Global weekly roundup: From mariachi records to high-level diplomatic moves
Last week brought major shifts in global politics with Qatarʼs mediation pause and new diplomatic appointments. Meanwhile world saw unique events from mass mariachi performance to mining crisis
Early this week Qatar put-on hold its peace talks role in middle-east conflict which started back in october: the move shows changes in regional diplomacy patterns
The start of COP29 in Baku brought attention to Azerbaijanʼs oil-based economy (a fact that made many question this choice of location) Still the conference went ahead as planned with its climate-focused agenda
In US politics Elise Stefanik got picked for UN ambassador role — a choice that raised some eye-brows due to her past statements about the international organization. Meanwhile Prabowo Subianto indonesias new leader made his first US trip to meet with Joe Biden
The IAEA chief went to Iran for key talks about nuclear matters; at the same time Puntlands region in Somalia held its local elections. In south-america‚ Xi Jinping helped open a big sea-port in Peru — a project thats part of wider chinese investment plans
- South African authorities dealt with hundreds of people in abandoned gold mines
- Lai Ching-te from Taiwan planned a hawaii trip
- About 1400 mariachi players gathered in Mexico city beating the old record
The week showed how local events mix with world-wide developments creating a complex web of international relations
