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Description: Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy arrived in the city of Jeddah and met with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohhamed bin Salman ahead of crucial talks with the US. The meeting comes after the failed negotiations last month that culminated in the Oval Office after which Ukraine took a couple of steps back from the possible peace or ceasefire agreement with Russia. The US in the meantime seized military aid and intelligence support for Ukraine and the negotiations entered a somewhat unchartered territory. Saudi Arabia has positioned itself as the main location for the possible peace talks which was catalyzed by the country’s autocratic government and compliant media
Description: Syria’s Defense Ministry Official Colonel Hassan Abdel – Ghani has announced the military operation led by HTS security forces against armed Alawite militants to be over. The violence left more than 1,500 dead, most of them civilians, and began on Thursday, 06 Mar, after an HTS police patrol was attacked by Alawite militants. After the announcement, interim Syrian President Ahmed al – Sharaa signed a security deal with SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) Commander Mazloum Abdi, according to which the SDF would fall under the Syrian Ministry of Defense and the Kurds would be integrated into the Syrian civil society and political process. Impact: The e
Description: After winning the elections, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to increase defense spending and stimulate Germany’s stagnant economy. He had seamlessly resolved the coalition problem by siding with the SPD, however, in order to pass resolutions regarding his half a trillion-debt restructuring infrastructure package the Chancellor would need the majority support which he could obtain from the Green party. The Greens have strenuously opposed the infrastructure package as did the far – right AfD which launched a legal challenge to Merz’ proposals before Germany’s constitutional court, which was additionally supported by the Left party. The proposals from the
Description: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning has stated that China aimed at closely cooperating with Canada in the upcoming period as both countries face substantial economic threat from US tariffs. Statements for close cooperation from China came a day after Mark Carney’s victory as he became the most probable candidate to replace exiting Canadian PM Justin Trudeau. Before Carney’s victory, China imposed tariffs on over $2.6 billion agricultural and food products on Canada as a response to the levies Canada introduced in Oct 2024 to Chinese electric vehicles and steel and aluminum products. Mao Ning further suggested that Canada should seriously review its ap
Description: Greenland is facing a crucial election on Tuesday amid constant threats from US President Donald Trump to acquire the island as an absolute necessity for US strategic interests. Greenland mainly depends on Denmark and the EU which subsidize their Scandinavian – style welfare system but also sits on an untapped mineral, oil and gas reserves. Greenland’s parliament consists of 31 members of which 16 are needed for a majority in the chamber with six political parties in the race. Currently Greenland is led by the left – wing Inuit Ataqatigiit in coalition with the social democratic Siumut party which control 12 and 10 seats respectively. The majority Greenlanders a
Description: National Liberation Army (ELN) commanders have pledged to continue fighting the government’s amassed army in northeastern parts of Colombia as several peace initiatives have failed in recent months. The leftwing insurgency group has tightened its grip on the regional drug trade in the border region of Catatumbo where it also clashed with offshoots of the FARC guerilla group in a battle for dominance over the drug trade routes. Since Jan the trilateral clashes between the Colombian army, ELN and FARC remnants caused the displacement of at least 56,000 people and over 100 have been killed which prompted the Colombian government to announce an emergency state acros
Description: In response to Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid and the seizure of electricity in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis have threatened to resume attacks on civilian and military ships in the region. Israeli delegation has arrived in Qatar to resume the US – led ceasefire negotiations and has seized the supply of electricity in larger parts of the Strip as means to force Hamas into continued hostage exchanges. The Houthis have previously conducted hundreds of attacks on civilian and military targets mostly in the Bab al – Mandab straight and caused considerable disruptions in the supply chain industry, as the straight is one of the key global trade routes. Im
Description: Far – right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has stated his intent to appeal the Romanian Constitutional Court’s decision to ban him from running in the May presidential elections. Georgescu submitted his request on Friday after which the Constitutional Court decided on Sunday to prohibit him from participating in the May elections citing Russian election interference and illegal campaign financing allegations. Georgescu has been also investigated on six counts by the Prosecutor’s Office for being a member of a fascist organization and communicating false information about campaign financing. Other ultranationalist parties in Romania have condemned the Co
Description: Officials from Russia, China and Iran have announced joint military exercises scheduled for later this month, as US – Ukraine negotiations were scheduled to commence in Riyadh. The exercises would be conducted off the Iranian coast near southeastern ports of Chabahar and would be observed by representatives from Qatar, the UAE, Azerbaijan, South Africa and Oman. The announcement comes as the US and Ukraine negotiations were scheduled to commence on 11 Mar regarding the resolving of the war in Ukraine. Impact: Despite sudden shifts in US foreign policy towards Russia, the latter is ensuring the continuance of its longstanding strategic partnershi
Description: The former Governor of Bank of Canada, Mark Carney was elected as the next Liberal party leader and successor of Justin Trudeau. Carney received 86% of the votes from nearly 400,000 party members who registered to participate in the leadership election. Carney in his address towards the party members in Ottawa pledged to impose counter tariffs on the US and continue the fight for Canada’s trade and economic independence. Projections have stated that he might call for an early election to strengthen his position, which might prove to be difficult as the Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre noted that Canadians have had enough of the Liberal policies.