On 16 July 2025 in Durban, South Africa, ahead of the G20 finance meetings, African central banks emphasized the urgency of advancing cross-border payment systems to foster trade across the continent. The talks, initially meant to elevate Africa’s priorities under its first G20 presidency, took place amid mounting concerns over
Thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Seoul this weekend after South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously ruled to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office. The court’s verdict, delivered on Friday, concluded that Yoon’s December 3 attempt to impose martial law represented a grave breach of democratic norms and constitutional
After weeks of lawsuits and human rights criticism, on Saturday, Panama released dozens of migrants, who had been detained for weeks in a remote camp following their deportation from the United States. The Panamanian government has given them 30 days to leave the country, leaving many, like 29-year-old Hayatullah Omagh
On February 9, 2025, United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump stated that the government was making progress in negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump declined to disclose details of his discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin but confirmed that
On January 13, 2025, South Korea and Japan’s foreign ministers convened in Seoul to reinforce their bilateral security relations amid escalating regional tensions and political upheaval in South Korea. This meeting marked the highest-level diplomatic engagement since South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s controversial martial law declaration on December 3,
On December 9th, 2024, after 13 years of civil war, Syrian rebel forces achieved a dramatic victory by toppling President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The offensive, planned six months earlier and tacitly acknowledged by Turkey, began with the capture of Aleppo two weeks prior and culminated in the fall of Damascus.
Venezuela experienced a significant power outage early on August 30, affecting Caracas and nearly the entire nation, including critical infrastructure such as the Jose oil terminal, the country’s largest. The blackout disrupted key operations, including the Caracas metro system, which was replaced by over 250 buses to manage transportation needs.
On November 10, 2024, Dutch police intervened in a banned pro-Palestinian demonstration in Amsterdam, detaining over 300 protesters who defied the prohibition. The decision to ban demonstrations, in effect until the following Thursday, came after violent clashes involving visiting Israeli soccer fans from Maccabi Tel Aviv, resulting in several injuries.
On October 13, tensions between Israel and Iran surged as Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, declared that the country has “no red lines” when it comes to defending itself against Israel. This followed a series of missile exchanges between the two nations, with Iran launching over 180 ballistic missiles at
On September 15, in Bamako, Mali, the junta leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced the introduction of new biometric passports under the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), as CNBC reported. This development follows their joint decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a
On September 13, the body of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old Turkish-American activist, was received with a formal ceremony at Istanbul Airport after she was fatally shot by Israeli forces during a protest in the West Bank on September 6. Eygi, who had been participating in a demonstration against Israeli
On September 5, Russia vowed to take retaliatory actions against U.S. media outlets following charges against executives from its state broadcaster, Russia Today (RT). The U.S. accused RT of attempting to influence the upcoming 2024 presidential election through a money-laundering scheme involving an American company. Sanctions were also imposed on
On July 13, Reuters reported that Russia accused Australia of inciting “anti-Russian paranoia” after the arrest of a Russian-born couple on espionage charges, leading Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to sternly tell Moscow to “back off.” The Korolevs, who hold Australian citizenship, were apprehended for allegedly attempting to access materials
Panama has launched its first U.S.-funded migrant repatriation flight, deporting 29 Colombian nationals from Panama City to Medellín on August 20, as reported by Reuters. This development is part of a new agreement between the Panamanian and U.S. governments aimed at addressing the surge of irregular migration through the perilous
Israel has issued new evacuation orders in Gaza, intensifying the displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians following a deadly airstrike on a school shelter in Gaza City that killed at least 90 people. The Israeli military claimed the strike targeted Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters using the area for
At least 32 people were killed and over 60 wounded in a devastating attack by the al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabab on Lido Beach in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, as reported by Al Jazeera on August 3. The assault began when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the entrance of the Beach
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez are both claiming victory in the recent presidential election held on July 28. The National Electoral Council (C.N.E.) announced that Maduro secured 51% of the vote and won a third term, despite exit polls indicating an opposition victory. The election was
