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Description: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the President of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake as they discussed the deepening of strategic ties between the two countries. Joint sustainable energy project has been announced with the introduction of a 120 – megawatt solar power plant which would be developed in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates. The presidents also discussed debt restructuring as India has assisted Sri Lanka with $4 billion in 2022 when the country faced substantial financial crisis due to market fluctuation. Modi’s visit to Colombo signals a battle over influence with China, which has already developed $3.2 billion oil refinery in Sri
Description: The global markets plummeted as China imposed reciprocal tariffs of 34% on US imported goods, as the global trade war started impacting the largest stock markets. Market indexes such as S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average saw their largest drops ever since the Covid pandemic of 6% and 5.8% respectively. China has answered Trump’s imposition of tariffs by adding up to 27 US companies on the trade sanctions list which ranged from food products to military and defense components. China also filed a lawsuit against the US with the World Trade Organization while officials stated they were open to direct negotiations with their US counterparts regarding the t
Description: Almost five months after the deadly collapse of the Novi Sad railway canopy, the political crisis in Serbia still persists. The massive student protests on 15 Mar in Belgrade where more than 300,000 people amassed, were followed with stymied response from the sitting government. Clashes between the protesters and the police intensified in the past couple of weeks as the Vucic regime targeted people with perfidy methods such as salary cuts, targeted harassment and temporary imprisonment. The resignation from Prime Minister Milos Vucevic hasn’t dissuaded the protestors who are now seeking Europe’s support as they started cycling towards the Council of Europe’s hea
Description: Leaders from the European Union, Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen, held the first Summit with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Costa and Leyen discussed the deepening of strategic ties between EU and the Central Asian countries, especially in the sectors of critical raw materials, transport, digital connectivity, water and energy. The discussions were followed by Leyen’s announcement of a Gateway Investment Package that amounted to $13.2 billion for the mentioned areas of cooperation. The Summit was praised by the Uzbekistani President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who stated that the Central As
Description: Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy met with military representatives from the UK and France in Kyiv, where the potential deployment of peacekeeping forces was discussed. Official representatives from the UK Defense Ministry have stated that such force would need to be bolstered by US support and amount to at least 15 thousand soldiers. The discussions were considered as a prelude towards further negotiations which would be held in Brussels in the near future. Russian and Ukrainian air forces in the meantime continued to exchange attacks, as Russian drones targeted Zelenskyy’s hometown Kryvyi Ryih where up to 9 children were killed in the attacks and 50 othe
Description: Trump’s 02 Apr announcement on global tariffs plunged world economies into a tailspin with some threatening to retaliate while others are still seeking trade resolutions through negotiations. China, Taiwan, Canada and the European Union have vowed to retaliate in kind, as officials stated that US tariffs were a unilateral measure which would inflict economic damage that wouldn’t benefit anyone. Other countries such as Japan, Mexico, the UK and Australia have initially responded by requesting trade negotiations which would balance out trade deficits with the US. Markets also responded negatively, marking their largest losses in years while larger financial instit
Description: Russian foreign ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova and Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, stated that potential direct attacks on Iran by the US were unacceptable and illegal. They also added that military confrontation between Iran and the US could cause a global catastrophe and plunge the Middle East into a revolving war with devastating consequences. The statements were a response to the recent mounting tensions between the US and Iran and continuous threats by US President Donald Trump to bomb Iran if the latter doesn’t agree to negotiations regarding their nuclear program. Iran has also constantly refused to negotiate with the US directly,
Description: The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio is expected to arrive in Brussels at the meeting of Europe’s foreign ministers alongside the US Ambassador to NATO, Matt Whitaker. The meeting is expected to cover the causes of the dissolution in relations between Europe and the US and the latter’s position in NATO’s uncertain future. European foreign leaders are expected to clarify whether there would be a significant US troop withdrawal from Europe and to discuss the demands for raised GDP spending on defense amid warmed relations between the US and Russia. Additional talks are expected to be held regarding the opposing positions of the US and Europe towards the Ukraine
Description: Israeli air forces have conducted bombing runs on sites near Syria’s capital Damascus and various other military bases as Israel blamed Turkey for attempting to turn Syria into their vassal state and a protectorate. Israel has had growing concerns over the Islamic forces which toppled Bashar al – Assad and considers the current HTS regime in Syria a considerable threat to their national security. The bombing runs came after Turkey recently announced their intention to turn the T – 4 aerial base operational and dispatch other air defense systems to ensure its infrastructural operability. Turkey has solidified its ties with the current Syrian regime and blamed Isr
Description: With the 05 Apr deadline rapidly approaching, TikTok’s future on the US market still remains undetermined. Latest bids from Amazon and a separate consortium led by OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely inspired confidence for the apps continued existence on the US market. The consortium formed between Stokely’s startup called Zoop and unidentified cryptocurrency company was one of the most serious bidders, while Amazon’s bid was also seriously considered as officials from the company have sent offer letters to US Vice – President JD Vance. Other players involved, included private equity firm Blackstone which supported ByteDance’s non – Chinese shareholders Susquehanna In