Mexico has been described as the deadliest country for reporters outside of a war zone. Since 2000, at least 144 journalists have been murdered according to Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission (CNDH). Only Afghanistan and Syria have seen more reporters killed. Shortly after he was sworn in on 1 December, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, or Amlo for short,… Read more »
The Venezuelan government has denied entry at its borders to hundreds of tonnes of humanitarian aid. Lorries containing supplies from the United States, Brazil and Colombia were turned away. The US, which supports the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, says it’s offering to provide $20m (£15m) of humanitarian supplies. But despite the recent stand-off, not all international assistance has been… Read more »
Michael Cohen, the former “fixer” and personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, gave his testimony on Wednesday before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Cohen, who worked for Trump from 2006 until 2018 in roles including as his personal lawyer, co-president of Trump Entertainment and deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee, pleaded guilty to charges stemming from… Read more »
Dozens of Nicaraguans who were jailed for taking part in anti-government protests have been released, a human rights organisation says. The number of those released is not yet clear but witnesses said minibuses with inmates had left a number of jails. The move comes just hours before talks between the government and an umbrella opposition group are due to resume…. Read more »
The US health department has received more than 4,500 complaints of sexual abuse against detained migrant children from 2014-2018, documents show. The Department of Justice reportedly received an additional 1,303 sex abuse complaints against unaccompanied minors during the same period. Congressman Ted Deutch, who released the figures, said at least 154 claims are against facility staff members. A spokesman for the… Read more »
The wave of demonstrations against Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse and his government’s mishandling of development funds has left a seventh protestor dead after a week of violent clashes in the Caribbean nation. Haitians took to the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince’s once again on Wednesday to demand the resignation of the country’s President Jovenel Moïse as tensions continue to mount after a week of… Read more »
The catastrophic collapse of a dam at a mine in Brazil has exposed a darker side of an industry that the world depends on. At nearly 800 sites across the country and thousands more around the world, dams contain huge loads of mining waste. One British scientist, Dr Stephen Edwards of UCL, has warned that “we are sitting on a… Read more »
The trial and conviction of the notorious Joaquín Guzmán Loera, also known as El Chapo, told us much about the man, the multi-billion drugs trade and the attempts to stop it. Guzmán, the notorious Mexican drug-cartel leader, has a nervous tic. He tugs at his right lapel. On difficult days in the courtroom, such as when his ex-mistress testified, he… Read more »
Trade talks between the US and China have broken up without a deal, with the US warning that “very difficult issues” remain unresolved. The talks in China this week were aimed at securing a new deal before further US tariffs are imposed on 1 March. China said negotiations would now continue in the US next week. “We feel that we… Read more »
President Donald Trump on Thursday talked up China’s commitment to buy more American soybeans. But the tough issues dividing the world’s two biggest economies remained unsettled after two days of meetings between U.S. and Chinese negotiators. Trump said he expects to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to try to reach a final resolution to the six-month trade standoff…. Read more »