https://latinamericanpost.com/36153-has-biden-kept-his-promises-to-the-latino-community President Biden made many promises to the Latino community during his run for president. These promises were that he would preserve the Deferred Action Program (DACA), stop the construction of the wall between the US and Mexico, end the ¨Remain in Mexico¨ program, reunite migrant families that were separated at the border and legalize 11 million undocumented people. All… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crime-georgia-spas/eight-killed-including-six-women-of-asian-descent-at-shootings-at-atlanta-day-spas-idUSKBN2B903 8 people were killed at day spas located in and around Atlanta, Georgia. Out of the 8 people killed, 6 were women of Asian descent, with the last two being a white man and a white woman. The bloodshed began at around 5 p.m on Tuesday when four people were killed and another was wounded in a shooting at… Read more »
https://latinamericanpost.com/36137-tension-between-europe-and-venezuela-and-capture-of-el-chapos-wife Tensions are growing between Europe and Venezuela after President Nicholas Maduro expelled the European ambassador Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa. The Bolivarian government chose to make this decision days after the 27-country bloc issued sanctions against 19 members of the Maduro administration. On the other hand, Mexico and Argentina are strengthening their political ties. This comes as leaders Manuel Lopez and… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-foreign-policy-jen-psaki-united-nations-101d7778c61465a279495f9c419c9a32 President Joe Biden has already made some big moves in his first two weeks as president, with this being one of them. Biden says he will increase the number of refugees allowed in the United States from 15,000 to 125,000. Although this may take a while to pass in congress and could likely not take place till next year…. Read more »
Link to Article: “Colombia launches ‘elite force’ to target rebels, drug gangs“ Colombian leader, President Ivan Duque, recently launched a military unit around the country, targeting coca crops, cocaine production sites, and armed groups. These troops, named CONAT, are being deployed around the Columbia’s shared border with Venezuela, as well as the regions of Cauca and Putamayo. Duque spoke about… Read more »
Link to Article: “Brazil records more than 90,000 new COVID cases in a single day“ Recently, Brazil has been experiencing a massive increase in new COVID-19 cases throughout the country. Because of this, Brazilian President, Bolsonaro, is facing public pressure to get the pandemic under control. Cases hit 90,000 in a single day, with a death record of 2,841. As… Read more »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-detained-canadians-kovrig-trial/2021/03/22/75feb0b4-8ab3-11eb-a33e-da28941cb9ac_story.html China held a secret trial Monday for a second Canadian citizen, Michael Kovrig, in an espionage case that is commonly viewed as China seeking leverage to pry Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou away from Canadian and U.S. authorities. The outlook for the him was detained by China in late 2018 in “apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of Meng, Huawei’s chief… Read more »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/xinjiang-sanctions-european-union/2021/03/22/1b0d69aa-8b0a-11eb-a33e-da28941cb9ac_story.html The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada each announced sanctions against China over human rights abuses in Xinjiang, a coordinated effort aimed at holding Beijing accountable for a years-long campaign against Uyghurs and other minority groups in the northwestern Chinese region. The E.U. was first to move, saying that it would hit four Chinese officials and a… Read more »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexico-biden-immigration-surge-border/2021/03/23/2b993ec8-8bde-11eb-9423-04079921c915_story.html It is common knowledge that the number of migrants in the United States of America has increased exponentially in the past few years. Mexico is taking a series of high-profile actions to show it’s trying to stop the migrants heading for the border. They have restricted travel across its southern border, touting the deployment of nearly 9,000 troops, even… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/two-canadians-held-china-court-hearings-this-month Analysis: Two Canadians are currently imprisoned in China for more than two years on spying allegations. Both men will have court hearings later this week, Canada’s minister of foreign affairs said on Wednesday. “Our embassy in Beijing has been notified that court hearings for Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are scheduled to take place on March… Read more »
