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Description: The leftwing Vevendosje or Self – Determination Movement Party has won the elections in Kosovo but failed to secure parliamentary majority as it looks to form a coalition with one of the remaining parties. Vevendosje won 41.99% of the votes, second on the election list was the Democratic League of Kosovo or LDK with 17.8% of the votes and third was the Alliance for Kosovo’s Future of former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj with 7.7% of the votes. The Serbian minority party Srpska Lista won 2.8% of the votes, doubling the results from four years ago. Kosovo’s new government is expected to face mounting pressure on finding resolution to the dispute with Serbia and
Description: The leftist lawyer Luisa Gonzalez and conservative Daniel Noboa would face in runoff elections in April to determine Ecuador’s new president. Noboa has won 44.31% of the votes while Gonzalez held firm at 43.83% which put both candidates far away from the rest. Both face significant pressure as they stare down a four – year mandate which would force them to resolve Ecuador’s mounting socio – economic pressure from gang violence, extortion and drug trafficking. The public is divided as Gonzalez could instigate severe changes in the country as a newly appointed President, however, many also supported the hard – line approach of Noboa, who declared state of internal
Description: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to the DPRK’s (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Ministry of Defense has criticized the joint military exercises conducted by the US, South Korea and Japan in recent weeks. He also stated that North Korea’s response would be to double down on development of their nuclear forces and capabilities as the trilateral cooperation endangered the security situation in the region. Kim also commented on North Korea’s continued support for the Russian military efforts against Ukraine and pledged more troops to the frontline in addition to the 11,000 reportedly deployed already. Impact: Recent joint mili
Description: Leaders from Rwanda and Congo have discussed the ongoing armed conflict and humanitarian crisis in DR Congo where DRC military and rebel group M23 have clashed repeatedly over the past couple of months. Rwandan President Paul Kagame was physically present at the summit in Tanzania while Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi joined via video call. Both Presidents have called upon the seizure of violence, which saw M23 rebels overwhelm the city of Goma and advance towards the North Kivu province leaving many dead and plunging the country into a widened humanitarian crisis. The opening of humanitarian corridor has also been discussed as more than 3,000 people have b
Description: Israeli military forces have withdrawn from the Netzarim Corridor which effectively cut the Gaza Strip northern parts from the eastern parts of the enclave. The withdrawal comes as a response to the ongoing ceasefire agreement terms negotiated between Israel and Hamas. Delegations from Israel were expected to arrive later during next week in Qatar where an apparent continuation of the ceasefire agreement would be moderated by Qatari diplomats. Recent statements from US President Donald Trump regarding the annexation and modernization of Gaza have inflamed the Israel – Hamas conflict with disapproval and negative feedback from the Arab countries. Impact:
Description: Beate Gangas, Head of the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) has issued a warning of possible increase in Russian sabotage attacks during 2025. The statement embroiled the heightened diplomatic tensions between Russia and Norway since the invasion of Ukraine. Norway became Europe’s largest crude oil supplier since international sanctions imposed on Russia saw Europe investigate alternative energy sources. According to Gangas, the sabotage attacks would be mostly targeting oil infrastructure capabilities and test the resilience on the Norway – Russia land and sea border. PST also warned of enlarged espionage attempts from China, Iran and North Korea aimed at
Description: Student protests in Serbia marked 100 days since the fall of the badly constructed canopy in Novi Sad which killed 15 people. The student protest movement ever since gained significant traction and public support in Serbia which forced the resignation of Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic. Students protested against grand corruption within the current Serbian government and tackled several other socio – economic issues which dragged the country’s progress backwards. President Aleksandar Vucic has labelled the protests an “outside intervention” aimed at toppling his government. German lawmakers and politicians have stated that destabilization in Serbia could in
Description: Albin Kurti’s left-wing party Vetevendosje led the polls ahead of the Kosovo elections on Sunday with PDK (Democratic Party of Kosovo) and LDK (Democratic League of Kosovo) being close second. Kosovo’s issues ranged from severe economic instability to bilateral interethnic tensions with Serbia and the lack of international funding for investment projects. The seizure of funding commenced with the disbandment of the USAID agency, which had invested over $2 billion in Kosovo since 1999. The EU funding for the projects has also been conditional on de-escalation of the tensions with Serbia on Kosovo’s northern border where KFOR has increased its presence for the upc
Description: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order which imposed sanctions over the International Criminal Court (ICC). The executive order was mainly signed over the ICC’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu for committed war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank. Trump had staunchly supported Netanyahu and the Israeli was the first international meeting Trump took after assuming office. The sanctions mostly concerned individuals from the ICC, whose property within the US could be confiscated or they could be banned from entering the US. The US have always had a complicated relationship with the ICC ever since their votin
Description: The Philippines and Canada have reached final stages of negotiations in establishing an extensive defense pact between the countries. Canada has joined the US, Australia and the Philippines in air and naval maneuvers in the disputed South China Sea last year, and ever since cooperated closely to deter Chinese maritime and aerial forces in the region. This would be the third defense agreement between the countries for the past two years which would enable enhanced capabilities in countering Chinese surveillance efforts in the region. The Philippines were also parallelly pursuing similar defense pacts with France and New Zealand. Impact: With grow