Author: Kushagra Bansal

An Ethiopian official reported that armed forces from Sudan used heavy artillery during hostilities in a disputed eastern region that borders Ethiopia. This is the latest shot in a protracted conflict over their shared border. According to a Sudanese military source who asked to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to speak to the media, Sudan was able to conquer Jabal Kala al-Laban, a region close to the disputed border, on Tuesday as a result of an artillery bombardment and an air attack. Ethiopia denied on Monday that its troops had arrested and killed seven Sudanese soldiers and a…

Rival Libya- After failing to come to a consensus previously, the conversation for the future of Libya will now center on a proposed constitutional framework for elections. The latest UN effort to reduce tensions between the country’s adversaries started two days of discussions on constitutional procedures for elections with two senior Libyan officials. Aguila Saleh, the powerful speaker of the nation’s parliament, who is situated in the country’s east, and Khaled al-Meshri, the chairman of the High Council of State of the internationally recognized government, who is based in the west, in the capital city of Tripoli, met at the…

According to the Russian foreign ministry, Russian President Vladimir Putin assured Minsk on Saturday that Moscow will provide Minsk with missile systems capable of transporting nuclear warheads. Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, expressed alarm over the “aggressive,” “confrontational,” and “repulsive” attitudes of its neighbors, Poland and Lithuania, during a meeting with Putin in St. Petersburg. In reaction to what he claimed were nuclear-armed flights by the U.S.-led NATO alliance close to Belarus’ borders, he pleaded with Putin to assist Belarus in mounting a “symmetrical response.” A reciprocal response, according to Putin, is not now necessary, but Belarus’ Su-25 jets,…

Morocco said that 18 migrants died on Friday while attempting to enter Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla. This followed a violent two-hour fight between migrants and border guards that resulted in a large number of injuries

The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which established women’s constitutional right to an abortion, was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday. President Joe Biden denounced the decision, saying it will significantly alter millions of women’s lives in the United States and exacerbate already-rising tensions in the bitterly divided nation. In a 6-3 decision, the court maintained a Mississippi law supported by Republicans that forbids abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The Mississippi law was maintained by a 5-4 vote, with conservative Chief Justice John Roberts writing separately to suggest he would not have gone so far as to…

Chinese leader says at BRICS gathering that the world needs to move away from US-led hegemony and toward cold war  “future of peace.” In a subtle jab at the United States and its allies over opposition to the war in Ukraine, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the world should fight unilateral sanctions and efforts by some countries to maintain cold war their political and military supremacy. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s words at the BRICS leaders’ virtual summit on Thursday show China’s covert support for Russia in the conflict in Ukraine and its cold war goal to forge an international…

In reaction to declining Russian supplies, Germany activated the “alarm level” of its emergency gas plan on Thursday. However, it refrained from enabling utilities to pass on rising energy bills to consumers in Europe’s largest economy. The move is the most recent in a series of escalations in the standoff between Europe and Moscow following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, which exposed the region’s reliance on Russian gas imports and triggered a mad dash for other energy sources. The action is mostly symbolic, warning businesses and individuals that tough budget cuts are coming. However, it represents a significant turnabout for Germany,…

Senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday that leaders from the Group of Seven wealthy countries, G7, and the NATO alliance will strive to boost pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine while reiterating their ongoing concerns about China Before traveling to Madrid for the summit, where NATO is anticipated to announce plans to increase its soldiers in eastern Europe, President Joe Biden will meet with other G7 leaders in southern Germany on Saturday. Washington will also spell out initiatives to strengthen European security. The leaders of Australia, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand were invited to the NATO summit…

In an effort to placate demonstrators demanding that Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign, the cabinet approves a constitutional modification. In an effort to placate the protesters clamoring for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign over the nation’s greatest economic crisis in decades, the Sri Lankan cabinet has approved constitutional revisions that will restrict the president’s authority. According to Dinouk Colombage, media advisor to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the decision to change the constitution to limit the president’s expansive powers was made on Monday during a cabinet meeting. The so-called 21st amendment to the Sri Lankan constitution restores the independence of…

As he looked for a way to escape political stagnation following this weekend’s election setback in parliament, French opposition leaders warned President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday that they would not make life easy for him. Some critics suggested that Macron replace his prime minister, re-evaluate his reform initiatives, and abandon his top-down management style. While he had complete authority over the legislature for the previous five years, Macron is now in need of opposition after voters upset about inflation and his perceived indifference resulted in a hung parliament on Sunday. The election outcome might usher in a period of political…