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On April 29, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense announced that it had strengthened “law enforcement patrols” around the Taiwanese Kinmen Islands, according to Taiwan News. The Kinmen Islands are only around 5 miles (8km) away from the Chinese mainland. On February 14 of this year, a Taiwanese Coast Guard vessel pursued a Chinese fishing boat that had entered the territory...

On May 8 2024, two elections will take place in the Republic of North Macedonia: the second round of the presidential election, and the parliamentary election. Political and electoral system In North Macedonia, the political structure is characterized by a parliamentary system, where the President has a largely ceremonial role, while the real executive power is held by the Prime Minister,...

May 12 2024 will witness the first turn of Lithuania's presidential election. The outgoing President, Gitanas Nauseda, is running for a second term, while the opposition faces difficulties in gathering votes. Political and electoral system In Lithuania, the political structure is characterized by a semi-presidential system, where the president holds more executive authority than counterparts in neighboring Estonia and Latvia -...

The Rwandan government has stated that it has received its first migrant from the UK under one of now two different migration deals the east African nation has with the UK. Voluntary Relocation The migrant that was sent from the UK to Rwanda is a part of a newer deal that the UK has signed with Rwanda. Notably, the migrant was...

Two rival Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, have met in Beijing, China, in order to discuss reconciliation efforts between the two. The meeting in China follows a similar one in Russia that was held at the end of February. Meetings of Reconciliation Hamas and Fatah, perhaps the two most prominent Palestinian factions, met in China at China's invitation to further reconciliation...