https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/colombian-presidential-election-looms-fears-grow-about-fate-historic-peace-n872936 When Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced a number of emergency decrees last month in a bid to salvage a landmark ceasefire agreement with leftist guerrillas, the fragility of the country’s truce was laid bare. The measures, forced through Congress following a surge in drug trafficking-related violence and allegations of embezzlement of peace funds, came almost eighteen months after… Read more »
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44169484 They asked forgiveness from victims and the Church for their “grave errors and omissions”. It was not immediately clear whether the Pope had accepted the resignations. He had been criticised in Chile for his decision to ordain a bishop who is accused of covering up sexual abuse committed by a priest. He said in January that he felt “pain… Read more »
As a large caravan of Central American migrants approached the northern border of Mexico last month, the Trump administration launched a campaign to turn back the group. Unwelcoming statements were issued by American officials, including Kirstjen Nielsen, the secretary of homeland security, who told migrants who intended to apply for asylum in the United States that they “should” instead seek… Read more »
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/16/americas/venezuela-election-sunday/index.html Venezuelans will head to the polls Sunday to elect a new president. The winner will inherit a country in the middle of a deep economic and social crisis, with millions suering food and medicine shortages, hyperinflation and growing insecurity. An estimated 1.6 million people have fled the country due to the current situation between 2015 and 2017 according to… Read more »
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/americas/canada-asylum-seekers-nigerians/index.html In the past few months the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have witnessed a growing number of asylum seekers entering their borders. This comes after the wave of Mexican immigrants were left at a standoff with the U.S. Border Security. This also comes a year after the wave of Haitian immigrants who fled the U.S. into Canada in order to… Read more »
MEXICO CITY — As a large caravan of Central American migrants approached the northern border of Mexico last month, the Trump administration launched a campaign to turn back the group. Unwelcoming statements were issued by American officials, including Kirstjen Nielsen, the secretary of homeland security, who told migrants who intended to apply for asylum in the United States that they… Read more »
Brazilian federal prosecutors have charged 11 people with planning to establish an Islamic State cell in Brazil and trying to recruit jihadists to send to Syria, according to a court filing. Police tracked the alleged Isis militants through their social media messages after Spain’s Guardia Civil provided telephone numbers found on a Brazilian arrested in Spain for belonging to a… Read more »
U.S. trade czar Robert Lighthizer cites ‘gaping differences’ after Trudeau says a ‘good deal’ is on the table Alexander Panetta · The Canadian Press · Posted: May 18, 2018 7:33 AM ET | Last Updated: an hour ago U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, left, threw cold water on any talk of a quick resolution to outstanding NAFTA issues after Prime… Read more »
It is being reported that as of Thursday night, a Caracas jail is being faced head on with a revolt, orchestrated by political prisoners. Over 300 political prisoners are serving as inmates there, and an uprising occured following one of said prisoners being beaten. El Helicode (the prison’s name), is currently the capital of the secret service, and it is… Read more »
Source: France 24 Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, has deplored the shooting of a Canadian doctor by an Israeli sniper on the Gaza border and added his voice to calls for an independent investigation into Israeli fire that killed 60 Palestinians and injured thousands more during mass border protests. The violence erupted during demonstrations at the Gaza border fence on Monday, coinciding with a… Read more »
