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Description: The New York – based Court of International Trade (CIT) abruptly and unanimously blocked the effect of Trump’s tariffs on Wednesday. After the White House’s harsh reaction and the filing of an appeal before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, the tariffs remained in effect awaiting further legal proceedings. The CIT brought forward a unanimous decision to block the tariffs citing illegal overstepping of presidential jurisdictions to unilaterally impose tariffs and violations of the International Economics and Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) from 1977. CIT’s ruling was based on a filing from the nonpartisan Liberty Justice Center and a small
Description: In line with recent information obtained from the fifth round of nuclear negotiations, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that the media is speculating around a potential agreement and both countries were still actively negotiating. Araghchi dismissed the speculations by further stating that substantial progress has been made but the sides were not yet closing in on a final agreement. Recent propositions floated the idea of dispatching international inspectors from the IAEA and several countries from the Middle East, to monitor Iran’s nuclear compliance in return for the easement of sanctions which according to the Omani mediators represented a substa
Description: The Israeli government has officially approved the expansion of 22 new Israeli settlements in the West Bank as the US proposed a renewed ceasefire agreement. The initiative for the West Bank expansion was spearheaded by Israel’s far – right ministers of defense and finance, Israel Katz and Bezalel Smotrich and aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian statehood. The US ceasefire proposal was reportedly accepted by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s cabinet and included the release of 28 Israeli hostages in return for 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and a 60 – day cessation of hostilities with humanitarian aid still being supplied in Gaza. Hamas was reportedly c
Description: Ukrainian and Russian mid – level negotiators are set to meet again in Istanbul on 02 Jun, where the Russian – proposed ceasefire memorandum would be presented. Ukrainian and US officials have repeatedly stated that they have provided their Russian counterparts with ceasefire proposals with Russia refusing to disclose the details of the memorandum before the 02 Jun scheduled negotiations. Diplomatic efforts have ramped up in recent months with Russia continuing its aerial assaults inflicting massive civilian and infrastructure damages. Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy recently stated that Russia is preparing a summer offensive with the amassment of around
Description: Poland’s runoff presidential election further sparks uncertainty and political instability as liberal pro – European candidate Rafal Trzaskowski would face national conservative Karol Nawrocki. Recently exposed controversies around the candidates further fuel election unpredictability as Trzaskowski was accused of corruption while Nawrocki was stained with gang and hooligan affiliations. Both candidates increased political campaigning in recent days aiming to flock the support of the remaining left and far – right candidates which failed to qualify for the runoff. Nawrocki attended the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) held in Jasionka, where he wa
Description: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hosted Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy in Berlin where discussions were held around the intensification of military support by Germany to Ukrainian defense efforts. The Chancellor recently announced his intent to lift the ban on long – range ballistic and cruise missiles supply, a move that his SPD coalition partners were staunchly against. Merz, however, announced a large package of support in the form of joint cooperation with Ukraine within the military industrial complex by jointly manufacturing and developing long range missiles. Zelenskyy’s visit arrives at a crucial time where the US is showcasing wavering support
Description: Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlined his demands for ending the war in Ukraine, after a week – long media campaign between him and US President Donald Trump. Putin has stated that Russia would demand written guarantees from NATO that the Alliance would cease further expansion on its eastern borders including countries such as Georgia and Moldova, ceeding of the 5 occupied territories including Crimea, Ukraine’s neutrality and unfreezing of the Russian foreign assets. President Trump has repeatedly attacked Putin in the past week with strong language statements calling the Russian President crazy and accusing him of inciting a global war by his actions o
Description: Conflicting reports from several media agencies arose speculations that Iranian foreign officials raised the issue of halting uranium enrichment levels in exchange for lifting some of the imposed sanctions. More concrete statements were solicited from Iran’s nuclear official Mohammad Eslami who stated that IAEA inspectors could be allowed permanently in Iran’s developing nuclear sites to ensure that the country upholds the predetermined conditions in developing nuclear capacities for civilian use. IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi has praised the ongoing nuclear negotiation as extremely positive and also mentioned that there were possible resolutions on the horizon which
Description: French President Emmanuel Macron continued his South Asia tour by visiting Indonesia where he met with his counterpart Prabowo Subianto. The presidents discussed the strengthening of bilateral ties, defense cooperation as well cooperation within the energy sectors. After the meeting, Indonesia placed an order for 42 Rafale fighter jets as well as Scorpene submarines and several light frigates as the country aimed at strengthening its defensive capabilities. Prabowo and Macron also discussed ongoing global issues such as the wars in Ukraine and Gaza with Subianto reiterating support for a two – state solution in Gaza and stating that his country was willing to es
Description: Chinese aerial and naval assets were noticed to have expanded their presence in the Indo – Pacific and the South China Sea. Two long – range H – 6 bombers were spotted to have been deployed in the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea alongside a KJ – 500 warning plane and a Y – 20 military transport plane. Chinese naval assets also marked significant expansion of presence in the Indo – Pacific as well as the Arabian Gulf where several anti – submarine assets were deployed while awaiting a potential carrier strike group as well as aircraft carriers to enter the Indian Ocean in the upcoming weeks. The move represents a clear response to US navigation of military