres, also expressed Ethiopia’s concerns over the fa