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Description: Foreign ministers from the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov this week. The meet would facilitate a close trilateral cooperation between the three countries and Russia as they aim to form a larger confederation of nations and expand strategic cooperation. The three countries are led by military juntas which closely cooperate with the Russian Wagner Group and African corps offshoots in countering jihadists in the Sahel region. AES was initially established between the Sahel countries as a joint military front against terrorist organizations, however, ideas regarding for
Description: The UK and Mauritius are closer than ever to securing a historic deal regarding the Chagos Islands after the US approved the administrative change. The UK government has signaled the final approval from the Trump administration and noted that the issue would be put before both houses of Parliament for further discussion before the deal is finalized. The UK split the Indian Ocean archipelago from Mauritius in 1965, as the latter is a former British colony and ever since the administrative rule over the land has been disputed. The islands are strategically important for US interests as they host the naval base Diego Garcia which under the current circumstances of
Description: Turkish Defense Ministry has announced its plan to establish a military base in the Homs province and take control over the Tiyas Air base also known as T – 4 Air Base. Officials from the Turkish Defense Ministry confirmed the deployment of aerial assets in the country as well as Hisar air defense systems which would ensure uninterrupted reconstruction of the regional infrastructure. The move reaffirms the close cooperation between Turkey and Syria’s current regime led by HTS (Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham) and President Ahmed al Sharaa and aims to counter Israeli military advances in the eastern parts of Syria. Impact: Turkey is currently using the det
Description: The Polish Defense Ministry has confirmed the upcoming $2 billion defensive bilateral pact between the US and Poland within the Wisla cooperation program. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland has become the defensive pillar of NATO’s Eastern Flank and ramped up military spending to 4.1% of its GDP. The defense pact would undertake the additional supply of Patriot defense systems, training and maintenance. The Patriot system is known to be able to counter short – range tactical ballistic missiles with an emphasis on its ability to counter maneuvering missiles which could carry nuclear warheads. Poland’s pact with the US exemplifies the country’s commitment
Description: Latest election polls show far – right candidate George Simion's convincing lead in the upcoming presidential elections. The public’s reaction comes as no surprise to the ousting of Calin Georgescu by Romania’s State Election Commission over allegations of Russian interference in the country’s elections. Simion is expected to enjoy the support of up to 31.5% of Romania’s voting body, which marked an uptick in his rating compared to the previously cancelled elections. The poll surprisingly was conducted by the polling institute Verified and was commissioned by opposing independent candidate Nicusor Dan. Victor Ponta, the remaining leftist opposing candidate to Si
Description: Russia’s special investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev has stated that discussions regarding joint development and exploitation projects of rare earth metals between the US and Russia have already begun. Dmitriev, who was also part of the US – Russia talks in Saudi Arabia, also stated that there was growing interest from American companies to reenter the Russian mining market. The statement comes after President Donald Trump categorically criticized Vladimir Putin and blamed him for backtracking the peace process. Rare earth metals represent key strategic components in various industries and the question of their exploitation has been significantly raised in the firs
Description: The $22.8 billion transaction between Hong – Kong based CK Hutchinson and Blackrock Inc. has been blocked by Chinese regulators citing violation of national interests. Blackrock was set to acquire ownership of a network of ports globally operated by CK Hutchinson, including key trade ports in the scrutinized Panama canal. Chinese regulators have opposed the transaction despite the fact that the ports in question allegedly weren’t crucial and didn’t subdue China’s trade influence in the canal. Panama and China have both come under scrutiny from US President Donald Trump who has repeatedly criticized the elaborate ploy by both countries to sabotage US economic and
Description: Leftist candidate Luisa Gonzalez was reportedly having a slight lead over sitting President Daniel Noboa according to several poll sites in Ecuador. According to the Negocios & Estrategias poll, Luisa had 51.4% of the potential votes opposed to the 48.6% of voting support for Noboa. The second poll also indicated a slight difference of almost 0.9% between the candidates which highlighted the voting division within the Ecuadorian public. Ecuador faces existential threat from the constant political turmoil which saw former president Guillermo Lasso dissolve the Congress in order to avoid the legislative body to vote in favor of his removal. The country is also
Description: Leader of far – right opposition party, Marine Le Pen has been indicted by a French Court on embezzlement charges and has been barred from running for political office. The decision has effectively ruled her out of the 2027 presidential elections in France and caused staunch support from allied political figures such as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. She was sentenced to four years of imprisonment with two to be served under house arrest and two with suspension. Le Pen alongside 24 other party members were indicted to have embezzled money from EU funds to finance political campaigns which severely violated EU’s regulations. The indictment represented sig
Description: White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt has denounced press speculations that the Trump administration was looking to hold accountable officials responsible for the leakage of intelligence regarding US attacks on Houthi targets. The scandal, now widely known as Signalgate, made Jeffrey Goldberg, editor of The Atlantic, privy to classified information regarding US military and intelligence sources and methods used to target Houthi rebels in Yemen. US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth were in the crosshairs for inviting Goldberg and sharing classified information in a chat hosted on the Signal social media platform. The c