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Description: Anti – immigration protests continued to engulf the US on a nationwide level, while Trump was attending the Washington military parade, celebrating and commemorating 250 years of the US Army. Massive protests erupted last week due to Trump’s enlarged illegal deportations which sparked civil unrest in various cities across the US. Los Angeles turned into a political battlefield between Governor Gavin Newsom and President Trump while they exchanged blame over Trump’s deportations and his decision to deploy members of the California National Guard and the Marines on the streets of LA. The protests were labeled as No Kings protests alluding to Trump’s overstepping o
Description: On the sidelines of the China – Africa cooperation meeting (FOCAC) held in Changsha, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced that China would sign a new economic pact lifting all tariffs on 53 African states it has diplomatic ties with. The move comes in line with increased global economic insecurity caused by the US tariffs and the novel constellation of multi – lateral relations on a global scale. China is currently the largest trade partner, lender and creditor making the Asian country one of the most influential countries along Africa in the moment. According to the latest trade data concerning China and Africa, the latter supplied goods to the second lar
Description: Bintou Keita, Head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO), visited the war – thorn city of Goma in eastern DRC, where she met with Corneille Nangaa, the leader of the rebel Congo River Alliance. According to press releases from social media platforms, Keita and Nangaa discussed the involvement of UN peacekeeping troops in ensuring a smooth transition of the peace agreement between the rebel alliance supported by Rwanda and the DRC government. MONUSCO forces withdrew last year from the city of Goma in the midst of a raging offensive led by the rebel coalition which led to a widespread humanitarian and refugee crisis, displacing over 7 million pe
Description: The Malian military clashed with the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), formed in 2024 as a result of a coalition between several fractions of Tuareg rebels, which left 10 separatists dead, more than 20 vehicles destroyed, and several army soldiers wounded. Reports indicated that the Malian army was supported by the Moscow – backed Africa Corps group, which remained in country after the private military company Wagner announced its departure. The clashes follow a week – long small – scale kinetic confrontations between the warring groups in the junta – led Mali which is beleaguered by offshoots and other separatist fractions from larger terrorist groups such as Al –
12 Jun 2025 | Israel and Iran: Aerial Attacks on Nuclear Facilities and Scientists Destroy Diplomacy
Description: In the late hours on 12 Jun and early 13 Jun more than 200 Israeli jets conducted target focused aerial attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities, scientists and high-level military personnel. Initial reports indicated that IRGC’s Chief of the military Staff Mohammed Bagheri, IRGC General Hossein Salami and the top political advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Ali Shamkhani. In addition to the high – level assassinations of military personnel, Israel also eliminated several Iranian nuclear scientists who have been integral to the rapid enrichment capabilities. Israeli air assets also targeted the nuclear facilities located in Natanz, Fordow and on the outs
Description: Militants pertaining to the China – sponsored United WA State Army (UWSA) have reportedly gained enlarged access to a key rare earth minerals mine in the northeastern Shan State of the war – thorn Myanmar. Chinese companies have been active in the Kachin province where recent conflicts between armed groups and Myanmar’s junta – led government have escalated, where two mines were reportedly closed due to operational difficulties. Myanmar’s obscure business records enable privately and state – sponsored militant groups to exert control over the mining operations supplying China with access to crucial rare earth mineral deposits. UWSA has around 30 to 35 thousand m
Description: Danish ministers of parliament voted for allowing US military presence on home soil in the midst of tensions regarding Trump’s repeated threats to annex the partially autonomous island of Greenland. The vote was overwhelmingly passed before Parliament as 94 ministers voted positively while 11 voted against as the bill was passed to the Danish King Frederik X pending his signature of approval. Oppositional critics labeled the bill as handing over parts of Danish sovereignty to the US in times of escalating tensions regarding the mineral – rich island of Greenland. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Rokke Rasmussen answering questions from lawmakers stated that Denmark
Description: Following this week’s massive opposition protests in Madrid, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has come under scrutiny over his involvement in a corruption scandal shaking his PSOE Socialist Party. Populist opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo called for resignation from the Prime Minister during the protests after an investigation led by Spain's Civil Guard Central Operative Unit and authorized by the Spanish Supreme Court, unraveled collusion between PSOE’s campaign leader Santos Cerdan and public contracts. Cerdan has reportedly rewarded favorable conditions to companies included in public procurement in return for large sums of kickbacks alongside other
Description: Several violations of a predetermined ceasefire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan have been reported in the last couple of days which have incited concerns over renewal of armed confrontations between the conflicting countries. Both countries agreed to formulate a draft ceasefire and peace agreement in Mar ending almost 40 years of war over territorial disputes on the militarized border spreading more than 1 thousand kilometers. The conflict over the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region has substantially shifted in Azerbaijani favor since 2020 since they managed to invade the entire territory and force over 100 thousand Armenians to flee. Azerbaijani Presiden
Description: The Dutch Labor and center– left parties have formed and official political allegiance in an attempt to sway public opinion away from the far – right political wave. An abrupt political crisis in the Netherlands was incited by the exit of the far – right Party of Freedom led by controversial leader Geert Wilders. The new political entity is expected to rebrand under a new name, Groen – Links PvdA. The Dutch snap elections are scheduled for 29 Oct where the center – left coalition would face the far – right for the 150 – seat Dutch parliamentary majority. The government would be caretaking capacity of the Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof until the Oct elections t