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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
Description: US President Donald Trump stated that Hamas had three to four days to respond to the US 20 – point peace proposal for the Gaza Strip and the cessation of armed fighting and humanitarian devastation in the enclave. The major points of the peace plan included the exchange of prisoners, the phased-out withdrawal from the Gaza Strip by the Israeli military forces, Hamas’ disarmament and the establishment of an internationally led peacekeeping force which would manage security and the flow of humanitarian aid. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly expressed approval regarding the proposal, even though Israel is yet to formally accept it as a potential resolution
Description: Malagasy citizens took to the streets for a fifth consecutive day of protests against the country’s President Andry Rajoelina and the general living conditions in the country which have been flagrantly unbearable. Protests erupted last week, with citizen movements forming in the capital Antananarivo and spread across smaller cities such as Toliara on 01 Oct. President Rajoelina previously dissolved the government and in a public address to the nation, he apologized to his citizens and once again promised change. His public speech failed to assuage the Malagasies as the protests turned even more violent with police forces increasing in numbers to subvert civil un
Description: The Republican and the Democratic party in the US after failing to agree next year’s government budget caused the closure of the US government, prompting many federal departments to furlough or retain their employees. The closure of the government is not unfamiliar in US politics as it has happened on several other occasion as well as in Trump’s first term, where the 35 – day partial government shutdown happened. The Congress, where the Republican party holds the majority in both chambers, was deadlocked after the Democrats disputed the government budget bill which sought to cut funds from the publicly supported Medicaid and Medicare programs. Trump in return ha