
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Oct 17: President Xi Jinping at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China reiterated his ambitions to reunite Taiwan and will use military force if needed, British Prime Minister Liz Truss appoints new Chancellor of the Exchequer, US announces new US$725 million military aid package for Ukraine.
Oct 10: Ukraine recaptures 2,400 square kilometres of territory, US President Joe Biden pardons thousands for simple marijuana possession, Israeli forces kill two teenage Palestinian protestors
Oct 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin proclaims annexation of four partially occupied Ukrainian regions, Nicaragua cuts diplomatic ties with the Netherlands over interventionist concerns, Turkey calls back Greek ambassador in protest over Greek deployment of US armoured vehicles along Turkish coast.
Sept 26: Rightist Giorgia Meloni becomes Italy’s first female prime minister on Sunday (Sept 25), As protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody flared, Iran restricts access to various social media platforms on Wednesday (Sept 22), Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meet on Friday (Sept 23) to contain the rising tensions on Taiwan.
Sept 19: Hundreds killed in deadliest Azerbaijan and Armenia border clashes since 2020, Chinese delegation banned from attending Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state, Five soldiers killed in Israeli airstrike on Syria’s Damascus International Airport.
Sept 5: Colombia and Venezuela restore full diplomatic relations, The United Nations (UN) releases long-awaited report confirming allegations of abuse in Xinjiang, Russia’s Gazprom indefinitely suspends natural gas flows.