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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.
Description: Germany’s Chancellor in waiting Friedrich Merz introduced a nuclear shield initiative involving France and the UK to bolster the US protection of Europe. Shortly after his victory in last month’s elections, Merz also stated that Germany should considerably bolster its defensive capabilities as the division between Europe and the US deepened amid Trump’s shifting foreign policy. Merz despite introducing the idea of a European nuclear shield in cooperation with the UK and France also mentioned the pledges that forbid Germany to own or operate such weapons which dated back to the Second World War. Germany’s newest government is still in its foundation stages as ini
Description: Romania’s Central Election Bureau (BEC) has rejected Calin Georgescu’s application to participate in a runoff election in line with decisions brought forward from the Constitutional Court. Georgescu, which dominated the first cycle of the elections was discovered to have run an illegal political campaign supported by the Russian Federation. He was also additionally investigated by prosecutors for involvement in fascists groups and being unable to provide adequate justification for his campaign financing. BEC’s decision to prohibit Georgescu to further participate in the elections was followed by violent protests in front of their headquarters with messages for s
Description: State Department officials have stated they have been contacted by representatives from the Congolese Senate with an offer that included the country’s rare earth minerals. DRC government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya has stated that correspondence with US officials on the matter have been ongoing on a daily basis as DRC was looking to diversify its mining investment portfolio. The initiative has been discussed as the DRC is continuously fighting M23 rebels in the eastern parts of the country where the vast majority of the reserves resided. DRC was looking for a partner that would offer security guarantees in return for mining rights and also discussed such partner
Description: After US President Donald Trump stated that he directly addressed Iran’s Supreme leader Ali Khamenei by way of a letter and urged him to begin nuclear talks, Khamenei denounced the claims as unfounded. He also stated that the US was trying to subdue Iran into obedience and continued with sanctions which considerably depleted Iran’s national economy. The announcement came after several months of public back and forth between the countries, where Trump threatened a maximum pressure strategy to deter Iran from its nuclear ambitions, while Khamenei’s mixed signals regarding nuclear talks with the US were mostly conservative and politically negative. Impact:
Description: North Korean state – owned media KCNA, has introduced an apparent nuclear-powered submarine. Government officials from North Korea including Kim Jong Un were photographed at an undisclosed location where they unveiled the 6-to-7-thousand-ton class strategic missile guide submarine. South Korean military experts claimed the term strategic missile guide submarine meant it could carry nuclear warheads. The introduction is in line with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un statements in recent months for increasing the country’s nuclear deterrent capabilities. The introduction of the submarine could pose a significant security threat for the region and beyond according t