Last week, President Putin of Russia, President Xi of China, and President Modi of India met in Tianjin, China, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit. This Summit was the largest in SCO history, with over 20 heads of state attending. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a Eurasian security, political, and
Last Wednesday, President Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, despite al-Sharaa’s former associations with jihadist terror groups. This meeting has been described as a huge, “historic” step in bettering relations between the Syria and the United States. The Saudi Crown Prince facilitated this meeting
In the wake of the Trump Administration’s tightening immigration policy and increased deportations, the administration has revoked all South Sudanese visas. The administration has also stated that they will not grant any more citizens of South Sudan entry into the United States. The administration cited that they had attempted to
On Thursday of this week, American citizen Faye Hall was released from Taliban captivity after being held since February. Hall was arrested in February alongside Barbie and Peter Reynolds, an elderly British couple, who remained in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in 2021 to continue with the programs they run
On Saturday, March 1st, 2025, Yamandu Orsi was inaugurated as Uruguay’s new president. President Orsi, a moderate member of the leftist Broad Front party, won the election in November narrowly, replacing the center-right party that was in power for the past 5 years. He is backed by many Uruguayan leftists,
Beginning last Thursday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol had multiple court appearances to defend himself and fight to stay in office. He is facing criminal charges of insurrection and obstruction of arrest, as well as impeachment charges. The main question at the heart of his charges is whether or
Earlier this week, another prisoner exchange occurred between Israel and Hamas, freeing a number of Palestinian and Israeli hostages. This is the sixth prisoner exchange since the ceasefire deal between the two groups was reached. Three Israeli hostages who were taken in the October 7th attacks were released by Hamas:
Earlier this week, two U.S. Navy ships sailed through the Taiwan Strait, marking the first time U.S. ships have sailed in the strait since President Trump’s inauguration in January. The trip was performed by a guided-missile destroyer and a Pathfinder-class survey ship, according to the U.S. Naval Institute. The U.S.
On January 30th, 2025, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visited Damascus to meet with the de facto Syrian government and transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa. This was the first time a head of state has visited Syria since Assad’s government fell in December 2024. Emir Tamim and President
