Jens Asbjørn Bøgen
From political assassinations to two countries on the brink of full-blown war.
From political assassinations to two countries on the brink of full-blown war.
A new week begins
The weekend has come and gone, and you’ve probably missed some of the events that happened in the World since Friday.
Get caught up
However, chances are a lot of your colleagues will talk about some of the events, as they include bot political assassinations and two countries on the brink of full-blown war.
So let’s get you caught up to speed.
Israel and Iran trade blows
Since Israel launched an attack on Iran’s nuclear programme as well as military headquarters Friday morning, Iran and Israel have attacked each other multiple times over the weekend with dozens killed on both sides.
Trump veto Israeli assassination plot
News reports based on unnamed US Officials has revealed that US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plot to kill the Iranian Supreme Leader.
Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, has refused to comment on the reports.
US lawmaker shot dead
Saturday, Melissa Hortman, a Democratic state rep. from Minnesota, and her husband was shot and killed in their home.
Another politician and his wife were shot at their own, but is reported to survive.
Manhunt finally over
The suspect, Vance Boelter, has been arrested after af 43-hour manhunt which involved 20 SWAT-units.
A list of 70 names was found in writing in his fake police vehicle left at the crime scene. He is believed to have acted alone.
Macron visits Greenland
President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and Danish PM, Mette Frederiksen, visited Greenland over the weekend in an effort to show unity against US President Donald Trump’s plans about making Greenland American.
“Not for sale”
During a press conference with Macron, Frederiksen and the leader of Greenland’s government, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Macron announced that France would open a consulate in the capital of Greenland, Nuuk.
Macron also said: “Everyone in France and Europe agree that Greenland is not for sale and cannot be taken”.
G7 kicks off in Canada
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US) got together Sunday for the 51st G7-summit held in Canada.
This is the first time Trump has attended a G7-summit since walking out in 2018.
Intense discussions and meeting with Zelenskyy
The summit is expected to bring intense dicussions about the situation in the Middle East as well as the US’s stand on the Russia-Ukraine war.
Ukrainian PM, Volodomyr Zelenskyy, has been invited to the summit and a one-on-one meeting between him and Donald Trump has been scheduled according to American Officials.
Russia-Ukraine war
Even though the eyes of the World is currently aimed at the war between Israel and Iran, war is still raging in Ukraine.
During the Weekend, Ukraine has recieved the bodies of 1200 fallen soldiers from Russia and hit a Russia Drone Factory – 1000 kilometres (620 miles) from Ukraine.
Reports: North Korea has lost 6000 troops
North Korean troops is nothing new, but according to the latest numbers from the British Ministry of Defence, North Korea has now lost 6000 troops in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
It’s allegedly more than half the 11,000 troops, North Korea has sent to the Russian region of Kursk.