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Description: French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump met in the White House where they discussed recent developments regarding the Ukraine – Russia war and the dissolution of transatlantic relations between Europe and the US. Macron publicly suggested that France could spearhead Europe’s independent defense agenda as he said that his country could deploy French jet fighters armed with nuclear warheads as a deterrent against potential Russian aggression in the future. Donald Trump stated that peace agreement negotiations were progressing, and that Russia would agree on the deployment of peacekeeping contingents of European troops alongside its border wi
Description: UK Prime Minister (PM) Keir Starmer and UK’s Foreign Minister (FM) David Lammy have announced what has been deemed as the largest sanctions package against Russia to date. Several foreign nationals were introduced to the sanctioned lists which also included North Korea’s Defense Minister No Kwang Chol and a Kyrgyzstani bank called OJSC Keremet Bank. According to Starmer and Lammy’s statements, the sanctions package was in order to put additional pressure on the Russian economy which would ultimately force Russia to the negotiating table faster and subsequently enable Ukraine to lesser concessions than previously discussed. The sanctions package comes ahead of th
Description: European Union’s foreign ministers decided to suspend several sanctions against Syria in order to facilitate the country’s economic transition under the newly formed government. The EU would lift sanctions on main banking entities, air transport companies and entities in the energy industry. The lifting of sanctions would aim at assisting the current government led by HTS (Hayat Tahrir al – Sham) leader Ahmed Al – Sharaa to subdue the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country and enable crucial departments to commence the reconstruction of the Syrian economy. European Commission’s Vice – President Kaja Kallas has stated that EU reserves the right to reimpose th
Description: US and Ukraine representatives have apparently reiterated on the rare earth mineral deal that could see US – based companies exploiting the untampered Ukrainian deposits of up to 17 rare earth metals critical for consumer-based industries. Previously, Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy has denounced the possibility of signing an agreement with the US that would indebt Ukraine for the next 10 generations as the Trump administration demanded up to $500 billion in material restitution for ongoing military support provided by the US. Speculation that the deal was back on the negotiating table was confirmed by Ukrainian deputy Prime Minister, Olha Stefanishyna o
Description: The United Nations General Assembly has rejected the resolution regarding the war in Ukraine proposed by the US which excluded language such as Russian aggression and invading forces. The resolution passed 93 – 18 with 65 abstentions one of which was the US. The vote only emphasizes the distinctive approach the US and EU have adopted towards the conflict and the current upending of transatlantic relations. UN has adopted the Ukrainian version of the resolution which stated that all illegally obtained territory by way of military aggression would not be recognized as valid and also stimulated the withdrawal of Russian and North Korean troops from Ukraine.
Description: Chinese e – commerce tech giant Alibaba has announced their intention to invest up to $53 billion in future AI and cloud development projects. The company has introduced a larger investment portfolio as its CEO Eddie Wu announced aggressive investments in the AI sector. The announcement comes after last week’s meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and tech giant owners in Beijing where enlarged cooperation between the Chinese government and its prominent companies was suggested. Alibaba would aim at countering tech giants such as OpenAI, Google and Apple as the China – US trade war unravels. ByteDance has also reportedly increased and established cooperat
Description: The Christian Democratic Union of Friedrich Merz has officially won the German elections with a 28.5% turnout and was authorized to form a coalition government. The poll predictions were accurate as second was the far – right AfD which would most likely end up in opposition as the party has been deemed to be radically far – right by the German BfV. The outlook for the future Merz government would be difficult to grasp as he faces difficult choices ahead and is expected to tackle crucial political and economic issues which his predecessor Olaf Scholz failed to address. Merz would most likely be Germany’s next chancellor however the jury was still out on what othe
Description: Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have entered the city of Janin in the West Bank as a tank column rolled in an operation that could last up to a year, according to IDF officials. The operation was launched in order to uproot terrorist and militant activities in the West Bank as the Israeli military campaign continues amid the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Tensions between Israel and Hamas are substantially elevated as the latest hostage exchanges didn’t go according to the predetermined conditions of the agreement. Israeli PM Netanyahu also warned that IDF forces could return to their military campaign at any given moment. Hamas officials have condemned the operation in
23 Feb 2025 | Sudan: Military Makes Significant Advances, RSF Introduces Parallel Government Charter
Description: Sudanese military forces have pushed back the RSF (Rapid Support Forces) out of the town El – Gitaina and also made crucial breakthroughs in the strategic city of El – Obeid to the west of Sudan. The army’s operations came as a response to RSF’s announcement of a political charter aimed at forming a secularistic parallel government that would unify its rebel and paramilitary forces under a joint banner. The political charter was scrutinized by Sudanese and Egyptian officials as well as the UN which stated that such initiatives could threaten Sudan’s territorial integrity. RSF forces were also blamed for being supported by the Kenyan and UAE governments with the
Description: Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) has attacked the northern city of Cucuta bombing several police stations and taking the armed fighting to the streets. Cucuta’s Mayor, Jorge Acevedo imposed a 48 – hour curfew in order to reestablish order in the city. Cucuta has been considered as one of the major hubs for illicit activities used by the cartels, where the ELN is fighting armed fractions of the defunct FARC. The Colombian police and military haven’t had successes so far in countering ELN and armed militants from FARC as the President Gustavo Petro seized negotiations and announced a state of emergency in the country in Jan. Impact: Curre