Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/sudan-death-toll-un-fighting-khartoum-de76a27db2d1f871430142d172829f6f The conflict in Sudan has had an increasingly high death toll over time. with casualties rising to 604 civilians included. This death toll comes out just as representatives from the warring parties have begun talks in Saudi Arabia. Over 5 thousand have been wounded due to the fighting and civilian casualties have reached an estimated 500… Read more »
Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/qatar-sudan-fighting-evacuation-flight-304ab9456e118d2638c7f9bd65c97473 Early Saturday, Qatar had a relief flight fly into Sudan with around 40 tons of food and would then leave carrying 150 evacuees as the fighting within Sudan continuous between the two Sudanese generals fight for power. The plane was a Qatari Emiri Air Force C-17 Globemaster which landed in Port Sudan around 415 miles north… Read more »
Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/syria-iran-raisi-assad-war-4b053625380914b49fe5f68a8a9514cc The Iranian and Syrian presidents, Ebrahim Raisi and Hashar Assad, met on Wednesday to sign a long-term cooperation agreement regarding oil and other economic sectors in attempts to increase economic ties between Iran and Syria. The Iranian presidents visit to Syria to sign the agreement marked the first Iranian presidents visit to the country since 2010…. Read more »
A recent price cap on Russian oil at $60 a barrel, set by a number of western nations (namely the United States), has been rendered ineffective by China and India. The two countries have purchased a vast majority of available Russian oil at prices higher than the $60 price cap throughout much of April. This cap was originally put in… Read more »
Article: Spain pleads for EU crisis funds as drought hits farmers Spain is facing record level droughts and has requested emergency funds for the European Union to support over 890,000 struggling farmers. Water reserves are at 50% capacity after roughly 5 years of drought, and although Spain received funds from the EU last year related to the increased price of… Read more »
Article: Kosovo, Serbia leaders resume talks in Brussels to normalise ties Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti are convening in Brussels under EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell with the goal of smoothing relations and addressing heavily contended issues. This is a part of the Belgrade – Pristina dialogue proposed by the EU. Both Kosovo and… Read more »
