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Description: Russian air forces targeted the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with more than 600 drones and 60 ballistic missiles which caused the deaths of more than 23 civilians and damaged the headquarters of the European Union in the city. The attacks drew strong criticism from European leaders with Ukraine’s President Zelensky emphasizing that Russia’s response to peace was missiles and drones once again. The Kremlin remained open to the idea of a leaders summit, however, Foreign Minister Lavrov has repeatedly stated that conditions for such meeting are not yet present under the current diplomatic circumstances and realities on the ground. EU Commission President, Ursula von der
Description: US President Donald Trump chaired a confidential post Gaza war meeting in the White House where among the attendees were Israel’s Strategic Minister Ronald Dermer and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met separately with Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar where they also discussed the war in Gaza, Iran’s nuclear issue and Israel’s military activities in Syria. Details regarding the confidential meeting were non – existent as US Special envoy for the Middle East, Steven Witkoff stated that discussions were robust and constructive. In the interim, Israel issued the last warning for evacuations in Gaza City where the military
Description: Panama and the US have filed a draft resolution to the UN for the establishment of a local UN Support Office which would oversee the incorporation of additional UN – backed security forces to the Kenyan policing mission in Haiti. Similar initiatives have been proposed in the past to support the Kenyan underfunded policing mission, which is considerably struggling in combating the heavily armed gangs which have been substantially extending influence and territorial control over the past year. The initiatives were proposed by either the UN Secretary General, Antonio Gutteres or the US and have been continuously blocked by Russia and China. The UN also reported tha
Description: Bosnia’s Election Commission, has announced early presidential elections to be held on 28 Nov in the autonomous Serb Republic, despite opposition from the country’s Parliament and its former separatist leader, Milorad Dodik. Dodik was stripped of the presidency, sentenced to one-year jailtime and banned from political activities for six years by the country’s Constitutional Court for defying orders issued by the Office of the High Representative (OHR). Dodik last week pushed a vote in the Serb Republic’s Parliament to oust and delegitimize the role of the OHR in the country while also calling for votes to shore up support for its political party, the Alliance of
Description: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is facing a critical government confidence vote regarding reforms he planned on introducing in order to cut the country’s debt issues and shortcomings. Bayrou has continuously stuck to his propositions for budget cuts that amounted to approximately $51.5 billion through cutting two national holidays and freezing some public spending which would mostly impact France’s welfare programs. Political opponents, such as the far – right Nationally Rally, the Socialist Party, the Greens and even the far – left parties have denounced Bayrou’s propositions as they said the confidence vote was set to fail, instigating a renewed politica
Description: Britain’s leader of the far – right populist party Reform, Nigel Farage, has outlined radical propositions for tackling the country’s growing migrant crisis. Farage labeled the initiative Operation Restoring Justice, where the populist leader proposes mass deportation of asylum seekers, tightening the migration law through the abandonment of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and drastically changing the Human Rights Act to a British Bill of Rights. Farage continued by criticizing the incumbent Labor government for their shortcomings in tackling the proliferation of illegal migrants through UK’s fragile border security. Representatives from the conse
Description: Foreign representatives from the E3 group of countries met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva where the parties failed to reach a consensus on Iran’s nuclear program but decided to resume negotiations in the near future. Germany, the UK and France threatened Iran with the snapback sanctions mechanism if the country failed to uphold concessions regarding its enrichment capabilities, accounting for the missing stockpile of uranium after the 12 – day war and reengage in negotiations with the US. Russia meanwhile has filed a motion to the UN Security Council to postpone the imposition of the snapback sanctions if an agreement hasn’t been reached
Description: Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, announced that the country’s Defense Ministry would dispatch navy ships and up to 15 thousand troops in the regions mostly affected by illegal drug trade on the border with Colombia. The troops and naval assets would focus on operations in the Zulia and Tachira states, near the Colombian border where recently illicit drug trade levels have spiraled. Defense minister, Vladimir Padrino Lopez, announced that the plan was a response to the US deployment of significant military assets in the region which are closing in on the Caribbean nation. Maduro earlier announced that Venezuela would also mobilize its national militia of 4.5
Description: Dissidents from the Central General Staff (EMC), an offshoot of the former FARC narco – terrorist group, kidnapped more than 34 soldiers in the El Retorno municipality, located in the southeastern province of Guaviare. The soldiers were conducting a special operation in the region, targeting EMC commanders where several armed confrontations took place which resulted in the deaths of 11 members of the guerilla group and the targeted commander. The escalation of violence follows previous attacks by the EMC and other militant and guerilla groups in Colombia last week, when a police helicopter and an aviation school were targeted in two separate attacks. President G
Description: Haiti’s police forces have announced they recaptured the headquarters of the country’s telecom operator, Teleco, after last week the station was being overrun by gang forces. The operation, which lasted for more than two hours, was conducted in the once peaceful Kenscoff municipality on the outskirts of the capital Port au Prince. Haiti’s National Police stated that they have seized a considerable amount of weapons, munitions and cash from the site and restored air traffic and internet connections in the region. Haiti’s gangs which control over 90% of the capital city are expanding their operations towards other parts of the country as they continuously clash wi