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Description: German, Austrian and Belgian internal security forces and police have warned against the emergence of a newly – formed propaganda website that incentivizes terrorist attacks on European soil. The website pertaining to the terrorist organization Islamic State contained videos and written material that incentivized attacks from so called lone wolf individuals who rapidly radicalized and conducted attacks on civilian targets. Security authorities from the three countries also stated that recently, terrorist plots were thwarted routinely as the level of such threats has significantly risen in the past couple of years. Impact: Mounting threats from R

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Description: IRGC’s Commander for the Mazandaran province, Siavash Moslemi stated that a US – Israeli spy ring has been broken up through constant monitoring and various surveillance operations. The suspected individuals used trade companies and several charities as well as backgrounds as geological research scientists to infiltrate crucial Iranian infrastructure and gather intelligence. Iranian officials had yet to provide evidence to the claims as recent arrests also saw a British couple being accused of espionage and an Israeli individual arrested in Ardabil was also accused of espionage. Impact: The disruption of the alleged

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Description: Colombian military and holdouts from the FARC guerilla group have clashed in the Catatumbo region leaving one police officer dead and several wounded. The military was conducting the so – called stabilization operations on behalf of the Colombian government when they were engaged by dissidents from the holdouts of FARC. The trilateral conflict also involves the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group which fights over regional prevalence of the key region for the production and transportation of cocaine. The conflict so far has caused the migration of more than 50,000 people and left up to 100 dead. Impact: The Colombian government has appare

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Description: UK officials have blamed Russia for planning to interfere in the upcoming elections in the Central African Republic. US officials have also added that Russia was trying to tap into the country’s gold and mineral reserves as its one of the first that the Kremlin – backed Wagner group established its presence in. Russian foreign official Anna Evstigneeva has denounced the accusations laid out by the US and UK officials in the UN. The Central African Republic has been plagued by violence since 2013 when up to 14 armed Muslim – backed rebel groups overthrew then – sitting President Francois Bozize. The country has recently experienced shortened periods of relative s

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Description: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Qatar’s Emir Amir Al Thani have signed a strategic partnership agreement which will see both countries collaborate on several aspects. Qatar has announced an investment of up to $10 billion which will cover sectors such as hospitality, food security, technology, logistics and trade. The countries would also enhance security and intelligence cooperation to counter regional terrorist and extremist organizations. The agreement highlighted India’s repolarization towards countries in the Gulf region and strengthening ties with US allied forces. Impact: Qatar and India’s strategic partnership contributes towards

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Description: The Polish presidentship of the European Union has announced the decisions of the EU ambassadors to impose the 16th sanctions package on Russia. Sanctions would be additionally imposed on 73 ships of Russia’s shadow fleet used to transport goods such as LNG or LPG from sanctioned Russian companies as well as other legal entities and individuals. The sanctions package would also undertake the exclusion of 13 Russian banks from the SWIFT system while up to 8 Russian media outlets and 11 ports would also be added to the sanctioned list. The package comes on the brink of the three-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine and in line with recent rifts in pol

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Description: The Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Chinese government that would see the islands cooperate with China on trade, tourism, education, seabed mining, infrastructure, fisheries and disaster management.  The agreement has raised concerns with the islands closest ally New Zealand as recent ambitions show political will from the Cook Islands for secession. Protests were held in the capital Avarua opposing the China deal and requesting to remain in a free association bilateral relation with New Zealand. The agreement comes to light in a sensitive time especially with China enlarging its presence and expanding

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Description: Director General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) Mike Burgess presented the annual national threat report which focused on cyber-attacks, radicalization, sabotage and enhanced espionage attempts. Mark stated that Australia has been considerably targeted by opposing state – backed organizations through continuous cyber-attacks which targeted crucial infrastructure and used social media platforms to radicalize the Australian youth. Mark also mentioned that the AUKUS program, which is a strategic alliance between Australia, the UK and the US has been severely targeted especially with regional tensions on a historic high. Impact: