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Description: Israel and Iran exchange massive aerial barrages over the weekend while the war intensified as the international community scrambled to avoid another prolonged Middle East crisis which would have global implications and consequences. After crippling Tehran’s Islamic leadership by eliminating almost half of the military, intelligence and nuclear leadership in the country Israel continued its aerial attacks on critical infrastructure within Iran such as oil and gas pipelines. The IDF expanded the targeted attacks on various other nuclear enrichment sites risking radioactive leakages while Iran responded by launching several salvos of ballistic missiles on Tel – Av
Description: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Cyprus where he met with the Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, where they discussed the potential for Cyprus to become India’s trade corridor to Europe. PM Modi and President Nikos will officially meet on Monday where Modi is expected to visit the Cypriot Presidential Palace, however, they met on Sunday attending an unofficial business reception where reportedly several memorandums of cooperation between the two countries were agreed upon. Modi’s visit to Cyprus is considered as a diplomatic signal towards Turkey, which vigorously supported Pakistan in the latest armed confrontations between the two Asian countr
Description: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order approving Japanese Nippon Steel investment in US Steel. The companies later announced they eliminated all the conditions that previously represented a national security obstacle for the deal to be finalized and stated they went forward with the $14.9 billion investment. Nippon Steel would complete the initial investment of $11 billion by 2028, on top of making improvements by investing additional $3 billion in a renewed steel mill, while the US government would have the so – called golden share, which enables the US to remain in control over the company’s executive decisions in the future. Even though the effec
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 northwestern 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