After days of negotiations in the European Council, the heads of state or government have agreed to base future cooperation on the existing Security Action for Europe governance framework (SAFE), rather than adopting an entirely new one. Over the course of the summit, discussions were rocky. Whilst European Council president António Costa was pressing on discussing a governance framework, the majority of the politicians much rather preferred to discuss “European” Security and

During the afternoon session at APEC, the delegate of Australia received an urgent call from their grandfather. The delegate was heard frantically referring to a farm and asking about their grandfather's safety. The call was then cut abruptly. AP reached out to Australia to get more information on the situation. The safety of Australia’s grandfather is unknown at this time. This caused commotion in the otherwise peaceful committee, sparking conversation about the individual

The NATO committee closed on Sunday afternoon with their communiqué and draft resolutions amended. The delegates found common ground in partnership, expanding their presence in the Arctic. Albania Albania led with a controversial take: proposing a subpoint to have an open dialogue on reinstating Russian membership in UNCLOS. “Albania wants negotiation with Russia and this UN body seems relevant…using a UN institution to ensure smooth sailing between Russia and NATO to pre

Yesterday, in the ICC, as the case against Tony Blair soldiers on, the prosecution began bringing in their expert witnesses for rounds of cross-examination and testimony. The prosecutions’ witnesses included: (1.) Lt. Col. Nicholas Mercer, the Chief Legal Officer for the British Forces during the invasion and whistleblower of torture; (2.) Wolfgang Kaleck, General Secretary, Co-Founder and Representative of the ECCHR; and (3.) Sir William Gage, the Chairman of the Baha Mousa

On Saturday, the APEC committee continued their diplomatic amendments to the resolution sponsored by Singapore, Canada, and the United States. The main points of discussion concern vague phrasing, feasibility and implementation for lower-income economies present. Notably, these points were raised by The Philippines, New Zealand and Peru, who seemed pleased with the sponsors' clarification. All points to a successful majority agreement once needed amendments are made.

Following the seizure of Batista drug vessel off the coast of Florida yesterday evening, FBI investigators have disclosed Andrés Rivero Agüero, current Head of Senate, complicit with the illegal movement of the narcotics. In the investigation of crew members manning the ship, they admitted to being contacted by American financier and tourism investor Meyer Lansky, who although now has a tumultuous relationship with Agüero has been in their long-term cohort and favor. In a st

Lafufus continue to flood the European Union and the United Kingdom, seriously risking the safety of children and adult Labubu enthusiasts. An anonymous tip tells the ONION that most politicians in the European Council feel too important to address this issue in their conclusion on EU-UK relations. Labubu dolls allegedly make up 90% of fake toys seized at the UK border, with three out of four of these fakes failing safety tests, containing banned chemicals, and posing severe

The United Nations Security Council in the early days of the summit, voted to invoke Article 27(3) of the UN Charter, stripping China of its right to vote on the Taiwan Strait crisis. The provision, which bars parties directly involved in a dispute from casting a substantive vote, was put forward by Taiwan. It passed with exactly nine votes in favour, the bare minimum required for a procedural motion of this nature. For delegates unfamiliar with the committee's backdrop: th

Saturday evening in the UNHCR, Xi Jinping arrived with a translator and delivered remarks through a theatrical back-and-forth, denying opposition to climate refugees while reaffirming China’s friendship with Pakistan. When questioned by Costa Rica about accepting UN oversight to prevent corruption, China rejected the premise outright, insisting corruption “does not exist” in China. They then responded to the UK’s request to cease the nations illegal surveilliance by asking, “

On Saturday afternoon in the DISEC Summit, heads of state and government continue work on their JCPOA Draft. Saudi Arabia and Yemen explain they are adding a completely new withdrawal clause and a monitoring mechanism, Yemen stating, “the withdrawal clause is especially important to prevent political opportunism.” Iran also told AP reporters that the new draft will include IAEA inspections and allow video surveillance and recording on its grounds from “friendly countries,” t

In a brazen display of proficiency and expertise, the Russian Federation representative in the WHO made an ill-example of a U.S. politician and member of the U.S. President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, Brad Wenstrup. Invited to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday to speak about a prospective bill by the State of California, the lack of attention and knowledge on global affairs was apparent. The bill proposed would largely cut university funding for work with fo

Friday afternoon, FUNSC stripped China of its voting power. This was made possible by Article 27(3) of the UN Charter which requires a party to a dispute to abstain from voting. The motion was proposed by Taiwan as states feared that Russia and China would veto every SC attempt to draft a resolution. Beijing's response was immediate: economic threats against the supporting states; setting the tone for a tense morning of unmoderated caucus exchanges between China and the nine

“Let me do what I do best…connect people.” “The Meta Beta” Zuckerberg shuffled to the podium, blinked at the audience in his signature 'I-have-definitely-studied-human-expressions' way, and cleared his throat. Zuckerbug explained that META does indeed support small regulations, but nothing "too strong," or his friends at the White House can’t post their moronic AI-generated photos. Perhaps the most profound takeaway from the afternoon was Zucc's stirring analogy that innovat

On Saturday afternoon, the Indian delegation visited an APEC summit, emphazizing the superiority of its domestic rice production and moved to tears as he ate his last grains of rice. The APEC summit has made developments in potential cooperation on the creation of a common rice reserve. The Indian Delegation concluded it would be open to knowledge sharing on rice production.

On Saturday, Argentina proposed an EU-like economic integration for MERCOSUR countries, referring to it as the “best practice.” This received a storm of complaints from the rest of the present countries, with Uruguay declaring, “let’s just stop talking about that!” In a statement to the Rappler, Uruguay questioned Argentina’s proposal, saying “they have a very high inflation, so how can they propose more integration?“ Argentina later clarified, “it only meant deeper econom

The European Parliament committee had another tech tycoon in their midst. Mark Zuckerberg came to speak with the delegates in regard to strong AI regulations and their infringement on social media and democracy. The MEP’s deliberations could reshape how platforms like Meta operate across Europe.

In a press conference held in the European Council earlier today, discussion heated up as talks of a removal of Electronic Travel Authorizations (ETA) and European Travel Information and Authorization Systems (ETIAS) were brought up by reporters of Politico EU. When asked about the possibly discriminatory nature of this policy towards third country nationals, particularly Ukrainians, the atmosphere in the room swiftly soured. Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar proudly anno

On Saturday morning, SPECPOL representatives engaged in more concrete discussions regarding possible screening mechanisms for multinational corporations (MNC’s) to support transparency. The delegation of Cameroon, Chad, and Ethiopia champions this conversation. Notably, Cameroon addresses some of the possible concerns of these mechanisms for African nations that want to remain attractive to MNC’s, reassuring that these measures would aim for neutral and fair cooperation and

Before convening for lunch, the Romanian MEP from Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and the Polish representative from European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) went head-to-head in their committee meeting to establish who is in control of artificial intelligence regulations. The primary concern at the time of discussing their amendments to Articles 2, 6, and 12. Both members represent opposing sides of the political spectrum, a likely cause of the c

As yesterday’s heated deliberations drew to an end, MERCOSUR member states remained unable to reach consensus on trade diversification. While some states advocated for strengthening internal commerce and reducing trade barriers within MERCOSUR, others pushed firmly for greater trade diversification. This inability of member states to reach an agreement defines the internal fragmentation of the Union, as the delegation of Uruguay noted, ”holds a great potential but is riddled