Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-impose-visa-requirements-venezuelans-2021-12-17/ Mexico is going to put in place visa requirements for Venezuelans in hopes that it will help curb the extreme levels of illegal immigration to the United States. The Mexican interior ministry reported that there was a “substantial increase” in Venezuelans coming into Mexico to reach the United States, along with false motives declared for entering… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-has-seen-talks-proposals-russia-contact-with-european-allies-2021-12-17/ The White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, has stated that Russia has proposed talks with the United States to defuse the situation in Ukraine. She also said that the US will not talk about European security without their European allies/partners present. Ukraine and the US have reported that Russia has placed over 90,000 troops near the… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202112080494.html The governments of Guyana and Ghana have signed a cooperation agreement to materialize the ‘growing and strategic’ partnership between the two countries. Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in the Petroleum and Investment sectors were signed on December 7, 2021. This comes after a 3-day visit from the Vice President of Ghana to Georgetown, Guyana. This signing has… Read more »
According to Mexico’s foreign ministry, Mexican and US foreign development agencies are going to work alongside each other to address the cause of migration from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. This project, which was announced on Wednesday, is going to bring together the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation, and the United States Agency for International Development. According to data… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/10/incoming-honduras-government-to-keep-taiwan-ties-for-now-officials As of December 10th, 2021, the Honduran government will maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan. This decision comes a day after Nicaragua broke off ties with Taipei to create ties with Beijing. The diplomatic choice comes after recent international sanctions against Managua. Before she was elected, the Honduran president said she would open diplomatic ties with China…. Read more »
www.brazilianreport/liveblog.com The United States and Brazil conducted military training exercises involving roughly 1,000 personnel between the two states in the South American country, being the first time in American history to operate land troops in the region. The two countries signed an agreement of a confirmation to continue such training annually until at least 2028. The US also took this… Read more »
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2021/12/08/2003769213 The Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei spoke at the Heritage Foundation this week in Washington, in which he used the opportunity to separate his own country from his fellow Central American counterparts. The Guatemalan President went into the friendship and alliance with the United States, and exemplified that with his continual support of Taiwan and their own sovereignty, over that… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/30/nato-foreign-ministers-to-meet-amid-renewed-russia-tensions It seems that Moscow and Ukraine are on the verge of, well, something, as Moscow gathers troops and weapons on the border between the two countries. The sum of troops seems to be around 92,000, as well as drones and electronic warfare. NATO already has troops stationed in Ukraine, as this isn’t the first time this year that Moscow… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-59438026 Thousands of Venezuelan men women and children are walking thousands of kilometers on long migrant trails escaping poverty and violence in hopes of making it to south Chile. Since 2014 more than 5.6 million Venezuelans have left the country. Most fleeing to Chile. This year alone, 16 people have died due to the harsh conditions on the migrant trail…. Read more »
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20211130-el-chapo-s-wife-emma-coronel-aispuro-sentenced-to-three-years-in-us-prison El Chapos wife Emma Coronel has been found guilty in United States court. Emaa Coronel was just a teenager when she married the ruthless drug czar and she readily pleaded guilty after her February 2021 arrest. Dressed in a white turtle neck shirt and a dark suit, the 32 year old former beauty queen openly apologized in front of… Read more »
