August 1: Venezuela and Colombia jointly declares re-establishment of diplomatic ties, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy calls for more sanctions on Russia amidst their bid to cut gas supplies, Iran announces it has new ideas on restoring 2015 nuclear deal
July 25: China vowed on Tuesday (July 19) to respond if US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, The European Central Bank hikes rates for the first time in 11 years last Tuesday (July 19), Sri Lanka Establishment PM Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected by parliament to serve as interim president last Wednesday (July 20).
July 18: The United States and Saudi Arabia affirmed their commitment to the stabilisation of the global energy market, following President Biden’s high-profile meeting with Saudi officials on Friday (July 15), Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country on Wednesday (July 13) and subsequently resigned following a series of protests calling for his and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s resignations, Israeli warplanes launched missiles on the Gaza Strip on Saturday (July 16), a day after US President Biden concluded his visit to Israel and Palestine.
July 11: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last Thursday (July 7) that he would step down from his position after losing support from fellow ministers and lawmakers, Seven people were killed and dozens more were injured after a gunman opened fire on a 4th of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on Monday (July 4), Japan’s former and longest-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was pronounced dead last Friday (July 8) after being shot while delivering an election campaign speech in the southern Japanese city of Nara.
June 27: President Xi Jinping swears in John Lee as Hong Kong’s next chief executive, The US plans for long term intensified military presence in Europe, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates sign free trade agreement.
The IAS Gazette is a news site run by undergraduates from the Singapore Institute of Management’s International Affairs Society (IAS). Founded in 2018, it traces its roots to The Capital, a now defunct bimonthly magazine previously under the IAS.
