Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/bolivia-plane-crash-rescue-alligators-survival-amazon-54e14caaa84f86bfb0858cd2d3cbb0d1 Earlier this week a tiny plane crashed into the Northe East Bolivian jungle (a section of the Amazon Rainforest located in Bolivia). After hitting the ground the plane rolled over into a anaconda and alligator infested lagoon. On this plane there were five people, the pilot and four passengers, one of which being a six year… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-essequibo-elections-guyana-dispute-court-1cce4c00820a7048bc7c0f98ca27f273 A resource rich region in South America is being disputed over. Both Guyanna and Venezuala claim this area, known as the Essequibo region, is there own. The United Nations had to adress this matter as Venezuala planned to hold elections for an official governer of that region. The United Nation’s top court ruled that Venezuala may… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/colombia-supervised-heroin-consumption-room-a0a883619764ecfd475acc25bc8e0ca3 Christian Camilo Amaya used to shoot up haroin and cocaine in the streets of Bogota, Columbia. He even got a tattoo on his left arm depicting a skull with a syringe in it to represent those days. However recently he has moved locations from the streets to South America’s only supervised room for drug use. This… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/haiti-trump-interamerican-foundation-grants-29332b27090af6349eac237eb1e76fac As presidents new plan to cut off foreign aid is finally starting to take effect, many countries are feeling the consequences. The Haitian people, in particular, have lot access to a plethora of things including seeds, loans, and medical care. This is due to the Trump administrations new dismantling of a U.S. foundation that helped the… Read more »
Link to article; https://apnews.com/article/argentina-milei-trump-tariffs-trade-maralago-imf-f32bdc39d79632dfa9fdd3a1e05fb0a3 In preparation for Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, begining on April 2nd, many actions by many countries have taken place. China has plotted their own tariffs, Europe has vowed retaliation, and Mexico has been working to blunt the blow. However the most unexpected route has been taken by Argentina, who aims to become friends with the US…. Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-deportations-salvador-tren-aragua-64e72142a171ea57c869c3b35eeecce7 The US is paying El Salvador $6 million to keep 300 Venezuelan gang members for a year in their “notorious prison”. These gang members are allegedly apart of the Tren de Aragua gang, an international gang expanded from Venezuela. They are known for human trafficking and smuggling. In fact, the US formally declared them a terrorist… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/ruben-oseguera-el-menchito-cartel-1223f022ecba694bbd647fc406725d93 On Friday Rubén Oseguera, known as El Menchito, whom is the son of fugitive Jalisco New Generation cartel (otherwise known as Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion) boss Nemesio Oseguera was sentenced to life in prison for helping his father run one of the country’s largest and most violent narcotics trafficking cartels. Menchito had initially signed a… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/greenland-trump-denmark-58b285e03856f660f5e976565a05d681 On Wednesday, Greenlands prime minister Múte Bourup Egede made a statement in response to the US’s efforts in buying Greenland. He simply said, “Kalaallit Nunaat is ours,” using the Greenlandic name for his country. This statement came out only hours after US President Donald Trump had declared he intends to gain Greenland “one way or another”… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/trudeau-trump-tariffs-trade-war-58eaa333ef96d4f17965bb7004e6bee7 On last Thursday, February 27th, the US indicated they would postpone their substantial tariffs on Canadian products. However Canada has not taken down their retaliatory tariffs and they plan to continue to follow through on them. They have stated that they will hold their stance on their tariffs until the unjustified American tariffs are lifted. Canadian… Read more »
