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Description: Hamas political officials have stated the ceasefire talks mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the US have continued as Israel kept violating the truce by cutting aid and electricity in the Gaza Strip. The fragile ceasefire agreement has held since Jan mostly due to the mediators’ diplomatic efforts as both Israel and Hamas have continuously blamed each other for violating the truce. Israel also enforced military operations in the Golan Heights and targeted military compounds within southern Syria as a response to the military buildup in the country which resulted in violent clashes between the HTS – led government and the formed Assad supporters. Impact:
Description: Serbian separatist leader Milorad Dodik has apparently asked for Russia to block the EU and NATO initiative before the UN Security Council for the additional deployment of troops under the European peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. The announcement comes as a result of his arrest on 12 Mar which was prompted by Dodik’s refusal to uphold to rulings imposed by Bosnia’s international ruling administration. After the rejection of court summons, Dodik initiated laws which barred state judiciary and police institutions from the region which resulted in his arrest warrant. Dodik’s actions were criticized by NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte in his recent visit to Prist
Description: Military chiefs from most EU and NATO members met in Paris on an emergency summit where the French – British proposal for peacekeeping forces in Ukraine, labeled the coalition of the willing, was discussed. The meeting was spearheaded by military officials from the UK and France with President Emmanuel Macron also attending where broader ideas were exchanged and proposals discussed for the deployment of a peacekeeping contingent if and whether some sort of an agreement would be brought forward from the talks in Saudi Arabia. The summit represented the most important step towards Europe’s involvement in the conflict since the dissolution of the transatlantic rela
Description: Ukraine and the US concluded the 8 – hour long negotiations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia after which an initial 30 - day ceasefire proposal was brought forward. The negotiations also involved the previously discussed minerals deal between the countries in return for security guarantees as well as the resumption of intelligence and military aid by the US. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised the talks as highly productive and stated that as of now, the diplomatic ball is on the Russian side. No official response has been solicitated from the Kremlin as previous statements of a long – term peace agreement instead of a short ceasefire were publicly reintroduced by
Description: Calin Georgescu’s appeal against the decision of Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau to ban him from the upcoming presidential elections has been rejected by the Constitutional Court. The far – right, anti – NATO candidate was repeatedly accused of severe irregularities in campaign financing and being propped up by Russian media initiatives to win the elections. The Constitutional Court had stated the ban was final and there was no possibility of appealing against it which put Romanian far -right political block in a crisis mode looking for a suitable replacement for Georgescu. In the past couple of days Georgescu’s ban was followed by massive anti – establishmen
Description: President Trump’s tariffs have instigated a global trade war in which strategic alliances could substantially shift in China’s favor as the second largest global economy. Trump’s isolationist policies have caused economic disruptions on the global markets which could prompt European countries to soften their stance on Chinese consumer and industrial goods. Europe and China as competing economies could be expected to closely cooperate on several key economic sectors such as the automotive industry and the clean energy sectors. Chinese overproduction remains a significant factor which could provoke a more moderate response from Europe. Several other countries such
Description: South Korea’s Constitutional Court is expected to decide on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s charges which could position the country in several crisis alternatives. The Court has to decide on Yoon’s rebellion charges as he declared martial law and ordered police and military forces to surround the South Korean assembly. The decision could see Yoon reinstated as the country’s President or facing prison time. South Korea has been plunged into a prolonged political crisis followed by daily protests in a period of time when regional instability is on a high level caused by North Korea’s rapid rearmament and the US MAGA policies. The Court’s decision is expected to be anno
Description: Uganda’s Chief of Defense Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba has stated that Uganda has deployed special forces units into South Sudan’s capital Juba amid concerns of rising armed tensions. Sporadic fighting commenced in the last two days between government forces and the White Militia forces, which according to South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir were supported by Vice – President Riek Machar. Kiir and Machar signed a fragile power – sharing agreement in 2018 when the civil war in South Sudan was concluded but recent armed confrontations risk at plunging the country into an extended civil war conflict. Impact: South Sudan’s sensitive security and politi
Description: Anti – government student protests have significantly intensified as protestors blocked the entrance of Serbia’s national television RTS citing a biased approach towards the reporting of the protests. The protests which began as a response to wholesale government corruption connected to the collapse of a railway canopy in Novi Sad have grown into a larger civil movement demanding justice and investigation transparency. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has repeatedly denounced allegations of corruption and labeled the protests an elaborate scheme to topple his government. Escalation comes at a sensitive time as NATO’s Secretary General Rutte visited Kosovo and
Description: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has conducted a militant hijacking operation in the town of Mashkaf, southwestern Pakistan and clashed with Pakistani security forces. According to the latest reports the BLA have kidnapped more than 100 civilians and eliminated approximately 38 Pakistani security forces. The militant group gave Pakistani authorities a 48 – hour deadline to agree to a hostage exchange. BLA has been active for the past 20 years as it escalated militant operations in the southwestern parts of Pakistan which were rich with rare earth minerals and under Chinese company concessions. Pakistan has repeatedly accused Afghanistan and India for supporting