From August 14th to the 19th, China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu will be visiting Russia and delivering an address at the Moscow Conference on International Security. The 10th annual conference consists of more than 20 Russian-allied states, where participating parties discuss potential alliances and strategies to combat Western domination. As
On July 30th, the Bajaur District witnessed a devastating suicide bombing that claimed at least 54 lives and left nearly 200 wounded. Soon after, the ISIS-Khorasan, a terrorist group based in neighboring Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, claimed responsibility for the attack. Earlier in the day, nearly 1,000 members of the Jamiat
In a press conference on July 19th, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed his desire for Brazil to restore its “good, fruitful” relations with Africa. He further announced plans for future visits to African countries, showcasing his proactive approach toward fostering collaborations between the two regions. The complicated
Hostility towards foreigners has risen sharply after three migrants were detained during an investigation regarding the death of a 41-year old Tunisian citizen in the port city of Sfax. The spokesman for the prosecution revealed that twenty-two other migrants from sub-Saharan countries were also detained and questioned. The case has
Despite U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s attempts to ease U.S.-China tensions during her recent four-day trip to China, anti-China sentiments in the United States may have undermined Yellen’s attempts at smoothing relations. Yellen met with China’s number two leaders, Premier Li Qiang and Vice Premier He Lifeng, during her visit
The United States is taking steps to ban products made with minerals mined through child labour from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The majority of the mines targeted are in areas where China has an enormous stake. The nation owns the bulk of the D.R.C.’s cobalt mines – a position
With no near end in sight for the Russo-Ukrainian war, tens of thousands of women have courageously joined the Ukrainian forces and taken their strength to the battlefield. These women have been tirelessly defending their country while wearing uniforms many sizes too large, resulting in health concerns. At the beginning
President Gustavo Petro’s government and the National Liberation Army (E.L.N.) – one of the oldest and largest guerrilla groups operating in Colombia til this day –reached a six-month ceasefire agreement at talks in Havana on June 9th, the Associated Press reports. The peace agreement, numerous private negotiations in Cuba, Mexico, and
The Philippines has recently raised concern regarding the “alarming” presence of Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, an area where the two countries have been embroiled in a territorial dispute for decades. In specific, the Philippine military discovered three China Coast Guard ships and two Chinese navy vessels at
On the July 7th, the U.S. confirmed that it would include cluster bombs in the latest $800 million munition package to be sent to the Ukrainian army. These bombs pose a significantly bigger threat to civilians than other explosives and, as a result, have been banned from use and production
On July 24th, North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan (East Sea) following the docking of U.S nuclear powered submarines on the Island of Jeju. On Tuesday, July 18th, the USS Kentucky became the first nuclear armed submarine to arrive in South Korea in four decades.
In the midst of a stagnating economy, political turmoil, gang violence, and natural disasters, decreased funding of the UN World Food Program (WFP) puts a 100,00 Haitians at the risk of starvation. According to the Voice of America, Haiti has the second highest per capita food insecurity in the world,
On July 11th and 12th, all NATO members met in Vilnius, Lithuania, to discuss security in the region and the future of their strategic military alliance. Just 20 miles from the Belarusian border, the summit sends a strong signal to Moscow and Minsk that NATO stands firm with Ukraine in
Police are killing and teargassing protestors in Kenya as demonstrations continue over new taxes and the high cost of living. A police officer in the area told A.P. News that police killed six people on July 12th, while a healthcare worker in Nairobi said that over 50 children had been
Russia’s Federal Security Service (F.S.B.) said on July 10th that an attempted assassination on the head of the Republic of Crimea was averted with no casualties. Sergei Aksyonov’s life was threatened by a Russian national, allegedly recruited by Ukraine’s S.B.U. intelligence agency as an assassin, who had planted explosives in
On July 11th, 2023 the Azerbaijani guards issued a communiqué, declaring the temporary closure of the Lachin corridor, which serves as the sole road connecting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. The stated reason behind this closure was the alleged “involvement of Armenian Red Cross units in smuggling attempts” and they further announced
On July 3rd, 2023, Israel raided a refugee camp in Jenin to confiscate weapons and kill suspected terrorists. The operation was met with Palestinian resistance, which escalated into fierce gun fights leaving 12 Palestinians dead. Despite only lasting till July 5th, the raid forcibly displaced 3,000 Palestinians and caused severe
Background The Senegalese leader of the recently dissolved political party PASTEF, Ousmane Sonko, has been charged with theft and calling for insurrection after his arrest in Dakar on Friday. His lawyers were denied all communication with Sonko, apart from Me Cire Cledor Ly, who was able to petition for a
On the morning of July 11th, Hong Kong police raided the family home of leading pro-democracy activist Nathan Law, who left Hong Kong in 2020 after Beijing’s grip on the city increased and who currently lives in exile in the U.K. Law’s parents and one of his brothers were taken
Hundreds of troops from the Wagner paramilitary group were seen on video leaving the Central African Republic, raising questions over the future of Russia’s paramilitary influence on the continent in the wake of Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed mutiny and later death. The video corroborates reporting from Jeune Afrique and
