by Elizabeth Oakes | Oct 10, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, Israel and Hamas accepted the first phase of President Trump’s Gaza peace deal, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with President Trump at the White House, Japan’s Komeito party withdrew from its 26-year alliance with the Liberal Democratic...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Oct 3, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, President Trump proposed a peace deal to end the war in Gaza, European leaders gathered in Copenhagen to discuss defense initiatives, President Trump and Secretary Hegseth assembled U.S. military leaders at Quantico, and the U.S. government shut down. Read...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Sep 26, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the UN General Assembly met in New York; President Trump indicated a shift in his position on Ukraine by announcing he believes it can win back occupied territory; the UK, Canada, France, Australia, and others formally recognized a Palestinian state;...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Sep 19, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, President Trump and President Xi agreed to meet in South Korea in October, President Trump and Prime Minister Starmer signed a U.S.-UK tech deal including investments in AI and nuclear power, Israel launched a ground offensive in Gaza City, and Nvidia...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Sep 12, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the U.S. commemorated the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Israel struck Hamas targets in Qatar, Brazil’s Supreme Court voted to convict former President Bolsonaro for orchestrating a coup d’état, and NATO countries enhanced defense measures near the...
by Karina Martinez | Sep 5, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the U.S. military carried out a strike on a drug-carrying boat from Venezuela, President Xi Jinping hosted President Vladimir Putin and Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing, the U.S. announced cuts to European security programs focused on Russia,...