https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/12/ireland-spain-norway-moving-closer-to-recognising-a-palestinian-state Ireland, Spain, and Norway are making strides towards recognizing Palestine as a sovereign state. The leaders of the Spain and Norway countries had meetings discussing the likelihood and logistics of openly championing Palestinian sovereignty, and Ireland is on the brink of recognizing Palestine. Spain has been leveraging a peaceful process of ending the war and declaring Palestine amongst the… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/18/burkina-faso-kicks-out-three-french France has openly condemned the Burkinabe government for their expulsion of three French diplomats for no outright reasons other than “subversive activities” within their country. After the coup in September 2022, the military government of Burkina Faso has gradually made attempts to eliminate all French influence within their country. These efforts are made after Burkina Faso’s and France’s long… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/21/zelenskyy-welcomes-us-aid-to-ukraine-urges-rapid-transfer-of-weapons America’s firm stance with Ukraine is being pushed to its limits as legislation regarding more funding to the Ukrainian military struggles to get passed in the Senate. The now 26-month long war has been copiously monitored by the US as Russia gains a stronger foothold into eastern Ukrainian territory, and President Zelenskyy is urging the US to pass the… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/13/navalny-ally-leonid-volkov-attacked-with-hammer-near-lithuanian-home On March 12, 2024, Leonid Volkov, an exiled Russian operative who worked closely with Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, was brutally attacked in his car by an armed assailant. The president of Lithuania stated that the attack was perpetrated by Russia, but Russia denied responsibility. The timing of the attack is particularly important because the Russian presidential election is… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/12/china-iran-and-russia-stage-joint-naval-drills-in-gulf-of-oman Chinese, Iranian, and Russian fleets have convened at the Gulf of Oman for what they claim is a military exercise. This will be their fifth military exercise within the last few years, but the timing of this couldn’t be more conspicuous amidst the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Israel-Palestine war, and Houthi crisis in the Red Sea. Furthermore, they claim that… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/12/first-aid-ship-to-gaza-leaves-cyprus-port Cyprus, an island off the coast of mainland Europe, sent a ship containing 200 tons of food on March 12th to Gaza using an untested sea corridor. The World Central Kitchen organized this mass shipment and was funded primarily by the UAE. As famine within Gaza spread during the holy month of Ramadan, the shipment was sent to go… Read more »
