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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
Description: Russian energy Minister, Sergei Tsivilev, led a delegation of Russian officials to Niger, where an agreement was signed between Russia’s Rosatom and Niger’s Energy Ministry for the development of a civil nuclear program. Representatives from Russia’s state – owned atomic energy company, Rosatom and officials from Niger’s ministry of energy signed a memorandum of understanding, which outlines cooperation in the field of nuclear development for Niger’s energy supply demands. The agreement arrives two years after Russia started accumulating political capital in Niger, through direct military support of the country’s governing military junta. Tsivilev also reportedl
Description: Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, announced that Thailand and Cambodia, after approximately four hours of negotiating, have reached a ceasefire agreement and stopped armed hostilities. The mediation efforts arrived on the back of growing pressure from US President Donald Trump and facilitation efforts from China. Foreign representatives from the US and China were also reportedly present at the meeting where Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai concluded their discussions and vowed to maintain the ceasefire agreement. According to the joint statement from the meeting, the countries have guaranteed continued
Description: Trade representatives from China and the US commenced their two – day reinstated negotiations in Stockholm where an extension of the tariff ceasefire is expected to be announced. China and the US are aiming to build upon their previous trade negotiations in Geneva and London and create momentum for potentially arranging a leaders summit between Trump and Xi in the upcoming period, officially ending the trade tensions with a high – level consensus confirmed by the presidents. Multiple obstacles on the way to an official trade agreement have been raised, such as the bipartisan bill that the two largest parties in the US are pushing to target China’s lack of regula
Description: While visiting Scotland and meeting UK’s Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, Trump expressed his displeasure from the lack of developments in the Russia – Ukraine ceasefire negotiations. The US President had previously set a ceasefire and peace deadline of 50 days and threatened to impose additional sanctions on Russia and 100% tariffs on countries trading and supporting Russia’s wartime economy. Addressing the media, Trump shortened the deadline from 50 to 10 or potentially 12 days for Russia and Ukraine to announce a ceasefire in order to stop the war which is in its third year. The announcement was positively received by Ukraine’s President Volodymir Zelenskyy and
Description: The leader of the transitional presidential council, Fritz Alphonse Jean, announce that 400 police officers would be dispatched to train alongside Brazil’s anti – gang units before being integrated into Kenya’s voluntary security mission in the country. Gang violence in Haiti has ravaged the country since 2021, while recent reports indicated that gangs control over 90% of the capital, Port au Prince, and are spreading their territorial control over other regions within the country. Last week, the government sent 150 soldiers to train with the Mexican army who would be also integrated within the Kenya – led mission after the completion of the three – month traini
Description: North Korea’s chief of propaganda operations, Kim Yo Jong, and the sister of the country’s leader Kim Jong Un, has debunked any attempts of reconciliation with South Korea and the US. In North Korea’s first public response to recent attempts from South Korea’s new government, Jong stated that recent actions by South Korea in order to ease tensions couldn’t erase historical disputes and years of conflict. Jong also commented on North Korea’s position regarding the US, stating that unless the Trump administration publicly recognized that North Korea is a nuclear power, no breakthroughs in bilateral relations were possible. Trump and Kim Jong Un met three times dur
Description: After a weekend of intense armed fighting, Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to converge towards a peaceful resolution to the four – day conflict that caused the internal displacement of more than 150 thousand people on both sides with the death toll reaching 33 people. US President Donald Trump has personally intervened in the de-escalation, threatening both Thailand and Cambodia with strict bilateral trade measures. Malaysia, as the acting President country of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) encroached the peace initiative and offered to mediate ceasefire and peace negotiations between the warring parties. China has also strongly condemned t
Description: More than 40 civilians have been killed in the city of Komanda within the Ituri province in eastern DRC while attending a mass in the city’s catholic church. The attacks were perpetrated by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a regional offshoot organization of the Islamic State terrorist group, that maintains operational presence in Uganda and eastern DRC. ADF launched a surprise attack on the church with automatic rifles and machetes, with the regional security forces struggling to isolate and neutralize the members of the terrorist group. The attack significantly aggravates the security situation in the region, where the DRC military has struggled against the