Mexico’s President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has sent a letter to both Pope Francis and Spain’s King Felipe VI demanding a full account of the abuses sustained by Mexico 500 years ago during Spanish conquest. Obrador, Mexico’s first leftist President in 70 years, is fulfilling the radical agenda he set once sworn in in December, promising to end corruption, reduce… Read more »
Venezuela has been making headlines recently for a power outage that sent the whole country into chaos. Two weeks ago, the lack of electricity sweeping the country threatened the lives of civilians, while hurting Venezuela’s already struggling economy. This initial attack was blamed on an “electromagnetic attack” on the Guri hydroelectric plant, which supplies most of the state’s power. This… Read more »
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Russia Monday the United States will not “stand idly by” as Moscow inserts military personnel into Venezuela to support the regime of President Nicolas Maduro.ADVERTISING In a phone call with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Pompeo denounced the growing Russian military reinforcements as prolonging the political crisis in the South American country. Pompeo told Lavrov “the United States… Read more »
Mexico’s president has sent a letter to Spain’s King Felipe VI and Pope Francis urging them to apologise for human rights abuses committed during the conquest of the region 500 years ago. Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the indigenous peoples of Mexico had been the victims of massacres. Speaking in the ruins of an ancient city, he called for a… Read more »
A group of South American leaders have signed a declaration creating a regional bloc of nations that they say is open to any country, regardless of ideology, to collaborate on solving regional problems. Presidents from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru attended a summit on Friday in Santiago, Chile where the declaration was signed. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera and Colombia’s Ivan… Read more »
Hardship is everywhere in Venezuela these days. Everywhere I go there are people trying to fulfil their basic needs. Some more than others, but the struggle is the same. Take Alfredo Felix for example. The 60-year-old suffers from diabetes and needs dialysis three times a week. But the power outages of the past few days have been difficult for people like him. “Because of… Read more »
Venezuela has been hit by yet another electricity blackout, including much of the capital, Caracas, sowing alarm two weeks after a nationwide outage that paralysed the country. The power cut in the capital occurred around 1.20pm local time (17:20 GMT) on Monday, affecting the electricity supply to the city centre. After nightfall, many apartment buildings in the Caracas metro area – home to around… Read more »
A fix to the anti-stall system suspected in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet that killed 189 people in Indonesia is ready, industry sources said Saturday, as the company tries to avoid a lengthy grounding of its planes.ADVERTISING Boeing was due to present the patch to officials and pilots of US airlines — American, Southwest and United —… Read more »
The United States has withdrawn all remaining diplomatic personnel from its embassy in Caracas as the crisis in Venezuela deepens. “Today, all US diplomats remaining in Venezuela departed the country. I know it is a difficult moment for them,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Thursday. He said the US remains committed to supporting opposition leader Juan Guaido, who wants… Read more »
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has called for mass demonstrations throughout the country on Tuesday to protest against a blackout that has left millions without power since late last week. “Tomorrow at 3:00 in the afternoon, all of Venezuela will be on the streets,” self-proclaimed interim President Guaido said in a speech to the National Assembly on Monday. Describing the situation in Venezuela as… Read more »