As of Monday, Russia has said that it will continue diplomatic talks with the West to try to diffuse the ongoing security crisis in Ukraine. Despite a call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend that reportedly ended without a breakthrough, Al Jazeera has
As of this week, representatives of Iran are set to meet with world powers in Vienna to pick up the pieces of 2015’s nuclear deal and engage in final negotiations that began in April of last year. Al Jazeera reports that delegates from China, Iran, France, Russia, Germany, and the
At least 13 people, including six children, have now been reported killed during the United States’ special forces raid in Syria last Thursday. U.S. President Joe Biden said that the raid was targeted at ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. President Biden reported that al-Qurashi was killed during the invasion.
Starting on Sunday, Western diplomats are meeting with the Taliban in Oslo for talks focused on how to handle Afghanistan’s ongoing humanitarian crisis. Meetings began under the impression that the Taliban would uphold their promise to recognize human rights in return for billions of dollars in aid possessed by the
Earlier this week, Moscow reinforced their refusal to rule out military deployments to Cuba and Venezuela as tensions with the U.S. over Ukraine came to a head. A top official said that Russia would take necessary steps to ensure its security, following talks between Russia, the U.S. and NATO that
Authorities reported on Monday that nearly 8,000 people in Kazakhstan were detained by police during protests that turned violent due to a sudden increase in gas prices in the region. Arrests began after President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ordered the military to shoot and kill those who he deemed “terrorists” involved in
This past Sunday, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok resigned from his position despite his recent return to power following a military coup earlier this year. Hamdok’s resignation has now triggered a wave of violence, as protestors calling for mass rallies against military rule have been met with Sudanese security forces
According to the RIA news agency, citing a senior Russian diplomat’s statement on Monday, Russia will continue to provide military assistance in Mali despite heavy criticism from the West. France, Canada, and thirteen other European countries have condemned Moscow for the alleged deployment of private military contractors from the Russia-backed
Two police personnel were killed this Monday, following a militant attack on their bus in Indian Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar. According to the New York Times, government forces reported that two insurgents had been killed earlier that day, giving reason to believe that this attack may have been made
This Monday, Myanmar’s ousted leader Suu Kyi was found guilty of charges of incitement and breaching coronavirus restrictions, drawing heavy criticism from the international community regarding the nature of the trial. Reuters cites this as the first verdict in a series of charges brought against Myanmar’s imprisoned civilian leader, believed
This past Wednesday, the European Union announced that they would send 700,000 euros worth of food, blankets, and other aid to migrants at the Belarus border. Reuters reported that some two thousand migrants are now gathered at the border between Belarus and Poland in what the EU has called an
