
Weekly Recap: Nov 28 to Dec 5
Dec 5: Chevron to resume operations for oil in Venezuela after agreement with the government, Iran began construction on a new nuclear power plant, Uganda discharges last known Ebola patient.
Dec 5: Chevron to resume operations for oil in Venezuela after agreement with the government, Iran began construction on a new nuclear power plant, Uganda discharges last known Ebola patient.
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.
Oct 24: British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after 45 days in office, China President Xi Jinping secures third term as leader of the CCP and unveils new Politburo Standing Committee, Former US President Donald Trump ordered to testify under oath surround last year’s US Capitol riots.
August 15: Once-fallen Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong is set to be pardoned, the South Korean Justice Ministry announced on Friday (Aug 12), Endorsing Finland and Sweden’s bid to join NATO, US President Joe Biden signed documents signed an “instrument of ratification” on Tuesday (Aug 9), US Department of Homeland Security scraps “Remain in Mexico” policy after Supreme Court ruling last Monday (Aug 8).
14 Feb: Thousands of Ukrainians marched across the capital of Kyiv last Saturday (Feb 12) to show unity as fears of an invasion from Russia Looms. US President Joe Biden issued a warning last Thursday (Jan 10) to Americans in Ukraine to leave within 48 hours as Russia continues to threaten an invasion. Iran’s nuclear deal talks restarted last Tuesday (Feb 8) in Vienna, where delegates from Iran, China, Russia, France, Germany, UK and Use to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal.
Dec 20: The French flag in Mali’s military base was lowered last Tuesday (Dec 14) after their forces left the city of Timbuktu after nine years, Two police officers and a suspected attacker were killed in bomb blasts at Colombia’s airport, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party suffered a massive loss during the recent by-election last Friday (Dec 17).
Aug 23: At least two Afghans fell from the sky after clinging onto a US Air Force plane to flee Afghanistan last Monday, Taliban forces held its first press conference last Tuesday to explain its wish to have peaceful relations with other countries, hundreds of firefighters have been struggling to contain France’s worst wildfires
Feb 15: US Senate revives Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act, Italy swears in a new Prime Minister, Iran threatens to pursue nuclear weapons