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Description: Official spokesperson for the Malian Army, Souleymane Dembele, has stated that insurgent forces launched simultaneous attacks on several military outposts as armed confrontations resulted in the elimination of approximately 80 militants. Al – Qaeda affiliated Jama ‘at Nusrat al-Islam Wal-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for the attack while denouncing the assessments from the army spokesperson by stating that several members of the armed forces were killed in the confrontations. The attacks add to the insurgency wave which has encircled the Sahel region where the Islamic State, Al – Qaeda and other militant and extremist groups are fighting for territorial
Description: The Congolese military has shot down a plane in the trilateral border area between DR Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, which the rebels have claimed carried humanitarian aid to civilians in the war affected villages. The DRC signed a peace agreement with Rwanda last Friday in Washington which seems to be at risk of faltering since over the past few days, clashes between the rebel forces and the Congolese military have intensified. The rebel alliance in DRC is comprised of over 100 militant groups with the M23 being the most dominant one which hasn’t been included in the signing of the peace agreement. The security and humanitarian situation remains volatile and threat
Description: The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, in a televised interview for CBS stated that distrust, skepticism and diplomatic rifts still remain in place between the US and Iran amid the frail ceasefire imposed by US President Donald Trump. The post war shockwaves and Trump’s pressing towards immediate diplomatic engagement only pushed the Iranians far away from rapprochement with their arch enemy. Israel has remained on the sidelines regarding the assessments surrounding the damage inflicted by the US attacks on Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites but reconfirmed they would attack Iran again if information about the renewed development of the nuclear program emerg
Description: Canada’s Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has rescinded the Digital Tax Services Act on US tech companies operating in Canada, effectively relaunching the trade negotiations. Carney’s press secretary has confirmed that he and President Donald Trump through representatives from both countries would engage in a broad trade negotiations process which would also take on other disputable issues related to bilateral economic and strategic ties. Carney abandoned the idea after Trump’s direct threats that the US would completely cease negotiations with Canada regarding trade. Both countries over the years have developed largely dependent economies through the regional USMCA
Description: President Trump’s big, beautiful tax cutting bill is entering the Senate, where representatives from the Republican and Democratic party would initially read and examine the bill before putting it up for discussion and subsequent voting. The controversial legislature is aimed at lowering the country’s national debt through drawing funds from crucial sectors and programs, such as Medicaid, and relocating them towards increasing the number of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency) agents and increasing the country’s spending on the military and oil exploration initiatives. The funding cuts were reportedly expected to reach $3.8 trillion and while some pa
Description: Centre – right Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis has come under scrutiny over a corruption scandal looking to cause massive disruptions in his shaky government. The scandal revolved around the misuse of agricultural subsidies provided by the European Union to the amount of EUR 290 million and included nonexistent farmers and landowners, fictitious cattle and several state ministers. The funds were distributed through the dissolved national subsidy agency, OPEKEPE. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation into the corruption scandal which prompted several of the reported ministers involved in the scandal to submit their
Description: Last week’s anti – government protests in Togo have claimed their first victims after the bodies of 7 people were found scattered around different locations in the capital city of Lome. Violent demonstrations broke out last week against the country’s President Faure Gnassingbe whose family has ruled the country for more than 60 years, after which he inherited the position from his father and entrenched himself in political power indefinitely. Gnassingbe recently positioned himself as President of the Council of Ministers, a role which has no fixed term, which prompted protesters to take their frustrations with the government to the streets. Togo has legislativel
Description: Bilateral tensions between the two neighbors abruptly surged, when Russian law enforcement agents killed two Azerbaijani citizens in a raid in the city of Yekaterinburg. Azerbaijan's law enforcement services conducted a raid on the Russian state – sponsored Sputnik TV, where several individuals residing illegally in the country were arrested. Azerbaijan has also cancelled all Russian entertainment venues while the Russian Foreign Ministry has called the Azerbaijani ambassador to explain the detention of the crew working in the TV station. Ties between Azerbaijan and Russa have been strained since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine when a plane was accidentally shot b
Description: Last weekend’s violent clashes between anti – government protesters and the Serbian police in Belgrade brought about no conclusive outcome to Serbia’s revolving political crisis. President Vucic has strengthened the control around the student movement that inspired nationwide discontent against his methods and policies of governance. Domestic media sources have started affiliating the movement with Serbia’s political opposition citing statements from last weekend’s demonstrations which further labeled the demonstrations’ independence as politically motivated to topple the incumbent government. The students have strenuously objected to be connected to the politic
Description: According to official statements from the US Treasury Department, US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order lifting sanctions on almost 518 Syrian entities which have been under US sanctions that predated Syrian President Bashar Al – Assad. Trump reconfirmed the stance he proclaimed while meeting Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa in Saudi Arabia in May, which would effectively announce the beginning of Syria’s socio – economic reconstruction. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has stated that some sanctions would remain unchanged, especially the ones referring to individuals and entities related to Iran’s proxy groups in the country and ot