Trump's next moves and global shifts: What you need to know this week
President-elect makes quick moves on foreign policy while world events unfold in Japan and Azerbaijan. Fresh developments show major changes in global politics and climate action plans
Donald Trump starts his pre-presidential period with quick foreign-policy decisions (about two months before taking office). His pick for UN ambassador‚ Elise Stefanik — known for her tough stance on college anti-semitism — brings new direction to US-UN relations; shes been openly critical of the international organization
In mid-november talks‚ Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump spoke three times discussing Iran-related issues. The president-elect shows mixed signals about the Israel-Hamas conflict: supporting Israels total victory while noting the need to end fighting. Qatar has put its peace-talks work on hold til both sides show more interest in talking
The Russia-Ukraine situation got more complex — despite reports of Trump talking to Putin (which Kremlin denies)‚ and a chat with Zelensky. The president-elect says he can fix everything in 24hrs; however theres no clear plan yet. Meanwhile Russian forces gather near Kursk for possible action
- Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba keeps his job with 221 votes
- He needs extra support for next years upper house win
- First time in 15 yrs that LDP lost full control
The climate meeting in Baku (COP29) faces big money questions: developing nations need more climate-change funds. Trumps win makes many wonder about future US climate policies. In other news‚ Cuba deals with back-to-back problems — earthquakes hit after a category-3 hurricane caused nation-wide power issues
Mexico City saw a cool record break: 1000-plus mariachis played together beating the old 700-person record from 11 years back in Guadalajara
