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Description: Around 50 thousand protesters gathered in the Spanish capital as opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo representing the People’s Party accused leading Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of undermining the democracy, being involved in corruption and having ties with the Spanish mafia. Sanchez and his close associates from the Socialist PSOE party have been investigated over tax fraud charges and controversial donations linked to key lawmakers within the party. Feijoo is yet to submit request for snap elections before the Spanish parliament having to secure majority support mostly from the far – right Vox party. Prime Minister Sanchez has refused the allegations labeli
Description: Rwanda has announced the country’s withdrawal from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) following a contested vote which saw the country getting banned from presiding over the regional bloc. The bloc is comprised of 9 eastern African countries and was set up in 1983 in Libreville, Gabon as an organization which would facilitate closer economic cooperation and development of joint investment initiatives. Rwanda was set to inherit the bloc’s presidency from Equatorial Guinea, but DRC and Burundi contested the procedure citing concerns and submitting evidence that Rwanda sponsored and supported the M23 rebels in the DRC. Rwanda’s withdrawal arri
Description: The Iranian intelligence Minister, Esmail Khatib, announced on the Iranian national television IRIB, that classified Israeli documents, concerning their undisclosed nuclear capabilities and Israel’s defense systems have been obtained by the Iranian secret service. Khatib also stated that the transfer of the information was delicate and was a part of a broader Iranian covert operation to obtain information regarding Israel’s nuclear capabilities and details on Israel’s defense systems such as the Iron Dome. Israel’s Defense Minister, Israel Katz, stated that the announcement might be legitimate but no high – level classified breaches were identified on Israel’s s
Description: The three – day long anti – immigration protests quickly turned violent and made the US city of Los Angeles a battleground between protesters, the local police and the National Guard. US President Donald Trump invoking the Title 10 authority which authorizes the President not the local Governor to be in command of the state’s National Guard troops, called up to 2 thousand troops from the LA National Guard to restore order and assist the local police in dimming down the violent protests. The civilian upheaval began on 06 Jun, Friday, when ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents conducted several arrests in the LA cities of Compton and Paramount after whi
Description: Thailand and Cambodia abruptly escalated an almost century – long territorial dispute after last week’s border confrontation which left one Cambodian soldier deceased. Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra held a National Security Council meeting on 06 Jun which resulted in a considerable military buildup on several border crossings with Cambodia. He reiterated that Thailand would prefer to resolve the disputes via diplomatic sources instead of direct military confrontation. Cambodian foreign officials have stated they intend on addressing the disputes to the International Court of Justice, which Thailand categorically doesn’t recognize. Defense minis
Description: UK’s Foreign Secretary, David Lammy and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the expansion of bilateral counter – terrorism operations in the Office of the British High Commissioner in New Delhi. The discussions were held after recent escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan which were instigated by the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Apr. Lammy also confirmed UK’s support towards finalizing the free trade agreement between the countries as they finished negotiations early in May. Lammy also stated that he held meetings with Indian Foreign Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, where similar subjects were touched upon as he also confirmed that UK’s Pr
Description: Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced its decision to facilitate improved trade conditions for the European Union regarding the exports of their vast rare earth minerals reserves. The decision arrives in the midst of ongoing trade negotiations which happened last week between EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Paris. Disputed trade issues have been reportedly discussed such as Chinese import of products from Europe such brandy in return for EU’s import of Chinese electric vehicles. China imposed a blockade on the country’s export of rare earth minerals and imposed strict allowances on obtaining special licenses in
Description: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz conducted his inaugural visit to the White House as he met US President Donald Trump. The leaders discussed the raving war in Ukraine, continued involvement on the US side in the NATO Alliance and the ongoing trade dispute between the European Union and the US. Merz pressured the discussion towards Ukraine as he continued to restate the necessary pressure needed to be imposed on Russia in order to bring the Russian side to the negotiating table. Trump countered his statements by saying that both countries should continue to fight in the near future until one of them eventually prevails. Trump and Merz also discussed trade and the
Description: According to reports from the World Bank’s International Debt Statistics, China has become the global leader in lending as the external debt from more than 75 of the world’s poorest countries surpassed more than $441.8 billion. The report underscores that China, under President Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative geopolitical strategy managed to tie state economies mostly from Africa, South America and Southeastern Asia to its geostrategic interests. The country is involved in a high-staking trade war with the US and aims at stabilizing the stagnant national economy which at the end of 2024 showed signs of depletion. Out of the 75 countries, Pakistan owes China the mo
Description: US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held an hour and a half long phone conversation on 05 Jun as they aimed to ease recently inflamed trade tensions. Positive remarks were gathered from both sides, as Trump stated that he and President Xi discussed China’s disruption of rare earth minerals exports which impacted critical industrial branches and military tensions in the Indo – Pacific, mostly regarding Taiwan. The leaders reportedly also discussed visiting each other’s countries in the upcoming months expecting a positive outcome from the restarted trade negotiations. Low – level delegations from both sides are expected to meet on Monday in