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Description: US President Donald Trump abruptly suspended trade talks with Canada over what he branded as illegal interference by Canada in the US regarding the country’s trade interests and national security. The situation started unraveling after the province of Ontario advertised former US President Ronald Reagan and his opposition to the long – term effects of the tariff policy. Trump heavily criticized Ontario’s Premier, Doug Ford, for allowing such an advertisement to go on air, especially during the beginning game of the world series where the baseball teams Ontario Bluejays and Los Angeles Dodgers are meeting. Ford later retracted the ad and stated that Ontario’s and
Description: Socialist party leader, Olivier Faure, has criticized the reappointed French Prime Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, for failing to address the demands of his party in order for the country’s government to remain active. Faure stated that outside of the pension reform changes, the Socialist party has demanded increased tax on wealthy citizens, an initiative which hasn’t been addressed or discussed by Lecornu. Faure gave Lecornu discussions deadline by Monday, 27 Oct to address this concession otherwise he threatened that the Socialist party would join the far – right and far – left parties in their motion for a renewed no confidence vote. Impact: Fra
Description: The US Southern Command, or US SOCOM, has announced that carrier strike group Gerald R. Ford would be dispatched to the Caribbean from its natural area of responsibility, the Mediterranean. The Strike Group features the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford which is the newest and the largest in the US Navy with the capacity to carry of up to 90 aircraft and marks the most substantial escalation in the bilateral tensions between the US and Venezuela so far. US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, previously announced that another attack on an illegal drug trafficking boat has been conducted in the Caribbean, off the Venezuelan coast. Republican Senator, Lindsey Graham, st
Description: The European Union has introduced its 19th package of sanctions on Russia targeting more vessels pertaining to Russia’s shadow fleet and imposing travel restrictions to Russian diplomats across European countries. The US, in what is perceived as the largest diplomatic step towards pressuring Russia, sanctioned the country’s largest oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil, in response to recent diplomatic overtures between Trump and Putin which led to the postponement and subsequent cancellation of the leaders’ summit in Budapest. The sanctions announcement by the US Treasury Department arrived as NATO’s Secretary General, Mark Rutte, had a meeting with US P
Description: US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, published a video on social media claiming that another boat transporting drugs to the US has been eliminated in the Pacific Ocean. The latest attack raised the death toll to 32 from such interventions by the US military and air forces in the region, which have been largely contested on a legal basis. The attack arrives in a sensitive period of time when Trump has escalated interventions in the Caribbean and engaged in a public dispute with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, accusing him of being a drug leader. The attack also complements what the Pentagon has branded as anti-drug trafficking operations in the Caribbean, pr
Description: Thailand’s Defense Minister, Natthaphon Narkphanit, stated that peace negotiations between his country and Cambodia were rapidly progressing and both sides have concluded key compromises on several disputed issues. Cambodia’s deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Tea Seiha, stated that according to the reported progress, both countries are expected to sign a peace agreement during the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Malaysia. The information arrives after Malaysian Foreign Minister, Mohamed Hasan, announced last week that rounds of successful mediation efforts have led to substantial progress in concluding the peace agreement between Cambodia and Thailand, primar
Description: Nigeria’s military has successfully repelled a simultaneous attack by Boko Haram militants in Borno and Yobe states in the northeastern parts of the country. The militants attacked a military barracks compound in the region which they infiltrated from north Cameroon and a village called Katarko located in Yobe state. More than 50 militants have been neutralized while the military was actively pursuing another 70 militants that have scattered after the failed offensive on the military barracks compound. Military spokespeople in the Nigerian government have stated that Boko Haram conducted the attack using advanced equipment and drones, which were successfully eli
Description: Sudanese RSF forces have continued to attack the country’s capital, Khartoum, for a third consecutive day using kamikaze drones further intensifying their aerial warfare campaign against the SAF. RSF initially targeted Khartoum’s main international airport, which was scheduled to reopen this week, and exponentially expanded their aerial attacks on civilian and military targets. The SAF has declined to comment on the attacks while RSF’s commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, stated that all airplanes providing assistance to the SAF were legitimate targets for RSF drones and that recent attacks were conducted in retaliation to last week’s SAF attacks on the city of Al
Description: Several drone barrages were reported from local civilian population which have hit Sudan’s main international airport in Khartoum. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) also reported that dozens of other suicide drones were intercepted by the SAF’s aerial defenses which targeted local neighborhoods in the capital. No reports detailing civilian casualties or material damage were available and no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks with the RSF being widely suspected of having conducted them. The airport in Khartoum was set to reopen this week after being closed for more than 2 years since the civil war broke out in the country. The attacks arrive only days a
Description: Sanae Takaichi was confirmed as Japan’s new Prime Minister in a vote of the lower house of Parliament, solidifying a historic decision in Japanese state politics. Takaichi faced uncertainty when LDP’s closest coalition partner, Komeito, left the 26 – year old political alliance which plunged her bid for the premiership into immediate danger. LDP was quick to form a partnership of convenience with Japan’s Innovation party or Ishin which subsequently drew parliamentary voters on Takaichi side and made her nomination more likely. She is expected to tackle Japan’s economy and defense problems immediately, however, even despite forming a coalition with Ishin, Takaich