Weekly Recap Dec 11-Dec 17
Dec 11: White House warns Congress to continue support for Ukraine; European Parliament passes landmark laws to regulate AI; US vetoes UNSC resolution draft calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Asia Pacific
Weekly Recap: Jan 16 to Jan 22
Jan 23: Moscow’s forces advances into Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhia region, United States designates Russia’s Wagner mercenary group as a “transnational criminal organisation”, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announces the dissolving of lower house of parliament.
Weekly Recap Jan 9 to Jan 15
Jan 16: China has reported 59,938 COVID-19 related hospital deaths since the easing of the zero-COVID policy, Sweden discovers Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals, The WHO declares an end to the Uganda Ebola virus outbreak.
Weekly Recap: Dec 19 to Dec 25
Dec 26: Putin declares Moscow ready for talks to end War in Ukraine, Taliban orders all NGOs to stop female employees from working, Gunman opens fire in Paris killing three people and wounding three others.
Weekly Recap: Dec 5 to Dec 11
Dec 12: Dina Boluarte Sworn in as Peru’s new President after impeachment of former President Pedro Castillo, Indonesia’s passes law criminalising sex outside of marriage, the UN calls investigation on allegations of an illegal abortion programme run by the Nigerian army.
Weekly Recap: Nov 21 to Nov 27
Nov 28: Russia continues its bombardment on Kherson, Ukraine, Indonesian earthquake kills more than 250 people, Anwar Ibrahim sworn in as 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Weekly Recap: Nov 14 to Nov 20
Nov 21: 10 million Ukrainians left without electricity after Russian air attacks, Brazil announces itself as leader in discussion of climate change, Biden and Xi meet for first time in three years over talks on avoiding usage of nuclear weapons.
Weekly Recap: Nov 7 to Nov 13
Nov 14: US Democrats keep control of the Senate in the midterms after clinching 50 seats, UN Decolonization Committee adopted a Palestinian resolution requesting an advisory opinion on Israel’s actions in Palestine, ASEAN agrees “in principle” to admit Timor-Leste into the bloc.
Weekly Recap Oct 31 to Nov 7
Nov 7: The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan leaders agree on a formal cessation of hostilities, Arab League meeting takes place in Algeria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wins election.
Weekly Recap Oct 24 – Oct 30
Oct 31: Halloween crowd surge in Seoul kills at least 153 people, Brazilian leftist presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads over far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government orders expulsion of Rwandan Ambassador Vincent Karega.
