Since Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro was elected and opposition leader Juan Guiado has refused to concede, the country has been in a constant state of conflict between the people and the Maduro supporting military. The people of Venezuela almost unanimously back Juan Guado, But Maduro is holding onto power by using the military to suppress and outcries. Guaido has called… Read more »
Mexico has been described as the deadliest country for reporters outside of a war zone. Since 2000, at least 144 journalists have been murdered according to Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission (CNDH). Only Afghanistan and Syria have seen more reporters killed. Shortly after he was sworn in on 1 December, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, or Amlo for short,… Read more »
The Venezuelan government has denied entry at its borders to hundreds of tonnes of humanitarian aid. Lorries containing supplies from the United States, Brazil and Colombia were turned away. The US, which supports the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, says it’s offering to provide $20m (£15m) of humanitarian supplies. But despite the recent stand-off, not all international assistance has been… Read more »
Michael Cohen, the former “fixer” and personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, gave his testimony on Wednesday before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Cohen, who worked for Trump from 2006 until 2018 in roles including as his personal lawyer, co-president of Trump Entertainment and deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee, pleaded guilty to charges stemming from… Read more »
Dozens of Nicaraguans who were jailed for taking part in anti-government protests have been released, a human rights organisation says. The number of those released is not yet clear but witnesses said minibuses with inmates had left a number of jails. The move comes just hours before talks between the government and an umbrella opposition group are due to resume…. Read more »
The US health department has received more than 4,500 complaints of sexual abuse against detained migrant children from 2014-2018, documents show. The Department of Justice reportedly received an additional 1,303 sex abuse complaints against unaccompanied minors during the same period. Congressman Ted Deutch, who released the figures, said at least 154 claims are against facility staff members. A spokesman for the… Read more »
Havana, Cuba (CNN)Does socialism have a future? Millions of Cubans are about to tell the world “yes” — or so Havana hopes.Sunday, Cuba will vote on a new constitution. The document updates its Cold War-era predecessor, the original 1976 charter enacted under Fidel Castro, and the vote is widely seen as an important referendum on Cuba’s entire single-party, socialist system.After… Read more »
(CNN)The US military has flown an increased number of reconnaissance flights in international airspace off the coast of Venezuela during the last several days to gather classified intelligence about the embattled government of President Nicholas Maduro, according to two US defense officials.The officials would not detail which US military aircraft are being used, but the Navy and Air Force maintain… Read more »
The leader of Canada’s left-wing New Democratic Party and first member of a minority ahead of a major movement, Jagmeet Singh, has won his first seat in parliament. The NDP is expected to pull votes from PM Trudeau’s Liberals in October elections.ADVERTISING Jagmeet Singh, a practising Sikh, shot to prominence in October 2017 when he became the first ethnic minority leader… Read more »
Canada’s former attorney general on Wednesday accused Justin Trudeau’s inner circle of attempting to head off the fraud prosecution of an engineering giant – a case that has caused the prime minister major embarrassment eight months before elections. Trudeau responded that he “completely disagrees with the former attorney general’s characterization of events.” Jody Wilson-Raybould made her accusations before the House of Commons justice… Read more »