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Description: Mali’s military forces have reported clashes with militants affiliated with Al Qaeda near the capital Bamako and other cities bordering Senegal and Mauritania such as Kayes and Nioro. Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) have started enforcing logistical and transportational blockades across several key roads in Mali on the country’s fuel and oil shipments. The region where the attacks happened is also rich in natural resources such as gold and rare earth minerals which emphasizes JNIM’s escalation of control and operational outreach against the junta – led government in Mali. The military has stated that airstrikes were conducted combined with ground off
Description: Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and his Labor party managed to resist the country’s growing right wing populist movements and secure a dominant presence in Parliament. Store’s party managed to secure 80 seats out of the 85 necessary to form a majority government, which meant it would have to make concessions to smaller parties in order to form Norway’s next government. Labor would have 53 seats in Parliament with the Progress party coming in second with 48 seats, while the Conservative party had its worst elections in the last 20 years, gaining only 24 seats in Parliament. Store would extend his mandate as Prime Minister, however, he is faced with grow
Description: Representatives from the group of victims abused by convicted sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein, held a press conference on the US Capitol Hill accompanied by members of the Republican party, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie. The House Oversight Committee acting on a previously issued subpoena to the US Department of Justice, earlier released up to 34 thousand documents which were part of the larger criminal inquiry regarding Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. Greene and Massie have stated that they are petitioning for the files to be read before the House of Representatives, citing that they would use congressional immunity and protection from
Description: European leaders held a joint meeting in Paris, chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron, where defense representatives from 26 countries have pledged support for post – war security guarantees in Ukraine. The meeting arrives after the peace efforts and negotiations have stalled, primarily due to recycled demands from Russia. Macron stated that European military forces would not be deployed on the ground in Ukraine but would assist Ukrainian defense forces with training, logistical support and equipment which he deemed necessary for maintaining the country’s sovereignty. Previously, Russian President Vladimir Putin, held a press conference on the margins of t
Description: President Irfaan Ali and his People’s Progressive Party (PPP) have won the majority support in Guyana’s general elections. Ali would remain the country’s President, continuing to tackle issues regarding the distribution of national revenues from Guyana’s newly found oil resources, which have quadrupled the country’s GDP in the past five years. The PPP won approximately 243 thousand votes and increased the marginal majority in Guyana’s Parliament, however, in the country’s largest electoral district, designated District Four, the PPP would be forced to form a coalition with one of the smaller parties in order to govern the region. The quiet surprise was the We In
Description: Thailand’s ruling Monarchy has rejected the proposal outlined by the interim Pheu Thai government for dissolving the Parliament and calling general elections. Interim Prime Minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, stated that he was informed by Thailand’s Office of the Privy Council, that Pheu Thai’s proposal was rejected as the proposal was currently inappropriate to be presented to His Majesty the King at this time considering the country’s political turmoil. The decision arrives only a day before Thailand’s Parliament is set to vote for a new Prime Minister, with the influential People’s Party siding with the conservative Bhumjaithai to nominate former interior minist
04 Sep 2025 | Israel – Hamas War: Israel Dismisses Calls for Ceasefire Continues with Gaza Offensive
Description: The office of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has issued a statement claiming that the latest proposal for a ceasefire accepted by Hamas was nothing but a political spin and renounced any reconciliation until Israel’s Gaza offensive is finished. The rejection arrives days after Israel’s far – right Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, approved extensive plans for territorial annexations in the West Bank. The UAE, had claimed that Israeli plans to annex larger parts of the West Bank constituted as war crimes and undermined the potential of the provisions outlined in the Abraham Accords. Hamas confirmed the group’s approval for the latest ceasefire
Description: Pakistani authorities have stated that Islamic State terrorists conducted a suicide bomb attack on a political rally taking place in the Balochistan province. The political rally was organized by the Balochistan National Party (BNP) and was secured by more than 120 members of the country’s police forces. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the attack and stated that it represented a stark reminder that terrorists in the region were constantly ensuing chaos. Initial reports indicated that the suicide bomber had difficulties reaching the center of the rally due to heightened security measures, however, the large blast that followed claimed the lives o
Description: Indonesia’s government representatives and lawmakers met leaders of the civil protest groups in order to address their demands for the cessation of the unrest in the country. The minister of Indonesia’s State Secretariat, Prasetyo Hadi, who was present at the meeting, stated that the government would carefully consider the demands of the students without getting into further detail. Representatives from The Alliance of Indonesian women joined the wider civil unrest in a peaceful protest expanding the list of demands and changes for President Subianto’s government. The protests have so far claimed the lives of more than 10 people, while 3 thousand more were injur
Description: Jordan Bardella, the president of France’s Far – Right National Rally (RN) party has announced that screening processes for lawmakers and intense background checks were being conducted as the party geared up for snap elections. The political upheaval arrives after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, announced the government’s plan to call a confidence vote scheduled for 08 Sep, regarding his proposal for strict budget cuts, widely opposed by France’s entire political establishment. The confidence vote is expected to fail as Bayrou met with party leaders in France this week who have expressed their disapproval of his fiscal policies and were reluctant to negotiate. P