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Description: In line with the announced visit by US President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia next week, sources from the Saudi Ministry of energy signaled that a potential mining and rare earth minerals deal was in the works with the US Department of Energy. Saudi Arabia started to differentiate their economic dependence on oil and transferred towards alternative sources of revenue such as mining operations. The country doubled its estimations for the potential in mineral reserves to approximately $2.5 trillion as crucial discoveries were made during last year’s geological research. Saudi state – owned Maaden or Saudi Arabian Mining Co. was allegedly considering several outsou
Description: Representatives from DRC’s government have apparently reinstated peace negotiations with Rwanda – backed M23 rebels in Doha. The meetings had apparently taken place on 03 May with officials from both sides reengaging in diplomatic efforts to end the war in the eastern parts of the DRC. The peace process was fueled by joint efforts from Qatar and the US with the signing of a draft agreement between the foreign ministers of DRC and Rwanda in Apr. The US is also engaged in separate negotiations with DRC and Rwanda to secure mining rights of rare earth minerals in both countries through private investment funds in return for security guarantees. Meanwhile, fighting
Description: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the decision by Israel’s Security Cabinet to launch an operation called Gideon’s Chariots which would effectively see Israel’s defense forces occupy the Gaza Strip indefinitely. The decision was brought forward initially by Israel’s army and approved by the Security Cabinet as the country continues to resort towards resolving the war with Hamas militarily. Hundreds of reservists were called upon prior to announcing the operation which pointed towards the credibility of the information. The announcement comes after days of reciprocal bombardments between Israel’s aerial forces and Yemen’s Houthis, a campaign als
Description: German Chancellor in waiting Friedrich Merz has secured a crucial coalition between his CDU / CSU party and the SPD ahead of a key parliamentary vote which would be needed in order for Merz to be confirmed as the country’s next Chancellor. The existing coalition was announced after CDU / CSU won the elections by tight margins ahead of the far – right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Merz has so far promised to resurrect Germany’s once known industrial and economic power in Europe, pledged extensive defensive spending and Germany’s consolidation of power within the European Union. The elections unraveled the public’s frustration with the previous SPD – led governme
Description: The consistent political and diplomatic clashes between US President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum have escalated after Sheinbaum denied the proposal outlined by Trump to involve the US military in anti – drug trafficking operations on Mexican territory. The countries despite being close partners and allies have clashed over migration, trade, the fight against drug trafficking and the cartels which were labeled as terrorist organizations by the Trump administration. Tensions on the southern border have escalated as both countries have deployed members of their military and security forces in the past couple of months, to reinforce control
Description: Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi met with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad as he offered mediation from Iran in deescalating the tensions with India caused by the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 Apr. Both India and Pakistan have reinforced their border security and exchanged diplomatic measures of retribution such as the expulsion of diplomats and the abandonment of the Indus Water Treaty. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister welcomed Araghchi’s offer for meditation and stated that he already communicated with several state dignitaries such as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio who have also cautioned
Description: Eurosceptic hard – right candidate George Simion has secured the first-round victory in Romania’s presidential election and would face former Bucharest major Nicusor Dan in a runoff election on 18 May. Simion secured 41% of the votes as opposed to Dan’s 21% and is poised to become Romania’s next President since his campaigned relied heavily on anti – EU sentiments which saw previous far – right candidate Calin Georgescu disqualified by Romania’s Constitutional Court. Romania has been subjected to severe disinformation campaigns through social media platforms such as TikTok and Telegram which influenced the election towards supporting Simion who only enjoyed 14%
Description: Leaders of the so – called ASEAN Plus Three group China, Japan and South Korea agreed upon enhancing the financial security net around Asian countries by enlarging the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization (CMIM) agreement. The enhanced mechanism would allow countries from the ASEAN bloc access towards joint funds for natural disaster crises and pandemics. CMIM mechanisms haven’t been used so far as they have entailed larger administrative approvals and supervisory control of the funds by the larger member states. The agreement’s current financial pool amounts to $240 billion with Japan and China contributing $76.8 billion, South Korea with a contribution of
Description: Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have launched a barrage of attacks on the de – facto capital of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Port Sudan. The attacks represented a major shift in the civil war, that has so far displaced over 12 million people, as the RSF reached Port Sudan militarily for the first time. Sudan’s war erupted in 2023 as a power struggle emerged between the leader of SAF, General Abdel Fattah al – Burhan and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo – Hemedti, after attempts to form a civil government faltered and the generals failed to overcome disagreements regarding the direction the country was supposed to move towards. Peace mediation efforts have so
Description: Far – right candidate George Simion led the exit polls as Romanians were headed to presidential reelections after controversially ousting Calin Georgescu over Russian election interference in his campaigns. George Simion represented himself as the most prominent inheritor of Georgescu’s far – right led campaigns as he also enforced anti – EU and pro – Russian sentiments aligning his party, Alliance for the Union of Romanians, with policies similar to US President Donald Trump. Simion also reinforced anti – Ukrainian narratives in his political campaign, rebuking the need for continued support for the country in their war against Russia. Projections placed Simion