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Description: Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov met with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un in Wonsan, as they announced even deeper strategic ties between their respective countries. Kim Jong Un emphasized his country’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine and stated that North Korea would continue to support and supply Russia with all the necessary means to end the war in Ukraine. Lavrov, addressing the public highlighted Russia’s support for North Korea’s nuclear program and reaffirmed the continued support from his country in North Korea’s development of significant deterrent capabilities. Lavrov’s visit to North Korea came intermittently after the US, South Korea and
Description: US President Donald Trump has intensified the global trade war instigated by his imposition of tariffs by announcing additional 30% tariffs on the European Union and Mexico. The US President sent letters to his respective counterparts accusing the EU of stalling the trade negotiations and failing to provide any constructive trade proposals which would conclude the issue and remove the trade deficit problem. Trump also accused Mexico of failing to suppress the cartels and the drug trade in continental America, making the region a narco – trafficking terminal. Canada was also struck by additional 35% tariffs in a letter that controversially accused the country of
Description: Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, launched his six – day visit to China aiming to further improve bilateral trade ties and discuss regional security concerns with China’s President Xi Jinping. Albanese stated that despite significant bilateral differences, trade ties between the two countries remain stable with the development of tourism initiatives currently being the priority. He also added that Australia does not seek strategic alignment with China, as their global and regional interests substantially diverge. Executives from several large companies such as Rio Tinto, Macquarie Bank, BHP and Fortescue were also part of the government delegation sig
Description: Student protests in Serbia have intensified with numerous other cities apart from Belgrade and Novi Sad, emerging as novel flashpoints for the civil resistance. Police forces across the country were reportedly escalating repressive measures, conducting massive arrests and violently threating the protesters. The student movement has significantly enlarged in the past eight months with several other groups of citizens such as teachers, journalists and agricultural workers joining in larger numbers. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has so far resisted the demands for snap elections stating that elections in Serbia would be held late in 2026 or early in 2027. The
Description: More than 100 people have been killed in the three – weeks long anti – government protests in Kenya. The country’s President, William Ruto, publicly instructed the police to shoot protesters in the legs if they are looting public places or businesses which caused the escalation of public upheaval, calling for his resignation or impeachment. The protests significantly intensified last week as demonstrators blocked key access roads and violently clashed with the police on several locations in the country’s capital and beyond. Following the controversial statements from the President and witnessing the situation on the ground with the brutal treatment from the poli
Description: US President Donald Trump backed his pledges to resume arms supplies for Ukraine’s defense forces after an abrupt cessation caused by the Pentagon last week. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine received the latest package of supplies without detailing the contents of the shipments. The US would sell the weapons to NATO which in turn would supply Ukraine directly with the much-needed military hardware. Patriot defense missiles and mid-range offensive missiles were the alleged planned supplies to counter the constant Russian drone attacks. US State Secretary, Marco Rubio while attending the ASEAN Summit of foreign ministers in Kuala Lumpur, met wi
Description: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stated that Iran was open to reengaging diplomatically with the US under several predetermined conditions. Araghchi reinstated Iran’s position on its nuclear program claiming to be for civilian purposes and guaranteed by provisions outlined in the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The Foreign Minister stated that Iran was willing to negotiate if they received guarantees from the US that no more attacks would be conducted while some of the crippling sanctions imposed on Iran would be lifted as a sign of good faith. In the interim, the latest Israeli assessments on the US operation Midnight Hammer claimed that large portio
Description: US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, while attending the ASEAN Foreign Minister Summit in Malaysia, met with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi as they discussed easing of trade tensions. China and the US have recently agreed upon one of the most crucial issues in the trade war, the supply of rare earth minerals from China in exchange for untampered market access to US high tech products. Statements from both Rubio and Wang Yi were positive as the US Secretary of State indicated a potential direct meeting between presidents Trump and Xi was planned for the near future. The meeting was shadowed by Trump’s announcement to impose crippling tariffs on southeast Asian c
Description: In his third visit to the White House, since Donald Trump became US President, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is weighing his country’s options for potentially forwarding the US ceasefire proposal. Trump hosted Netanyahu in the White House, where they reportedly discussed the conditions of the ceasefire and the latest amendments demanded by Hamas. Negotiators from Israel and Hamas separately engaged in Qatari and Egyptian mediated talks in Doha where over the course of two days no significant breakthroughs were reported. Hamas disputed the proposal for lacking to provide a terminal solution to the war, citing reasons such as allowing the UN to deliver large su
Description: In an interview with conservative journalist Tucker Carlson, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated his country was willing to engage in direct negotiations with the US, however, issues regarding trust and credibility remain the main obstacles in achieving a diplomatic solution to the war. Pezeshkian also restated that Iran was never pursuing the weaponization of its nuclear program and all development was made in order to ensure the country’s energy stability going forward. Separate reports indicated that Iran has recently obtained an undisclosed amount of Chinese surface to air ballistic missiles in exchange for oil shipments as the country aimed at replen