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Description: US President Donald Trump has stated that representatives from his office would directly engage with their Chinese counterparts in ensuring a deal regarding the social media platform TikTok. The app came under scrutiny from US regulators which raised concerns over privacy violations and TikTok’s connections to the Chinese government, suspecting the app might have been misused for espionage purposes. The sale was halted due to mounting pressure from the US – China trade war, although, recent developments indicated willingness from both sides to finalize the deal which would see TikTok’s US operations pertaining to an American company. Trump extended the sale dead
Description: Weeks after the ruling Socialist Party, PSOE, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was under scrutiny over a corruption scandal, the newest reconstruction brought about new allegations of sexual harassment. Francisco Salazar, a close associate to the Prime Minister was accused of sexually abusing a certain junior assistant, couple of days after Prime Minister Sanchez announced the planned restructuring of the ruling government’s cabinet. Sanchez was attempting to avoid potential snap elections through what he called a reformative transformation of the ruling government, which was heavily criticized since Santos Cerdan, one of PSOE’s higher echelon members, was in
Description: The Pakistani military has announced the successful neutralization of over thirty militants attempting to conduct incursion operations in the north region of Waziristan. The military published conflicting reports claiming initially the militants were part of the Indian – sponsored Khawarij organization, while secondary assessments indicated the group was part of the Pakistani Taliban. The country has been plagued with terrorist attacks, fighting against separatist movements in the regions of Baluchistan, Waziristan and the constantly disputed Kashmir. Tensions in the region have surged, after Pakistan’s four-day confrontation with India over the Pahalgam terrori
Description: Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, has laid serious accusations against the US, claiming US sponsored groups within his country attempted to provoke a coup and remove him from office. Both countries recalled their ambassadors after the allegations sparked renewed waves of bilateral tensions. The reported coup attempt was spearheaded by Petro’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alvaro Leyva, who was recorded talking to US lawmakers regarding potential international support in order to topple Petro’s government. According to the leaked phone call, Leyva sought support from two Florida congressmen, Mario Diaz – Balard and Carlos Gimenez who have denounced the al
Description: Hamas has officially stated that the organization is reviewing the latest ceasefire proposal submitted by the US for ending the war in Gaza. Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump has stated that Israel has accepted the latest proposal in general terms as he is set to meet Prime Minister Netanyahu next week and announce the outcome of the latest proposal. Mediators Qatar and Egypt have stated that the document contained modified language from the previous ceasefire proposal outlined by US Special envoy Steve Witkoff but offered stronger assurances to both sides that the potential ceasefire would be a prelude to ending the war in Gaza. According to some of
Description: After Thai Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended from her office on Tuesday by the Constitutional Court, the Thai political opposition has decided to postpone their no confidence vote pending the results of the Court’s investigation. The main opposition party, Bhumjaital Party previously left the coalition, however, the newest developments have caused an oppositional consolidation as all five parties from the opposition have vowed not to plunge the country into a political deadlock. Shinawatra’s ruling Pheu Thai party has reshuffled its cabinet and sworn in fourteen new ministers, with Shinawatra being appointed as the Minister of Culture, still r
Description: The US House of Representatives has advanced Trump’s tax cutting and spending bill into legislation with a narrow vote of 219 – 213 in favor of introducing the bill. The so – called Big Beautiful Act passed the House despite last ditch efforts from the Democratic party, which managed to sway the votes of five members from the Republican camp. President Trump celebrated the vote as he took to social media to announce his greatest political victory so far as he is expected to sign the bill into legislation on the US Independence Day. The bill would effectively restructure the US domestic economy, prioritizing funding for the immigration services, military forces a
Description: Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister, Cristina Gherasimov, has stated that her country wants to start EU accession negotiations as soon as possible following the expansion of Russian hybrid threats and disinformation operations, targeting the government in Chisinau. Moldova initiated EU accession talks in Jun last year alongside Ukraine, however, several EU member states have remained skeptical and objected their accession to the Union under the current circumstances. Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, has been the loudest critic of Moldova’s and Ukraine’s EU accession attempts, warning that it may implicate the entire continent in the war with Russia. Other EU
Description: In their sixth phone call conversation the Russian and American presidents failed to make headway on any global issues that both countries are involved in. Putin’s aide, Yuri Ushakov, stated that the presidents talked in length over an hour regarding the war in Ukraine and discussed the most recent developments regarding Iran. Trump, addressing the media directly, stated that he was deeply disappointed by Putin’s unchanged position on the war and his rejection of engaging in diplomatic efforts for resolving the conflict. Ushakov also added that Putin was ready to engage in negotiations but only with Ukraine and without mediators, as the main discrepancies surrou
Description: Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, launched her country’s EU presidency with enhanced focus on Ukraine’s war against Russia and resolving the EU’s tariff war with the US. She was accompanied by Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy and EU Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen as they jointly announced continued support for Ukraine following yesterday’s announcement by the US of halting military aid to Ukraine. Frederiksen also stated that Denmark would prioritize Europe’s energy independency and resolving migration issues during the country’s six-months tenure as president of the Union. She invited Zelenskyy to station Ukrainian companies in Denma