Michael Bociurkiw

2 days ago | open.substack.com | Michael Bociurkiw

Sixteen people have died and hundreds of others have been injured in nationwide anti-government protests in Kenya, a human rights charity has said. It comes a year after deadly demonstrations against a tax bill resulted in the storming of parliament. Most were killed by police, the head of Amnesty Kenya said. Thousands of Kenyans took to the streets on Wednesday to commemorate last year's protests, in which more than 60 people died.

3 days ago | open.substack.com | Michael Bociurkiw

Lavishing praise, playing the royal card and copying his slogans – NATO pulled out all the stops to keep US President Donald Trump happy and hold the alliance together at a summit in The Hague. Far from the tense meetings of Trump's first term, much of the annual summit in The Hague seemed catered to the impulses and worldviews of the Republican president whose “America First” foreign policy ethos downplays the importance and influence of multilateral coalitions.

4 days ago | open.substack.com | Michael Bociurkiw

A ceasefire appears to have taken hold between Israel and Iran, with both nations acknowledging that it is in place.

6 days ago | open.substack.com | Michael Bociurkiw

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1 week ago | open.substack.com | Michael Bociurkiw

The European Union will not forge ahead with plans to impose a tough new price cap on the Russian oil exports funding the Kremlin's war in Ukraine in light of concerns that a new conflict in the Middle East will drive up oil prices. The proposal, which would have seen the maximum price of Moscow's oil slashed from $60 per barrel to $45, was due to be discussed Monday in Brussels by foreign ministers from across the bloc.