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Description: Cambodia has started the evacuation of the civilian population near the disputed border regions where recently renewed confrontations with the Thai military have been reported. More than 250 families were evacuated approximately 30 kilometers inland to a Budhist temple from the Prey Chan village in the Banteay Meanchey province in Cambodia. Both countries have exchanged culpability for the violations of the US – brokered ceasefire last month with Thailand’s Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul stating that his country was suspending the implementation of the agreement until serious efforts were made on the Cambodian side to uphold the agreed terms, such as the de
Description: Supporters of the banned Awami League party blocked public transportation and called for massive protests against the interim government of Prime Minister Muhammad Yunus. Transportation was brought to a standstill, schools were closed and soldiers were dispatched on the premises of the special tribunal investigating the deadly student uprising in 2024 which ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Yunus announced that the government would hold a referendum regarding the adoption of the newly formed national political charter on the day of the election in Feb. The charter outlined limited powers to the next Prime Minister, expansion of the presidential powers,
Description: Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy has faced his most significant challenge to his presidency and leadership credibility after a high-profile corruption scandal involving previous friends and collaborators emerged in the country. The case was disclosed by Ukraine’s National Anti – Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti – Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) which conducted a 15 – month wiretapping and surveillance operations to uncover the conspiracy which involved the now former Energy Minister Svitlana Hrinchuk, the former Justice Minister, Herman Haluschenko, and the former business partner and friend of President Zelenskyy, Timur Mindich. Mi
Description: The newly released emails from the Democratic Party indicated that President Donald Trump had an even closer relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The emails presented that Trump knew about the sex ring that Jeffrey Epstein ran with his partner Ghislaine Maxwell and was personally present in some of the properties where the events organized by Epstein took place. Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House of Representatives stated that a vote would be held next week to decide whether the full list of correspondence obtained through the investigation would be disclosed for the public. President Donald Trump again reiterated criticism to his po
Description: US President Donald Trump has signed the spending bill which was previously passed the House of Representatives vote with 222 in favor to 209 against, ending the 40 – day government lockdown which put the US in a systemic lockdown disrupting public services. The bill would extend the government funding until 30 Jan, which effectively increased the US public debt for $1.8 billion a year, reaching the total public debt of $38 trillion. Services such as travel, transportation and food aid are expected to gradually return to service ahead of the holiday season while statistical agencies would also restart their services which would enable investors and policymakers
Description: Colombia’s Defense Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has stated that the Colombian military conducted airstrikes on a camp of FARC dissidents killing 19 people. The group was reportedly closely associated with an infamous dissident leader known by the alias Ivan Mordisco. Mordisco’s group was responsible for the attacks on government and military buildings in Aug and the airstrikes were conducted as a result of a meticulous intelligence and military operation. The attacks were conducted only a day after Colombia’s President, Gustavo Petro announced that his country would terminate intelligence sharing with the US due to the attacks of the US military on boats in the Cari
Description: Cambodia’s Prime Minister, Hun Manet, has accused Thailand of severe violation of the ceasefire as the Thai military reportedly opened fire on civilians and Cambodian border patrol servicemen near the area of Prey Chan in Cambodia’s Bonteay Meanchey province and the Sa Kaeo province on the Thai side of the border. One civilian was reported to have been killed while three others were seriously injured as Thai troops reportedly opened fire without being provoked in any way. Thailand’s defense ministry reported that Cambodia’s border soldiers were the first ones to have opened fire after which Thai’s military forces were forced to respond. The confrontation comes o
Description: South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, in a televised address to the nation has issued a decree, dismissing one of the country’s five Vice – Presidents, Benjamin Bol Mel, who was suspected as the most likely successor of Salva Kiir. Bol Mel was also stripped from the rank of general, a promotion he was granted with in Sep by President Kiir. Bol Mel’s dismissal arrives on the back of a mounting political crisis in the country and during the trial of South Sudan’s first Vice – President Riek Machar on charges of treason. Armed confrontations between the nation’s military and the White Army militia loyal to Riek Machar have also been escalating in the past couple of
Description: France’s Parliament has predominantly voted in favor of adopting the pension reform which stipulated that people could retire at the age of 62. The pension reform was one of the concessions that incumbent Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu promised to the Socialist party in return for support in conceptualizing France’s mounting problems with the rising public deficit which has reached 5.8% of the country’s GDP in 2024 or 168.8 billion euros. Budget discussions have been also ongoing with the final shape of the 2026 budget with the incorporate cuts still remaining unclear. The country has been plunged into intensified political crisis with five prime ministers ch
Description: The Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for the car bomb attack in Islamabad which left 12 people dead and 27 people injured. Pakistani Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi stated that the attack has been sponsored by India and also blamed the Afghan government for continuously supporting and harboring militant and terrorist groups operating out of their country. Pakistan’s Defense Minister, Khawaja Asif stated that Pakistan was in a state of war against the insurgent groups as the attack represented a wake-up call for the existential threat that terrorist groups pose to the country’s security and stability. The attacks arrive at a sensitive time for the pe