Link to article On Tuesday November 26th, a ceasefire was brokered between Israel and Hezbollah accepting the agreement proposed by the United States and France. Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah have been in an active conflict that has killed thousands of people after the conflict was ignited by the current Israel-Palestine conflict that began last October. Israel’s security cabinet… Read more »
Link to the Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89v4w51dzyo The Mexican President, Claudia Sheinbaum and just elected US President Donald Trump discussed topics of migration, drug trafficking and tariffs in a recent phone call. Both announced different stories in their accounts of the discussion. Trump announced that Sheinbaum “agreed to stop Migration through Mexico” but soon after Sheinbaum clarified that she was not interested… Read more »
Link to the Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyrjng13jlo A semi-submersible vessel packed with cocaine was just seized by the Colombian navy as part of a mission by “Orion”, a multinational naval operation that targets drug trafficking. It was suspected that the vessel was heading to Australia through a new smuggling route as maps revealed. Australia has the highest per Capita cocaine usage across… Read more »
Link to the Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6kj2752jlo Three significant trade partners to the US are now very concerned about the potential economic and political threats Donald Trump’s new tariff plan will pose. Trump has proposed to enact a 25% tariff on goods coming from Mexico and Canada as well as a 10% tax on all imports from China. Trump believes this will… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/mexico-canada-us-trump-tariffs-668a06c2beba2fca1967ab628db68418 Many threats from President-elect Donald Trump regarding tariffs have led to comments from Canadian officials stating that the problems with the borders of Canada and Mexico should not be compared. This has caused a great split between Canada and Mexico as Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, rejected those comments as she stated, “Mexico must be respected, especially… Read more »