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Description: Following last week’s fifth round of nuclear negotiations the US and Iranian negotiating teams have once again obscured the positive and productive signals into revolving threats of retribution. US President Donald Trump stated that the last round of negotiations marked a noteworthy progress while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated the fifth round to have been the most professional round of negotiations so far. Trump besides positively signaling a non – violent outcome reiterated the military threats while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reinforced his country’s position by saying that Iran doesn’t singularly depend on the outcome of the negotiat
Description: After threatening to fast-track the imposition of tariffs on the European Union, US President Donald Trump reextended the deadline to the original date, 09 Jul, following a conversation with EU Commission’s President, Ursula von der Leyen. Last week, Trump threatened to impose additional 50% tariffs on EU goods coupled with the already imposed 25% on aluminum and steel and 10% of the so-called baseline tariffs. The US President’s extension was reportedly due to a productive and promising phone conversation with Von der Leyen after which both leaders agreed to fast-track negotiations being held between US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, trade representative Ja
Description: Russia’s three – night long aerial offensive, labeled the largest aerial attack so far in the war caused massive upheaval on it’s borders with Poland and Finland and strong condemnatory statement from US President Donald Trump. Poland and Finland have scrambled fighter planes as they warned that Russia violated their airspace repeatedly while launching over 350 drones and 70 ballistic missiles on Kyiv. Trump has stated that he is rapidly losing patience with Putin’s actions while the US alongside Russia and Ukraine are engaged in ensuring a diplomatic resolution to the war. Trump also stated that the US would reconstitute its position on imposing sanctions on Ru
Description: French President Emmanuel Macron launched his Asia tour in Vietnam, where he met with Vietnamese President Luong Cuong and General Secretary To Lam. The officials agreed up to 14 partnership deals which were mostly regarding sectors such as trade, energy, innovation, and defense. The reports from the meeting suggested that agreements amounting to almost $10 billion were discussed where France, as Europe’s strategic pioneer, would facilitate fair trade conditions and support Vietnam in advancing regional security stability. France and Vietnam signed comprehensive cooperation agreements within the healthcare sector, with France agreeing to supply the Asian country
Description: The turnout from Venezuela’s parliamentary and regional elections was close to 42.1% as the opposition leaders in exile called for civil reaction to President Nicolas Maduro oppressive regime of governance. The elections were a reprisal and a stark reminder of Maduro’s assimilatory rule of Venezuela, where more than two thousand opposition figures were arrested, and he was announced as the country’s next President. Edmundo Gonzalez, the winner of last year’s presidential election and the primary winner Maria Corina Machado took to social media to support the reaction from Venezuelan citizens in boycotting the regional elections. The elections also undertook the
Description: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have intensified their renewed ground offensive with new aerial attacks and advancements into spaces where Palestinians were confined. Egypt and Qatar have reportedly delivered a final proposal to US Special envoy Steve Witkoff on Hamas’ ceasefire terms which allegedly included the release of 10 hostages by the terrorist group, a 70 – day halt in fighting and the entry of up to 1,000 humanitarian aid trucks. The proposal also included the withdrawal of Israeli military forces on the northern, western and southern parts of the enclave before coming into effect. Witkoff previously said that he delivered a proposal to Hamas which di
Description: Domestic terrorist group Boko Haram threatens Nigeria’s security situation with repeated attacks on several military outposts in the past two weeks. Nigerian military officials have clashed with militants from Boko Haram’s fraction ISWAP (Islamic State of West Africa Province) where up to 9 soldiers were killed in the village of Gajibo in Nigeria’s Borno State. Boko Haram splintered into two organizations, ISWAP and Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal – Jihad (JAS) over the years, which resort to different methods of obtaining financial support and conducting attacks while operating in distinct parts of the territory. Experts warned that the latest resurgence i
Description: Attending a humanitarian event organized by the American Jewish Committee, two Israeli embassy staffers, Yaron Lischinsky and Sara Lynn Milgrim, were gunned down by an individual later identified as Elias Rodriguez. Rodriguez, shortly after the fatal murders, was detained by the Metropolitan Police in Washington and charged with murder and assassination of foreign officials. Court reports indicated that the actions by the perpetrator were anti – semitic and inspired by Israel’s war in Gaza and the West Bank. The staff were reportedly involved in events which pioneered and campaigned for cessation of the war and stipulating activities that would enable the entry
Description: Romania’s Constitutional Court has unanimously rejected the appeal filed by defeated presidential candidate George Simion. Simion appealed the election rerun results under allegations of foreign interference from France and Moldova, which reportedly blocked conservative media campaigns and were heavily involved in tampering with the election results by falsifying votes. The Constitutional Court has labeled the allegations as baseless in absence of any concrete evidence and is set to validate the results of the election. Simion took to social media after the Court’s decision, calling for support from his voters as he labeled the Court’s decision as suffocation of
Description: The finance ministers of the world’s seven wealthiest countries met in Alberta, Canada where several global issues were touched upon. Ministers from Germany, France, Italy, the UK, Canada, Japan, and the US discussed the ongoing impact of the US tariffs on global markets, the war in Ukraine and China’s nonmarket policies aimed at putting the country in a dominant position regarding global trade. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also held bilateral meetings with Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and France’s Eric Lombard, as both countries are set to separately negotiate tariffs with the US. The finance leaders mostly focused on discussing the imbalance