Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-us-deportation-protection-civil-war-ce99bb3f8f30aec9745046c41ac7fa1b The article from Associated Press reports that human-rights organizations are condemning the U.S. government’s move to terminate the protected status for nationals of Myanmar (also known as Burma).Under the decision announced by Kristi Noem of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the government concluded that Myanmar has made “notable progress,” including plans for elections and cease-fire… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/canada-carney-trump-budget-exports-c78a41c00167bc1d8177d5d74e34d09f Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that Canada can no longer assume its deep economic integration with the U.S. will persist. He announced a goal of doubling Canada’s exports to non-U.S. markets over the next decade, citing mounting U.S. tariffs and trade uncertainty as key risks. With more than 75% of Canadian exports currently going to… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-maduro-cartel-soles-us-drugs-terrorist-f778922c04b4f514092bd29b91e77358 The U.S. has officially designated Venezuela’s so‑called Cartel de los Soles (“Cartel of the Suns”) as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), tying it to President Nicolás Maduro’s regime and accusing the network of trafficking large volumes of cocaine into the U.S. and supporting terrorist violence. The U.S. framed the move as part of an intensified counter‑drug… Read more »
Link to article: https://latinamericanpost.com/americas/a-narrow-strait-a-widening-rift-u-s-warships-trinidads-turn-and-venezuelas-fury-in-the-caribbean/ Recent rising tensions between the US and Venezuela has led to a split in the waters of the Gulf of Paria. Recent cooperation from Trinidad with the US has led to a huge increase in the number of patrols between Venezuela and Trinidad. These patrols are labeled as anti drug efforts by the US, and an… Read more »
Link to article: https://latinamericanpost.com/americas/politics/u-s-colombia-showdown-petro-trump-and-the-high%e2%80%91risk-politics-of-bravado/ Recently, Donald Trump called the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, an “illegal drug leader,”. This comment is being compared to his previous comments on Nicolás Maduro and the ensuing damage done to Venezuela. This threat is also being exacerbated with other US representatives talking more and more about war with Venezuela and Colombia. Petro responded to… Read more »
Link to article: https://latinamericanpost.com/americas/mexico-guatemala-and-belize-unite-to-shield-the-maya-forest/ Recently, a new union was formed around The Great Mayan Jungle Biocultural Corridor between Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. This union will create a new nature reserve surrounding the mostly jungle region between these 3 countries. This new reserve will not go without its challenges though, as much of this region is not currently controlled by the… Read more »
Link to article: Article This article is about how an environmentalist NGO is suing the Trump administration for their perusing of expanding oil drilling in the Gulf of America. The environmentalists believe that if this expansion continues the risk of spills becomes exponentially greater with an additional increase in magnitude of the spills. The head senior attorney at the Natural… Read more »
Link to Article: Article Marco Rubio, the United States Secretary of State, had a meeting with the G7 nations with one of the main points of discussion being the strikes in the Caribbean because of the Venezuelan drug ships. This part of the meeting was a sort of intervention for the United States because all the other G7 nations believe… Read more »
Link to article:https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-ford-aircraft-carrier-drugs-military-trump-a86ddc6f5f51e12c87cbd9c55978c911?utm_source=chatgpt.com The United States is deploying the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to the Venezuelan coast. This is meant to be a flex or a show of force from the US in order to project their dominance in the area. The reason given for the flex was to help disrupt drug running and trafficking. However many people… Read more »
Link to Article: Article This article discussed a situation that’s occurring in America that involves that United States state department imposing visa restrictions on incoming illegal immigrants from Nicaragua. This group of immigrants includes owners of transportation companies, travel agencies and tour operators. The state department also made a statement on November 17th that they even revoked some visas of… Read more »
