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Description: The Israeli military has announced that they would suspend operations in the Gaza Strip and allow internationally sponsored air drops of humanitarian aid from Egypt, Jordan and the UK to be delivered in the enclave. The announcement arrives after a week of harrowing images from Gaza, showing what the media labeled as man made starvation, which prompted countries to strenuously condemn Israel for its actions and push for the humanitarian corridors to be opened. UN officials, however, remained skeptical, as air drops of humanitarian packages were only a temporary measure and trucks containing the necessary quality and quantity of aid were needed for the aid to hav
Description: The Tasis Alliance (TA), which is a group of allied rebel organizations in Sudan, has confirmed the formation of a parallel government, an initiative which began this year in Feb on an official ceremony in Kenya. TA confirmed General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo as its commander of the paramilitary forces with Abdelaziz al – Hilu being appointed as his deputy and Mohammed Hassan al – Taishi confirmed as the parallel government’s Prime Minister. The announcement arrives five months after Kenya sponsored the RSF – led initiative to form what they called a transitional constitution as they renounced the legitimacy of the military – led government. Al – Hilu, Dagalo’s anno
Description: Tawan’s recall vote failed to oust around one fifth of the country’s Parliament, comprised mostly of oppositional lawmakers, with President Lai Ching – te aiming at consolidating power. The vote was instigated by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after evidence emerged over high levels of influence from China within the oppositional Kuomintang party (KMT). KMT has continuously insisted on forming closer economic ties with China and has advocated for closer bilateral ties which was vigorously objected by the ruling DPP. KMT has additionally blocked the DPP in bringing forward legislation which would enable Taiwan to increase defense spending while som
Description: Foreign officials from the E3 group of countries met with their Iranian counterpart’s in Iran’s Consulate General in Istanbul where they revived diplomatic efforts around Iran’s disputed nuclear program. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi has stated that Iran was positive regarding the progress of the negotiations as they held constructive, frank and serious talks with their European counterparts for over 4 hours. The E3 officials have allegedly requested some concessions from the Iranians such as accountability for the remaining 400kg of enriched uranium to 60% of purity, reengagement with the US in mediated or direct talks, and allowing IAEA ins
Description: Australia and the UK have bolstered their cooperation within the AUKUS defense agreement by signing the so – called, Geelong Treaty, named after the meeting by the foreign officials conducted in the city of Geelong, in Victoria state. The treaty outlines the longevity of the UK – Australia partnership within the AUKUS agreement with additional investment by the UK in the development of nuclear-powered submarines for Australia, which would reportedly result in $27 billion in manufacturing gains for the UK. The meeting was attended by UK’s and Australia’s Foreign and Defense officials which was also highlighted by increased participation by the UK in this year’s T
Description: In the early hours on 24 Jul, border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia expediently transpired out of control as the countries exchanged artillery fire while several border skirmishes took place at four disputed border locations. Tensions reached their climax on Wednesday, when Thailand recalled their ambassador to Cambodia and expelled the Cambodian envoy from the country which was followed by recent incidents involving the explosion of land mines reportedly set by Cambodia alongside several locations on the 800-kilometer border. Military operations on both sides rapidly progressed, with Thailand deploying F – 16 fighter jets which targeted several military
Description: Saudi Investment Minister, Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, led a delegation of more than 140 Saudi businesspeople in Damascus where approximately 44 cooperation agreements were signed with the Syrian government ranging from $4 billion to $6 billion. Several sectors are expected to be impacted by the Saudi investments such as telecommunications, infrastructure development, transport, tourism, investment and banking and the energy sector. Syrian Information Minister Hamza al-Moustafa, stated that private and state – owned companies from Saudi Arabia have shown high levels of interests in investing into several industries in Syria and facilitate the country’s restru
Description: Commemorating 50 years of diplomatic ties, the EU – China Summit was cut short of expectations of reconciliation. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and EU Council President Antonio Costa attended the Summit where several global and bilateral issues have been reportedly tackled. The EU leaders met China’s President Xi Jinping where discussions were held on bilateral trade ties, China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, human rights violations and the effect of the US tariffs. Von der Leyen’s statements resonated with EU’s current position on trade ties with China, as she reiterated Europe’s issues with China’s overproduction capabilities and monopo
Description: US Special envoy to the Middle East, Steven Witkoff, has announced that his delegation is withdrawing from the ceasefire negotiations on the Israel – Hamas war in Gaza. Witkoff directly accused Hamas of dragging the negotiations and not showing real and constructive willingness to end the war. The Israeli delegation has also withdrawn its negotiators from Doha in what was perceived as a coordinated move by Israel and the US to persuade Hamas into agreeing towards the initially proposed conditions outlined in the US 60 – day ceasefire proposal. Hamas has stated that its negotiators were extremely surprised by the US and Israeli reaction considering that negotiati
Description: Recent developments around the student protests in Serbia indicate that the student movement is experiencing internal divisions on an ideological and political basis influenced by the ruling government in the country as well as movements within the conservative political opposition in Serbia. The last and largest protest on 28 Jun was marked by the presence of individuals who supported Serbia’s ultranationalist ambitions and political entities which aimed at navigating the movement towards right and far – right political ideologies. Representatives from the student movement stated that their assembly so far has remained unified and even though there are signific