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Description: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen complemented the statement made by EU’s Commissioner for Trade Maros Sefcovic who stated that EU is ready to offer the US a zero for zero tariff deal on industrial goods. Trump’s tariffs have disrupted global markets and further aggravated transatlantic relations which forced the EU to reconsider its approach towards the tariff issue. Sefcovic warned that despite EU’s willingness to rapidly resolve the trade issue with the US, the bloc was also prepared for reciprocal tariffs on US goods of any kind. He also stated that the EU delivered a proposal on 19 Feb to US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick for zero for
Description: The AES (Alliance of Sahel States) has recalled their ambassadors from Algeria following an incident on the border where Malian drone was shot down. Algerian foreign officials have blamed Mali for violating their airspace while Mali has denounced the drone’s entering of Algeria and stated the UAV was neutralizing members of terror cells pertaining to ISIS that planned attacks on AES. Mali and Algeria also reciprocally blocked air traffic in addition to the expulsion of the ambassadors. The sudden surge of tensions was projected to have been a result of Mali’s conformation within the AES and the resurgence of the Tuareg rebels on the Mali – Algerian border. AES w
Description: Dominican Republic’s President, Luis Abinader has announced that border security would be considerably strengthened as the growing gang violence in Haiti has caused a flowing migrant crisis. Abinader also pledged to reinforce border troops to 11,000 as he announced additional 1,500 troops to the already deployed 9,500 on top of announcing the speed up construction efforts on the border wall. Haiti enters a second year of devastating gang violence which has caused substantial humanitarian crisis in the country. Peacekeeping contingents led by Kenya numbered approximately 1,000 troops who faced difficulties in countering the alliance of gangs and reinforcement of
Description: The UK Navy has discovered several Russian spy sensors in UK waters, most likely attempting to obtain information on UK’s nuclear capabilities. Sensors were discovered on the seabed across the island while some of them were also washed ashore. UK military officials have stated they were highly aware of Russian hybrid warfare attempts especially concerning UK’s nuclear capabilities and the UK Navy has actively countered several espionage and sabotage attempts in the past couple of months. Military officials also stated that Russian oligarch yachts were also used for surveillance operations and reconnaissance of possible target locations as well as other forms of
Description: Leader of France’s National Rally (NR) party, Marine Le Pen has stated that she intended to fight the conviction issued by French courts regarding the embezzlement allegations. Le Pen was convicted last week to 4 years in prison, with two suspended and two to be served under house arrest and additional $108,000 fine for misusing EU funds to pay employees within her own party between 2004 and 2016. Her conviction was heavily opposed by fellow right-wing party leaders such as US President Donald Trump, while the French public labeled the conviction death to democracy. Underwhelming protests unraveled in Paris after a couple of thousand supporters were filmed deman
Description: Ukraine and the US are set to renegotiate the disputed rare earth minerals deal after the initial draft was leaked to the public and heavily disputed by Ukrainian experts. The first draft saw Ukraine effectively giving ownership to deposits of rare earth minerals to the US as well as critical oil and gas natural resources. Ukraine’s Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko stated that the new agreement would approach the issue from a standpoint of protecting Ukraine’s strategic interests and substantially boosting the country’s economy. She also added that several experts would be included in the negotiations, including sectors such as security and foreign affairs.
Description: South Korea’s Constitutional Court has ousted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his illegal imposition of martial law in Dec last year. Han Duck – Soo would serve as the acting President until a precise date is determined for the upcoming elections scheduled to be held in Jun. Yoon declared martial law in Dec citing concerns over the misuse of the majority in the parliament by the opposition, which instigated the worst political crisis in modern era for South Korea. Lee Jae – Myung, populist leader of the Liberal Democratic Party is the most likely candidate to replace Yoon, however, he as well faces legal challenges on the basis of corruption. Impa
Description: The major shareholder of the Chinese social media platform TikTok, ByteDance, has halted the sale of TikTok’s operations in the US to an American – based company in light of Trump's tariff imposition. In light of recent interest from large companies such as Amazon and a business consortium led by OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely, TikTok’s fate on the American market remains severely uncertain. US President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for the sale for additional 75 days via presidential executive order which was severely opposed by the Democrats. TikTok’s sale of operations on the US market was initiated over privacy and influence concerns, as the US Senat
Description: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has officially inaugurated the expansion of the Ream naval base in the country, just two weeks before the scheduled visit from Chinese President Xi Jinping. Manet also praised Chinese President Xi for enabling and facilitating the development of the expansion but also stated that China has no exclusive rights to the base even though the countries are close allies. Chinese media and news outlets however projected the inauguration differently and stipulated the base to be of future use for joint military and naval drills, which cited serious concerns over Chinese influence. Prime Minister Manet also stated that Japanese naval ves
Description: The M23 rebels and representatives from DRC’s government have reportedly engaged in private negotiations mediated by Qatar. Officials from both sides met in Doha where the seizure of violence in the eastern parts of the DRC was heavily discussed. M23 rebels have overtaken significant strategic cities in east DRC, which were rich with rare earth metals in violent confrontations with DRC’s military. The negotiations in Doha have apparently laid the groundwork for the upcoming direct public negotiations set to be held on 09 Apr. M23 rebels in the private meetings have allegedly agreed on refraining control over Walikale to the DRC’s military as a show of good faith