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Description: UK’s Parliament, following a fiery debate among the MPs and strong speeches from Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy, decided to suspend trade negotiations with Israel, impose sanctions on illegal settlers in the West Bank and summoned the Israeli ambassador to the UK. The decision by UK’s government was after a joint statement was issued on Monday by France, Canada and the UK which vigorously condemned Israel’s expansion of military operations in the Strip and the three – month blockade of humanitarian aid. The decision was precipitated after both Lammy and Starmer focused their addresses to parliament on Israel’s war in Gaza and state
Description: EU Ambassadors on Tuesday agreed on lifting the remaining sanctions on Syria in an attempt to facilitate support for the new transitional government. The Union initially started the easement of sanctions on the war-torn country in Feb, when restrictive measures were suspended on key sectors and industries such as energy, transport and finance. The newest initiative would allow EU member states to support Syria’s ministries of defense and interior in sectors such as reconstruction, capacity building counter terrorism and migration. Kaja Kallas, EU’s chief diplomat, announced that Europe was heavily invested in providing the Syrian state with the necessary support
Description: Polish presidential candidates Rafal Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki aim to flock as much support as they can before the 01 Jun runoff elections, as demands from far – right politicians start to mount. Trzaskowski, who won the initial elections by a slim margin, faces difficult challenges in conforming the ruling party’s policies towards the demands of the far -right voting groups in order to win the runoff. Karol Nawrocki, backed by the opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), welcomed the offer by the third presidential candidate which failed to secure a place in the runoff, Slawomir Mentzen, to participate in a debate against Trzaskowski where Mentzen would all
Description: Far – right losing candidate in Romania’s presidential elections, George Simion announced that he would contest the result of the elections and appeal to Romania’s Constitutional Court to annul the process. Simion cited concerns of foreign interference from France and Moldova in the elections and mentioned that the result, which put independent centrist Nicusor Dan as the country’s next President, didn’t reflect the sovereign will of the Romanian people. Shortly after Nicusor Dan declared victory by almost a million votes, speculations arose regarding election interference from foreign actors, more specifically France and Moldova. Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov
Description: Behind the curtains of the white smoke in the media, the phone conversation between Trump and Putin shed more confusion, uncertainty and threats for a prolonged war. The conversation which lasted for more than two hours saw US President Donald Trump reluctantly praising the fact that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a pleasant and productive conversation. Conflicting statements came from the press conference in Sochi, where Putin simply restated Russia’s consistent position on the war and addressing the so – called root causes of the conflict. Trump’s dealmaking and transactional diplomacy was belittled by Putin’s iron fist and decades – long career w
Description: The United Kingdom and the European Union made a significant step towards improving and resetting relations after a meeting at London’s Lancaster House saw the conclusion of an extended bilateral agreement. EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen was accompanied by the EU Council President Antonio Costa and EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas, met with UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer to announce the conclusion of the agreement which represented a significant strategic and geopolitical development. Ever since US President Donald Trump upended the traditional power dynamics and multilateral relations, EU and the UK have both distanced themselves from the US and a
Description: Leaders from the UK, Canada and France issued a joint statement strongly condemning Israel’s new ground offensive on Gaza and the cessation of humanitarian aid that entered its third month. Keir Starmer, Mark Carney and Emmanuel Macron warned that Israel may soon face sanctions and be threatened to become largely isolated if Netanyahu’s government doesn’t lift the blockade on humanitarian aid in the enclave. UN aid chief, Tom Fletcher has stated that on Monday, up to five trucks of humanitarian aid entered Gaza which according to him was only a drop in the ocean as the Strip faced serious famine from the constant attacks and continuous displacement and isolation
Description: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto met Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra in Bangkok where they discussed reformulating their bilateral relations into a strategic comprehensive partnership. Subianto was warmly welcomed in Thailand on the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the countries where alongside Shinawatra pledged extensive bilateral cooperation in several sectors. Thailand and Indonesia would elevate cooperation in defense, with increased joint military exercises, security and cybersecurity cooperation and joint research and development. Both countries would also closely cooperate in healthcare where the
Description: According to a recent report issued by Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), China’s multi-pronged approach towards developing and advancing its AI capacities could soon pose a significant threat to US – based companies. China has extensively invested in the recent launches of satellites for a planned space – based supercomputing platform called Star Compute as well as integrating AI programs in the real world through exponential research in the field of generative AI. The report also indicated that the new initiative was launched by the PKU – Wuhan Institute for Artificial Intelligence, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Insti
Description: Last week’s escalation of violence when the leader of the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) Abdulghani al – Kikli was murdered, substantially deescalated with the forming a joint truce committee. The UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and Libya’s Presidential Council, affiliated with the Tripoli – based government formed the committee in an attempt to lay the groundwork for a lasting ceasefire. The committee follows growing concerns over escalation of violence and armed confrontation between the multiple armed militant groups under the splintered umbrella of Libya’s dual government. Last week’s situation significantly escalated when Colonel Ali Al – Jabri, the leader