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Description: The Pentagon has announced that its review of the AUKUS defense partnership agreement between Australia, the UK and the US would be finished within several months, following an extensive investigation into the agreement’s cost effectiveness and its security importance. The Trump administration launched the review in Jun, which was led by the US Under Secretary of Defense, Elbridge Colby. The review prompted Australia to commit towards the second payment installment of $525 million and to conclude a 50 – year defense partnership with the UK, complementary to the AUKUS agreement. Impact: The Trump administration achieved its ultimate goal regardin
Description: Elements within the armed forces of South Sudan and Uganda have initiated armed confrontations which resulted in the death of more than 6 people. Officials from both countries have provided opposing claims with Uganda’s Major General Felix Kulayigye, stating that South Sudanese soldiers have entered Uganda’s territory, set up camp and refused to leave, while South Sudan’s response indicated that Uganda was ready for a prolonged fighting, having tanks and artillery barrages set up along the border region. Uganda in Mar sent negotiators and members of its special forces units to South Sudan in support of the country’s controversial President, Salva Kiir, after old
Description: After the conclusion of the latest round of trade talks in Stockholm between China and the US, the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has announced that China planned on supporting countries that are in danger of being heavily impacted by Trump’s tariffs. The announcement comes after the trade negotiations delivered no concrete steps from both sides and left the trade impasse undesignated, which threatened the reimposition of triple digit bilateral tariffs. CCP also announced that China would maintain its strategic independence and prioritize its national interests as a response to the US criticism over China’s import of Russian oil products. The Chi
Description: US President Trump has announced his intention to impose 25% tariffs on Indian imports in the US, due to India’s refusal to constructively engage in the bilateral trade negotiations. Trump also announced that he would impose additional unspecified economic penalties over India’s consistent trading with Russia, in the oil and military equipment industries. Tensions between the two countries have significantly escalated since Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Trump in Feb, as India has denounced involvement from the US in deescalating the conflict with Pakistan, while Trump hosted Pakistan’s Army Chief, Asim Munir, indicating warmer ties with India’s direct riv
Description: Military commanders from Thailand and Cambodia held meetings in Malaysia and discussed the implementation of the previously agreed ceasefire, mediated by the US and China. The commanders reportedly agreed that a monitoring mechanism should be put in place to objectively ensure the cessation of the hostilities and its long – term implementation towards a peace agreement. The discussions also outlined that defense officials from both countries would continue negotiations on 04 Aug in Cambodia, as part of the General Border Committee bilateral mechanism, which supervises border security, ceasefires and troop deployments. The announced ceasefire was immediately unde
Description: Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has reportedly delivered her conditions in order to testify in an open House Oversight Committee hearing, regarding the Epstein case. Maxwell’s legal team has delivered a letter to the Committee, which contained demands for the delivery of predetermined questions and even immunity from criminal prosecution. Maxwell last week was questioned by the US Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche for over 9 hours, where preliminary information was disclosed to Blanche who later stated that the Trump administration has requested from the US Department of Justice and the FBI for the testimonies of th
Description: UK’s Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, while addressing the ministers of Parliament, has announced that his cabinet planned on recognizing the Palestinian statehood at the UN’s General Assembly in Sep if Israel didn’t commit towards serious steps of ending the war and the humanitarian disaster in Gaza. Starmer, under internal political pressure from over 255 ministers of Parliament, who signed a joint petition to recognize Palestine, outlined four direct demands to Israel which would support the resolution of the war through reestablishing the two – state solution. Starmer said that Israel must allow UN aid convoys unrestricted access to the Strip, immediate
Description: Taxi and minibus drivers protests have turned violent after several clashes with Angola’s police forces were reported in the country’s capital, Luanda. The drivers started their protests two days ago, when the Angolan government decided to increase the fuel prices by 33% and start the reduction of state – sponsored fuel subsidies, which according to the government sources, cost the country 4% of Angola’s economic output during last year. The drivers were supported by other people who have expressed their frustration and disappointment in the governing MPLA (Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola), the social democratic party which has been in power since
Description: Turkey’s energy Minister, Alparslan Bayraktar, has stated that Turkey would demand from Iraq renewed assurance of consistent oil supply in the new negotiations regarding the Kirkuk – Ceyhan oil pipeline agreement. The agreement which expires in Jul 2026, has come under scrutiny recently, mostly over Iraq’s negligence to provide and invest in the necessary infrastructure which would ensure consistent supply of oil as part of the agreement which was initially concluded in 2024. Bayraktar also expressed Turkey’s preparedness to support Iraq in developing the infrastructure and potentially connecting the pipeline with basins from the southern parts of the country. T
Description: Sudan’s RSF has launched a renewed offensive to retake the critical strategic hub from Sudan’s armed forces in the city of El – Obeid. RSF attacked the village of Kazkeel and brought the fighting close to North Kordofan’s capital with predictions that they would soon be able to overwhelm the regional military forces. Sudan’s weather season would significantly impact future RSF advances as the group would aim at neutralizing Sudan’s army aerial superiority. El – Obeid is reportedly a critical logistical and operations hub for Sudan’s army which is attempting to launch an offensive towards El – Fasher, located in the Darfur region in the west, where many civilians