The leader of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shi’ite group in Lebanon, referred to recent violence in Beirut as a “dangerous and critical new stage” in the country’s internal political situation. He also accused the Lebanese Forces, the right-wing Christian party, of attempting to start a new civil war in the country.
On Monday, October 11, the presidents of Russia and Ukraine spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the ongoing Donbas conflict. They opened a new round of discussions on how to manage the hostility in Eastern Ukraine. The conversations with Russia and Ukraine were conducted
Last Monday, three Polish regional councils voted not to declare their provinces “LGBT-free zones” following the European Union’s threats to cut up to €126 million in funding to the local governments. This is a change for the Podkarpackie, Lubelskie, and Małopolskie regions, which first passed the resolutions, intended to “protect
The Pope emphasized the importance of the common good and humility on Monday during his visit to Slovakia, referring to the country’s communist past. His speech aimed to oppose the increased nationalistic attitude and hatred towards immigrants that are currently on the rise across Eastern Europe. Pope Francis gave a
The United States and Mexico held the High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) on Thursday, September 9th, for the first time since 2015. The two countries agreed to improve supply chains by creating bilateral working groups as well as to advance social programs to deal with the migration issue. HLED was relaunched
Kidnappers who abducted more than 100 children on 5 July finally released 15 more students for a large ransom that their parents had to raise on their own. The alleged price they paid is around 1 million nairas ($2,430) per student. Earlier, at least 28 students were released after the
South Korea has not yet made a decision regarding the joint military exercises they conduct along with the United States that are scheduled to happen in August. The major concern that delays the response of the officials is a warning that North Korea gave against these exercises. Considering the two
Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and the United States have held a military exercise in the Lviv region, Ukraine. The drill called “Three Swords-2021” included more than 1200 servicemen and around 200 combat vehicles from all member countries and lasted from July 12th-30th in Western Ukraine. It followed the largest water military
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi pledged $500 million to rebuild Gaza after it was devastated by the 11-day offensive that caused multiple fatalities, and massive destruction to infrastructure in Palestine. The president emphasized Egypt’s efforts to secure regional stability and prolong the Gaza ceasefire in his first call with Naftali
On Monday the 24th of May, U.S. President Joe Biden called Egypt’s President Abdelfattah El-Sisi to express gratitude for his “successful diplomacy and coordination with the United States” on strengthening the Gaza ceasefire that ended 11 days of hostilities between Israel and the Palestinian faction Hamas. Egypt played a key
