https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/30/us-lifts-colombias-farc-foreign-terrorist-designation The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, is officially no longer a ‘foreign terrorist’ in the United State’s eyes. Originally, FARC was a group of people that banded together in 1964 against the Colombian government after a series of unfair governance in the people’s eyes (hence FARC’s alternative title as the People’s Army). Over the years, they were… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pentagon-releases-few-details-after-months-long-review-global-posture-2021-11-29/ On Monday, a 10-month review summarized into a report on the Pentagon’s strategy was published to the public, however, many critical details were left as confidential. The report concluded that President Joe Biden and his administration could possibly be shifting in the US’s global military position, with reanalysis of military allies and long-term goals. The Biden… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/latvia-calls-permanent-us-troops-guard-against-russia-threat-2021-11-29/ Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, is planning to arrive in Riga, Latvia’s capital, to hold talks with NATO members and Latvian officials. The talks are to discuss the increasing threat of Russian annexations of parts of Eastern Europe. This comes after Russia moved 100,000 troops on its border with Ukraine and Belarus has become increasingly… Read more »
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/putins-friend-leads-russian-effort-sell-weapons-us-allies-rcna6599 A Russian company by the name of Rostec has created a new affordable jet. The jet that it is competing with is the United States jet, F-35, which is around 80 million dollars. Rostec CEO, Chemezov, names the jet the “checkmate.” It is obvious that Russia, which is the second largest arms dealer in the world behind the United… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-president-maduro-brands-eu-electoral-observers-spies-2021-11-28/ The European Union sent a thousand observers to the Venezuelan regional elections. In these several regional elections, opposition parties challenged the legitimacy of elections, as they took major losses with Maduro’s Socialist party winning 20 of the 23 governor positions and 210 of the 327 mayoral races. Maduro reacted to these observers with firm criticism. On national… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-58673578 For almost eight years, immigration, both illegal and legal, has been a topic of contention in the United States. Now, as tensions rise at the US border, the US has been forced to make some hard choices. Many of the migrants at the border are fleeing economic turmoil after the Covid crisis, or political unrest, and even unsafe living… Read more »
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-journalist-held-myanmar-faces-new-terrorism-sedition-charges-lawyer-rcna5068 Myanmar has recently been in the news for it’s military coup that it staged against it’s government, as what many people have defined as a direct response to the countries transition to a democratic power. This action in itself was condemned internationally, even more so when the military shut down all ways out of the largest city in Myanmar,… Read more »
President Biden is bringing back the annual “3 leaders” talk. Before the Trump administration put a stop to the annual meeting, the 3 leaders of Canada, The United States, and Mexico would come together to strengthen relationships and work together on issues that needed to be resolved. The White House on Wednesday announced plans for the Nov. 18 summit with… Read more »
Brazil’s environment minister has demanded that richer countries provide the US$100 billion annual funding agreed upon to help developing countries switch to clean energy and handle the impact of climate change. “The $100 billion target has not been met,” Joaquim Leite said in a speech in Glasgow Wednesday. “And this amount is no longer enough for the world to build… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-colombia-oil-theft-surges-smuggled-gasoline-dries-up-data-show-2021-11-08/ For years, Colombian gangs have smuggled gasoline from Venezuela. Which is crucial for the cocaine drug trade. Venezuelas current social and economic crisis has left extreme shortages of fuel in the country. Colombian gangs are now tapping into Colombian pipelines and stealing gasoline thats needed for the drug trade. Even sending some of the fuel back towards venezuela which… Read more »
