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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
Description: European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen has stated that she had a positive exchange with US President Donald Trump regarding the ongoing trade negotiations. Trump announced the extension of the tariff negotiations deadline to 01 Aug effectively buying time for countries to conclude trade negotiations on a positive note. The EU has resisted attempts from China to devise closer trade partnership as it remains aligned with its traditionally closest ally, aiming at securing mutually beneficial trade agreement that would not jeopardize other sections of EU’s strategic partnership with the US. Trump also announced that he would impose additional 25% tariff
Description: US President Donald Trump has announced the reversal of the previous decision to halt weapons supplies to Ukraine. He stated that, after the conversation with Putin, he gathered no indications that Russia is willing to engage in diplomatically resolving the war. US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth announced last week that the US Department of Defense would stop further weapons supplies due to shortages in stockpiles. Trump’s decision arrives as Ukraine is facing unprecedented aerial bombardments over the past few weeks and significant Russian ground advances in its border regions. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy stated that besides support from the US, his admin
Description: Marking the 35th anniversary of the Saba Saba protests, which saw Kenya becoming a multi – party democracy, anti – government protesters continued clashing with the police, with 11 more people reportedly killed. Kenya’s law enforcement closed key traffic routes in central Nairobi on 06 Jul, following the weekend’s violent clashes. The protests have continued escalating by the day and were prompted by the killing of Albert Ojwang, 31 – year old teacher and blogger, who died in police custody. Kenya’s Internal Minister, Kipchumba Murkomen has labeled the protests as terrorism in disguise and confirmed that the government’s priorities are in protecting t
Description: Representatives from the Democratic Party criticized the Trump administration for their budget cuts in several organizations which might have played a key role in preventing the disastrous floods in Texas. The representatives claimed that cuts within the National Weather Service (NWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) caused the catastrophic effects of the floods in Texas. Further claims supporting the position taken by the Democrats emphasized that several offices, pertaining to the NWS and NOAA, were severely understaffed while substantial shortcomings in equipment and standardized weather forecasting were also contributory factors