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Description: Thailand’s Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has been removed from office by the country’s Constitutional Court which ruled against her reinstatement on grounds of ethical violations. The Court voted 6 – 3 against Shinawatra’s reinstatement following allegations that she compromised the country’s diplomatic standing in its border dispute with Cambodia through the leaked phone call with Cambodia’s influential politician, Hun Sen. Anutin Charnvirakul, the leader of the conservative Bhumjaithai party, which left the ruling coalition with Shinawatra’s Pheu Thai party in Jun, has announced that he has already shored up support from other parties, especially the
Description: The US Federal Circuit Court in Washington D.C. has upheld a decision in May, brought forward by the International Trade Court in New York and classified Trump’s tariff policy as illegal overstepping of the use of emergency power. The tariffs in question was the reciprocal rates announced by the US President on 02 Apr while the other tariffs imposed to trading partners and adversaries regarding steel and aluminum would remain in place. Trump has previously justified the imposition of tariffs according to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) from 1977, which is used in states of emergency and exclusively when US national interests are endangere
Description: The UK Government has won a court ruling which would allow asylum seekers to remain housed in the country’s hotels until their requests are processed. Last week, the Epping Regional Council filed a motion before the London’s High Court which allowed hotels to block asylum seekers in using their housing capabilities with the Court extending the ruling with an injunction after the Government contested the regional Council’s motion. The ruling sparked protests across several cities in the UK between pro and anti – migrant groups which were further fueled by statements from Nigel Farage, the leader of the far – right Reform party who called the Government to commit
Description: Massive monsoon floods submerged several cities in India and Pakistan as both countries struggled to contain the water flows which prompted the evacuation of more than 1 million people in Pakistan. Pakistan’s Planning Minister, Ahsan Iqbal, has stated that after India suspended the Indus Water Treaty following the Pahalgam attack, information regarding water levels in the rivers and forecasting reports have stalled since the information has been slowly passed through India’s embassy in Islamabad. The critical point which further deteriorated the situation was the middle section of the Madhupur barrage which controls the Ravi River in India. The barrage exploded
Description: Myanmar’s ruling military junta has declared the influential border rebel group called the Karen National Union (KNU) a terrorist organization. The declaration meant that KNU and all of its affiliate organizations among the broader rebel alliance would be subjected to prosecution for all and any activities in subverting the country’s elections, announced for 28 Dec. Representatives from the KNU quickly dismissed the military’s designation claiming that the junta was the one that was projecting illegal governing power in the country and has repeatedly failed to meet demands outlined by the several rebel groups fighting against them. The armed wing of the KNU, the
Description: France, Germany and the UK have triggered the UN’s snapback sanctions mechanism on Iran over their disputed nuclear program. The announcement arrives after reported failed attempts to draw out concessions from the Islamic Republic regarding their enhancement of uranium enrichment capabilities. The snapback mechanism outlined a flurry of sanctions which would be imposed within 30 days – time if Europe, the US and Iran fail to conclude a comprehensive agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear program. Sanctions within the mechanism undertook sectors such as arms trade, the freezing of foreign assets, control and seizure of all products pertaining to Iran’s domestic produ
Description: Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is set to visit China, Japan and Russia in the upcoming period as India’s rift with the US has subsequently led to 50% of tariff rates on Indian exports to the US in the past couple of weeks. US President Donald Trump initially imposed 25% tariffs on India and raised the rates under the pretext that India imported vast amounts of oil from Russia which it later resold, making billions on the global market and supporting the war in Ukraine. India’s response has also been harsh as Modi’s administration has been reluctant to reengage with their US counterparts in trade talks. India and China have recently mended bilateral ties t
Description: Russian air forces targeted the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with more than 600 drones and 60 ballistic missiles which caused the deaths of more than 23 civilians and damaged the headquarters of the European Union in the city. The attacks drew strong criticism from European leaders with Ukraine’s President Zelensky emphasizing that Russia’s response to peace was missiles and drones once again. The Kremlin remained open to the idea of a leaders summit, however, Foreign Minister Lavrov has repeatedly stated that conditions for such meeting are not yet present under the current diplomatic circumstances and realities on the ground. EU Commission President, Ursula von der
Description: US President Donald Trump chaired a confidential post Gaza war meeting in the White House where among the attendees were Israel’s Strategic Minister Ronald Dermer and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met separately with Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar where they also discussed the war in Gaza, Iran’s nuclear issue and Israel’s military activities in Syria. Details regarding the confidential meeting were non – existent as US Special envoy for the Middle East, Steven Witkoff stated that discussions were robust and constructive. In the interim, Israel issued the last warning for evacuations in Gaza City where the military
Description: Panama and the US have filed a draft resolution to the UN for the establishment of a local UN Support Office which would oversee the incorporation of additional UN – backed security forces to the Kenyan policing mission in Haiti. Similar initiatives have been proposed in the past to support the Kenyan underfunded policing mission, which is considerably struggling in combating the heavily armed gangs which have been substantially extending influence and territorial control over the past year. The initiatives were proposed by either the UN Secretary General, Antonio Gutteres or the US and have been continuously blocked by Russia and China. The UN also reported tha