Following many other South American leaders, Paraguay has seen a change in leadership recently. Paraguay’s Mario Abdo Benitez, who represents the country’s long-dominant Colorado conservatives, was elected as president on Sunday, landing the top job in one of Latin America’s poorest countries.The US-educated son of a senior aide to the country’s late dictator, Abdo Benitez won slightly more than 46… Read more »
France 24 | April 23, 2018 The Group of Seven industrialized nations presented a stern common front against Russian aggression Sunday at their foreign ministers conference in Toronto. But for all the talk of resisting the “malign activities” of Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin, Washington’s European partners are still concerned that President Donald Trump will tear up the Iran nuclear deal. And… Read more »
France 24 | April 25, 2018 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a press conference Tuesday that the deadly van attack in Toronto had not changed the country’s threat level or security preparations for the G7 summit in June, adding that Canadians must not live in fear. Speaking to reporters outside of parliament, Trudeau said it would take time before… Read more »
France 24 | April 25, 2018 The death toll from a week of brutally repressed anti-government protests in Nicaragua has risen to at least 34, a leading rights group in the country said Wednesday. The count, by the Nicaragua’s Center for Human Rights (CENIDH), was raised from its previous figure of 27. The group said it had found more bodies… Read more »
Latin America is in the midst of a murder-crisis with 2.5 million murders since 2000 (33% of the world homicides), and with many presidential elections coming up the murder rate is bound to rise due to political tensions. Security is a large topic in the elections but it may end up being an empty promise, until politicians realize how badly… Read more »
By The Guardian Latin America has suffered more than 2.5m murders since the start of this century and is facing an acute public security crisis that demands urgent and innovative solutions, a new report warns.
By Ozy Two years ago, when Paraguay’s then president, Horacio Cartes, arrived at a breakfast meeting with the Israel Council on Foreign Relations in Jerusalem, he couldn’t help but geek out. “Don’t thank me. Don’t welcome me. I feel at home,” Cartes said. “Israel is in the heart of my country. I received many messages from Paraguayans saying, ‘You are… Read more »
The large caravan of migrants from Honduras has gotten much attention from Trump and Americans. Trump has described this group as criminals here to bring drugs and a group that should not be allowed into our country, however, this description of the group is far from correct. This caravan of people, mostly from Honduras, have been fleeing political persecution, corruption, and unrelenting… Read more »
“If I could offer something to my kids in Honduras, don’t you think I would be there?” one migrant said. By Maya Averbuch and Sarah Kinosian SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras ― For the past two weeks, President Donald Trump and Fox News have taken turns warning Americans of a “big Caravan of People from Honduras” headed for the United States. As the… Read more »
April 17, 2018, 1:59 PM EDT Candidate’s pick for finance minister vows no primary deficit Urzua says would respect legally obtained oil contracts Mexico’s leading presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pledges “absolute support” for the North American Free Trade Agreement, his pick for finance minister said, as negotiators edge closer to a deal to renew it. The candidate would… Read more »