Author Archives: joshthomas

Modi meets Myanmar’s military-backed president as India says engagement will continue

Link:Link The article discusses a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Myanmar’s military-backed leader, Min Aung Hlaing. Since Myanmar’s military seized power in a 2021 coup, many countries and international organizations have criticized the regime for suppressing democracy and committing human rights abuses. Despite these concerns, India announced that it will continue engaging with Myanmar’s government. India argues… Read more »

US Job Openings Climbed To 7.6 Million In April Despite Economic Fallout From The Iran War

Link: Link The Associated Press article reports that job openings in the United States increased to 7.6 million in April despite concerns about economic disruption caused by the conflict involving Iran. Many economists expected international instability and uncertainty in energy markets to weaken hiring demand. However, the labor market remained relatively strong, with employers continuing to seek workers across a… Read more »

There are supposed to be ceasefires across the Middle East, but the fighting is worsening

Link: Link The article examines how recent ceasefires involving Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran are challenging the traditional meaning of the term “ceasefire.” Rather than representing a complete end to violence, these agreements often function as temporary pauses while tensions, military operations, and political disputes continue. In Gaza, conflict between Israel and Hamas persists despite negotiations and limited agreements. In Lebanon,… Read more »

India and New Zealand sign a free trade agreement to deepen economic ties

Link: Link On April 27th 2026, India and New Zealand reached a free trade agreement that included eliminating tariffs on New Zealand exports to India by 95%, while also making Indian exports to New Zealand duty-free. This deal was created to combat the current geopolitical conflicts that have created problems in trade and combat the United States increase on tariffs…. Read more »

Iran says it would resume nuclear talks with US if guaranteed no further attacks

Link: Link Iranian officials have stated that they would be open to nuclear talks with any country, especially mentioning the United States. However, this deal includes that the other stakeholder in talks with Iran must guarantee that there will be no attacks on their nuclear development bases in comparison to the Israeli-US attacks. In my opinion, I think this sounds… Read more »

Afghan officials say Pakistani strikes killed 7 and wounded 85 in first attacks since peace talks

Link: Link Afghanistan and Pakistan have been in a constant open war conflict that originally led to a peace agreement that occurred in China as of late April. Since these peace agreements, Pakistan has continued to send attacks with their latest targeting of an Afghan university. Pakistan denies these allegations that they would target a university while also placing their… Read more »