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Description: Iranian and US officials have reportedly reached a provisional agreement, deemed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which stipulates a 60 – day extension of the ceasefire, restoring freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and continuing negotiations on the nuclear file. Iranian officials have not commented on the latest MoU but confirmed that backchannel discussions under mediation delivered some form of productive results. Attacks continued on both sides, with US forces hitting military targets on the Larak and Qeshm islands while Iranian forces retaliating by targeting US military bases in Kuwait. Israel’s military has in the interim expanded their
Description: General Francis Donovan, head of US SOCOM met with Lieutenant General Roberto Sotolongo near the US Navy base in Guantanamo Bay. The meeting followed previous diplomatic engagements made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA chief John Ratcliffe which further pushed both countries onto an adversarial bilateral path. The US indicted former Cuban President, Raul Castro on criminal charges earlier this month, further intensifying diplomatic pressure on Cuba’s administration. Aircraft carriers and military personnel remained deployed in the Caribbean Sea, most notably the USS Nimitz, enforcing an energy and commodities blockade imposed earlier this year. Mean
Description: Ethiopia is facing one of its most defining elections which are expected to deliver a dominant victory for the incumbent Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party. The country is facing several domestic and foreign conundrums, with separatist movements such as the TPLF being banned from the election. Soldiers pertaining to the TPLF were continuing to recruit children and force conscription of young people from the separatist region which signaled larger mobilization efforts in anticipation of renewed skirmishes with the ENDF. Ethiopia faces multiple domestic security crises correlated to separatist movements, such as the TPLF in the Tigray region, Fano
Description: General Min Aung Hliang, departed for India on a five – day official state visit where he would meet Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The discussions were reportedly focused on trade, economic cooperation, as well as restoring previous intelligence sharing in countering rebel groups that operate alongside their shared ground and maritime border. Hlaing’s visit arrives after the military junta increased border operations last week in mineral – rich regions, where they clashed with the rebels in Karen state, that border Thailand, Chin state that borders India and Kachin state that borders China. Hlaing’s last two of
Description: Ouster oppositional leader, Ozgur Ozel, drew thousands of protesters in Ankara after Turkey’s appeals Court annulled the CHP’s (Republican People’s Party) party congress decision, naming Ozel as the leader, last week. The protests were a wide demonstration of the deep political crisis in the country with President Erdogan reinforcing the installment of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a controversial figure within CHP’s ranks. Mansur Yavas, Ankara’s Mayor and one of Erdogan’s biggest political opponents who is also a presidential candidate in CHP’s ranks, also joined the protests and called for renewed congress of the party. Protesters followed the oppositional candidates af
Description: Russian drones strayed from aerial attacks on Ukraine, hit a residential building in the Romanian city of Galati, causing minor injuries to civilians and damaging infrastructure. The unintended attack elicited a strong response from the NATO alliance which pledged to defend every inch of its territory. Romania also reacted quickly, closing the Russian Consulate in the country and expelling diplomatic staff which prompted a defiant public denouncement from the Russian Foreign Ministry. Ukrainian officials claimed that the Russian drone was part of a large – scale Russian attack on the Odessa region. Romanian military officials warned that Russian drone incursions
Description: Ivan Cepeda, the ally of incumbent President Gustavo Petro, will face off with right – wing candidate Aberaldo de la Espriella in the highly anticipated presidential election in Colombia. The election would mark a decisive choice in the country’s decades – long war against drug cartels and domestic insurgents. President Petro’s Total Peace campaign failed to persuade all the insurgent groups onto the negotiating table, as numerous conflicts across the country’s illegal mining and trade regions are ongoing. Espriella ran on a platform to abandon the peace talks with the insurgent groups and enforce a tougher stance on drug cartels while Cepeda pledged to continue
Description: Iranian drones and missiles continued to target the Emirates, further causing damages to the country’s oil production infrastructure. Iranian officials have firmly denied that they were launching the most recent attacks throughout official channels and media outlets claiming that in case they were conducting the attacks, Iranian spokespeople would have announced it publicly. The US continued Operation Freedom, claiming that a secure maritime route has been cleared of Iranian mines off the Omani coast and vessels could use the route and US military escort to exit the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is set to meet Chinese foreign minist
Description: Thai prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, stated that Thailand would nullify the agreement with Cambodia established in 2001 for a joint territorial maritime cooperation to exploit offshore oil and gas reserves. The decision was received with a dose of disappointment by Cambodia’s government which stated that alternative measures to resolve the disputes along the provisions of the agreement will be pursued in the confines of the UN. Anutin presented the decision as part of his policy measures which had little to do with the border dispute with Cambodia. He was elected last year on a wave of nationalism and after two grueling rounds of border fighting with Cambod
Description: The Chadian military has announced that 23 of its soldiers were killed in an attack by the terrorist organization Boko Haram while additional 26 soldiers were severely injured. The attack occurred on the Chadian island of Barka Toolroom where a military outpost was overrun through a well – coordinated assault from Boko Haram. The island is located in the Lake Chad basin, a resource – rich region spreading across four countries and a contested field for control between terrorists, militants and military forces. Chad’s president, Mahamat Deby, announced that Chad’s military would launch extensive counter terrorist operations to expel the terrorist group from the c