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Description: Spokesperson for Hamas’ political bureau, Bassem Naim has stated that Hamas wanted reassurances and amendments to the US proposal for a ceasefire due to the biased nature of some points that have been previously agreed upon. Naim also stated that the current US proposal which offered a 60 – day hostilities cessation, exchange of hostages and prisoners and continued flow of aid in the Gaza Strip wasn’t in line with the ultimate goal of ending the war. Hamas has neither outrightly rejected nor accepted the ceasefire proposal further extending the humanitarian crisis and growing military offensive by Israel. Official press communique from the Israeli Prime Minister
Description: While attending the Shangri – La Defense Summit, Pakistan’s, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Chairman of Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, announced that a substantial military withdrawal has begun between Pakistan and India across all border regions. The countries were set upon a collision course due to the terrorist attack in the Pahalgam province which India blamed on Pakistani sponsored terrorist groups. The conflict escalated for a month, until backchanneled talks mediated by the US, yielded results and the confronting sides agreed to a ceasefire. General Mirza stated that Pakistan has begun its troop withdrawal from almost every region which marked a signifi
Description: US President Donald Trump has announced an increased arms package to Taiwan adding pressure to the already existing trade tensions and negotiations which have reportedly stalled. Taiwan earlier this year announced its intention to engage in a multibillion-dollar arms package with the US aiming to garner support from US President Trump and add to the military deterrent mechanisms against China. Chinese foreign officials have stated that the US is consistently sparking up new tensions by inciting Taiwan’s rearmament which China considers as part of its territory. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a different notion, announced that significant impasses have co
Description: The New York – based Court of International Trade (CIT) abruptly and unanimously blocked the effect of Trump’s tariffs on Wednesday. After the White House’s harsh reaction and the filing of an appeal before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, the tariffs remained in effect awaiting further legal proceedings. The CIT brought forward a unanimous decision to block the tariffs citing illegal overstepping of presidential jurisdictions to unilaterally impose tariffs and violations of the International Economics and Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) from 1977. CIT’s ruling was based on a filing from the nonpartisan Liberty Justice Center and a small
Description: In line with recent information obtained from the fifth round of nuclear negotiations, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that the media is speculating around a potential agreement and both countries were still actively negotiating. Araghchi dismissed the speculations by further stating that substantial progress has been made but the sides were not yet closing in on a final agreement. Recent propositions floated the idea of dispatching international inspectors from the IAEA and several countries from the Middle East, to monitor Iran’s nuclear compliance in return for the easement of sanctions which according to the Omani mediators represented a substa
Description: The Israeli government has officially approved the expansion of 22 new Israeli settlements in the West Bank as the US proposed a renewed ceasefire agreement. The initiative for the West Bank expansion was spearheaded by Israel’s far – right ministers of defense and finance, Israel Katz and Bezalel Smotrich and aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian statehood. The US ceasefire proposal was reportedly accepted by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s cabinet and included the release of 28 Israeli hostages in return for 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and a 60 – day cessation of hostilities with humanitarian aid still being supplied in Gaza. Hamas was reportedly c
Description: Ukrainian and Russian mid – level negotiators are set to meet again in Istanbul on 02 Jun, where the Russian – proposed ceasefire memorandum would be presented. Ukrainian and US officials have repeatedly stated that they have provided their Russian counterparts with ceasefire proposals with Russia refusing to disclose the details of the memorandum before the 02 Jun scheduled negotiations. Diplomatic efforts have ramped up in recent months with Russia continuing its aerial assaults inflicting massive civilian and infrastructure damages. Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy recently stated that Russia is preparing a summer offensive with the amassment of around
Description: Poland’s runoff presidential election further sparks uncertainty and political instability as liberal pro – European candidate Rafal Trzaskowski would face national conservative Karol Nawrocki. Recently exposed controversies around the candidates further fuel election unpredictability as Trzaskowski was accused of corruption while Nawrocki was stained with gang and hooligan affiliations. Both candidates increased political campaigning in recent days aiming to flock the support of the remaining left and far – right candidates which failed to qualify for the runoff. Nawrocki attended the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) held in Jasionka, where he wa
Description: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hosted Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy in Berlin where discussions were held around the intensification of military support by Germany to Ukrainian defense efforts. The Chancellor recently announced his intent to lift the ban on long – range ballistic and cruise missiles supply, a move that his SPD coalition partners were staunchly against. Merz, however, announced a large package of support in the form of joint cooperation with Ukraine within the military industrial complex by jointly manufacturing and developing long range missiles. Zelenskyy’s visit arrives at a crucial time where the US is showcasing wavering support
Description: Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlined his demands for ending the war in Ukraine, after a week – long media campaign between him and US President Donald Trump. Putin has stated that Russia would demand written guarantees from NATO that the Alliance would cease further expansion on its eastern borders including countries such as Georgia and Moldova, ceeding of the 5 occupied territories including Crimea, Ukraine’s neutrality and unfreezing of the Russian foreign assets. President Trump has repeatedly attacked Putin in the past week with strong language statements calling the Russian President crazy and accusing him of inciting a global war by his actions o