Okay so rundown, the old plan that they had made Ukraine look like they’re giving up too much, so they are revising a 28 point peace plan to make it more fair. Ukraine wants to keep their safety and independence and doesn’t want to give up land until they make a real deal with Russia. The hard part is the… Read more »
Link to article- https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/23/europe/british-navy-intercept-russian-tanker-intl-hnk The UK Defense Ministry says Russian naval activity near British waters has risen 30% in two years. Within the past two weeks, patrol ship HMS Severn intercepted the Russian corvette Stoikiy and tanker Yelnya as they transited the English Channel, later handing monitoring duties to a NATO ally off Brittany. Britain has also deployed three Poseidon… Read more »
link to article –https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/11/24/global-fund-faces-shortfall-as-eu-and-other-donors-cut-contributions Europe’s historic leadership in global health is slipping as several EU governments cut donations to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. At the latest replenishment summit in Johannesburg, many European countries announced reduced commitments, and the EU itself withheld a specific pledge pending budget negotiations. Initial funding totals reached only $11.34 billion, far… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3zwy808dpo US and Ukrainian negotiators have completed highly productive talks in Geneva on an “updated and refined” US-backed peace framework, with further work planned in the coming days. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiators made “tremendous” progress narrowing outstanding points in the 28-point plan, though key issues remain before it can be presented to Russia. The earlier draft… Read more »
Link to the article: https://www.dw.com/en/eu-uae-trade-deal-alleged-weapons-sales-rapid-support-forces-sudan-civil-war/a-74906170 The article explains that Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are debating whether to halt EU trade negotiations with the UAE after allegations that European-made weapons are being re-exported to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who are accused of serious atrocities. The EU had been pursuing a Free Trade Agreement with the UAE to expand… Read more »
Link to the article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly44qwgnx0o The article describes how China is signaling that it may relax its chip export ban on Nexperia after the Netherlands took control of the company, but says that exemptions will only be granted under criteria China has not fully clarified. The move comes after European carmakers like Volkswagen and Volvo warned that production could halt… Read more »
Link to the article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-holds-secret-russia-ukraine-peace-talks-abu-dhabi-ft-reports-2025-11-25/ The article describes how Ukraine is signaling support for the general framework of a new U.S.-backed peace plan with Russia, but still says that several sensitive issues can only be worked out in a direct meeting between Zelenskiy and Trump. The push for a deal seems to be coming mainly from the Trump administration, and… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/vatican-ukraine-russia-war-negotiations-children-c83dc48e3c197a66bb1377bbb50a341a The article talks about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine where civilians, including many children, have been taken by Russia in the ongoing war. It shows the Ukrainian president’s plea with the Vatican to formalize the Vatican’s informal job of negotiating for the freedom of civilians that was made with the former pope. Russia has abused the informality of… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/slovak-pm-fico-asks-nato-strengthen-slovakias-air-defences-2025-11-19 The article talks about the meeting between Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico and NATO’s secretary general. In this meeting the prime minister reiterated his intent to not supply Ukraine with deadly weapons but still allow for commercial contracts with the country. After this the prime minister asked for help to bolster Slovakia’s air defences which it has been trying… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/five-minutesautocracy-how-georgia-u-turned-its-western-path-2025-11-18 The article talks about how the Georgian government is moving towards a single party system. This has happened due to the ruling party, Georgian Dream, arresting opposition figures who were voted into office. But continuing from these arrests there has been a push to ban the three major opposing parties. The article also highlights the party’s founder’s, billionaire Bidzina… Read more »
