Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/china-latin-america-visa-free-travel-1b3baa45cbe2b866b8d42900d29949b7 May 15, China announced a one-year visa-free entry policy for citizens of five Latin American countries- Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay- effective from June 1. Under this initiative, travelers from these nations can enter China without a visa and stay for up to 30 days. This policy follows the China CELAC Forum held in Beijing,… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/el-chapo-sinaloa-cartel-trump-border-harfuch-86572a31c88a216da7cd5f33006a0011 Mexican Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch confirmed that 17 relatives of “El Chapo” Guzman, including his ex-wife and daughter, entered the United States through the Tijuana border as part of a covert agreement between US authorities and Guzman’s son. His son, Ovidio, is a leader within the Sinaloa Cartel and was extradited to the US in… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/honduras-deported-child-lawsuit-dropped-d15e3cfa8d44f8eca9c87cb640f92422 A 2-year-old girl, along with two other U.S.-born kids were deported with their Honduran born mothers. This has created a legal conflict in which the US is determining if the Trump administration broke the law through implementing their new deportation policies. Groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union and National Immigration Project have stated that… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-supreme-court-trial-80e98eba0b7868580f78916850200c8d Some Brazilian Supreme Court justices agreed that the former President Jair Bolsonaro and some of his companions will be put on trial for five counts: attempt to stage a coup, involvement in a named criminal organization, attempted violent abolition of Democratic rule of law, damage characterized by violence/threat against state’s assets, and deterioration of listed heritage…. Read more »
Link to article:https://apnews.com/article/canada-us-deep-sea-mining-isa-d24270d1674ce93035adc1e0be511725 The Metals Company based in Vancouver, Canada, mentioned that it is looking towards the US government to allow them to start deep-sea mining in international waters, skipping the International Seabed Authority that could grant them exploitation permits. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) met recently in Jamaica, focusing on how and if to allow deep-sea mining. An international… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/china-guyana-us-rubio-oil-f41d342bbdcf39bf1ae244bfab9f2fa6 Shown through some online comments a day after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Guyana, China took offense to how the South American country welcomed the US presence. The Guyanese President Irfaan Ali announced his oil-rich country would hold the US higher over other countries due to their pledge of a forcefully response if… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/haiti-transitional-presidential-council-fritz-alphonse-jean-gangs-c95b666317c278fee61e5ef1fac7b01b On March 7th, the council who is to arrange eventual presidential election in Haiti swore in a new leader even as the country continues to struggle with heavy gang violence. In the rotating presidency of the transitional presidential council, Fritz Alphonse Jean, a former central bank governor, replaced Leslie Voltaire. The transitional presidential council was created… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/mexico-us-tariffs-sheinbaum-trump-8d05ee82f936c8c9bccdde36179a3d5d On March 9th, tens of thousands of people gathered in Mexico City to celebrate with their president, Claudia Sheinbaum, about the U.S.’s choice to delay tariffs on a lot of the country’s products. The crowd held Mexico flags high and shouted things like “Mexico is to be respected” and “we are united Mexicans” as they cheered… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/greenland-trump-arctic-election-7d7fb1f07e1df2f28924e010073318e5 March 11 marks Greenland’s parliamentary elections, whose results won’t be determined for another couple of weeks due to the difficulty of receiving ballots from areas with harsh terrain. Greenland is a self governing territory of Denmark with around 56,000 people, most who have an indigenous group heritage. Trump has started making comments about buying Greenland and… Read more »
