Saudi Arabia declared an all-out war of attrition on oil prices, marking the end of a long, fruitful relationship between two of the largest producers of oil in the world. A mutually beneficial relationship between Moscow and Riyadh began in 2014, when U.S. shale oil began flooding oil markets around
Mali is facing an instability crisis with at least 40 people killed in three separate attacks. According to BBC, 31 civilians were killed in Ogossagou in an attack overnight. Ogossagou is a village in central Mali mostly home to the country’s Fulani ethnic group, a predominantly Muslim community. A group
‘Namaste [Hello] Trump’ is set to commemorate President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to India. The President loves a good spectacle, which is what the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to deliver through this event. The welcome in store for the U.S. President in Ahmedabad, the largest city in Modi’s
U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his third State of the Union Address to a bicameral session of Congress. The State of the Union is a speech delivered by the President early in the calendar year, where the President reports on the condition of the country. It also provides the President
U.S. President Donald Trump revealed his long-awaited Middle East peace plan on 28 January 2020. This plan primarily aims to solve the feud between Israel and Palestine, which is one of the longest running conflicts in the world, according to the BBC. The plan was unveiled as both leaders of
The Gambia, supported by the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), filed a lawsuit at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) late last year. The lawsuit accuses Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority. In response, Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s capital, was ordered by the ICJ to “take all measures within
Two of the world’s largest economies have been engaged in a bitter economic feud for the past two years. Washington has been setting increasingly harsh trade barriers on Beijing in order to economically coerce China into stopping unfair trade practices. According to the Congressional Budget Office, increased tariffs have resulted
Historically, global oil prices have been connected to conflict in the Middle East, with open access to the Strait of Hormuz as a key determinant. The Strait is a body of water connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, serving as the only passage
The past week has been characterised by an escalation of tensions between sworn foes in the Middle East. On December 27, 2019, numerous rockets were fired, allegedly by an Iranian-backed militia called Kataib Hezbollah, at an Iraqi military base near Kirkuk. This resulted in the death of an American contractor
December in Mexico began with a scathing review of its approach to tackling violent drug cartels. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, commonly referred to as AMLO, vowed to be the president of “hugs, not bullets” in response to Mexico’s surging criminal violence. However, this approach has now been brought into
