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 »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/moldova-russia-war-ukraine-transnistria-eu-6c14d96e8cdc0bc699f0315eecaab4f6 Moldova, a neighbor to Ukraine, has faced multiple challenges over the past three years as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war: stray missiles have landed within Moldovan boundaries, Russian activity has caused a severe energy crisis, intense inflation levels have persisted, protests from pro-Russian parties have criticized the pro-Western government, and the country has accepted the… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/europe-abortion-rights-constitution-france-f65ef0c520bfbb43d4c201cfc443ca54 At a ceremony held to commemorate the official protection of abortion as a constitutional right in France, President Emmanuel Macron stated that he would like to see abortion listed among the guaranteed rights in the European Union’s Charter of Fundamental Rights. This would require the unanimous approval of all the European Union member states. Though many… Read more »
Link to article Six journalists from the independent Azerbaijani investigative website Abzas Media have been under arrest since November 2023. They had previously transmitted elements of their investigations to the Paris-based Forbidden Stories collective, which took over their work in collaboration with 14 European news organizations in the “The Baku Connection” project, including FRANCE 24 and RFI. The article focuses… Read more »
Link to article 50 billion euros were approved to give to Ukraine in aid in 2024 to 2027. This announcement came despite staunch objections from Hungary in December and in the days leading up to Thursday’s summit in Brussels. Furthermore, this was after fears and threats that the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban would veto, strengthened by the fact that… Read more »
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/07/police-sicily-arrest-suspected-mafia-members-over-eu-subsidies-fraud-agriculture Summary: Police in the Island of Sicily have arrested suspected mafia members as a part of an investigation into a large-scale fraud involving EU agricultural subsidies. 34 people were arrested this past month, workers helped the mafia obtain the funds who had obtained enabled members to negotiate the bureaucratic world of EU funding. Hundreds of fraudulent operations were… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/27/us-approves-sale-of-f-16-fighter-jets-to-turkey Summary: After the Turkish parliament this week ratified Sweden’s NATO membership, The United States approves sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. The US congress was notified on January 26th of the 23 billion dollar sale hours after turkeys ratification. Turkey has been longing to upgrade its fleet, but the sale was hard to be approved by congress… Read more »
link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/7/russia-hits-targets-across-ukraine-in-massive-missile-drone-strikes Summary: Russia fired missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine killing at least three civilians and injuring 10. In these missile and drone attacks Russia targeted three large cities in Ukraine launching up to 64 missiles. Luckily, Ukraine was able to intercept 44 of the missiles. In the city of Kyiv there were power outages, high voltage cables… Read more »
https://www.dw.com/en/how-is-germany-handling-its-migration-partnerships/a-68206296 summary: The articles talks about different partnerships the German government made. For instance they announced a migration partnership with Kenya to try and attract skilled workers that would benefit the economy. the partnerships for the migration helps to facilitate legal migration and controls the the large influx of illegal migrants entering the country. analysis: the purpose of building these… Read more »
