Throughout the confusion of Donald Trump’s campaign and the chaotic events of his early days in the White House, one controversy has clung to the Trump train like glue: Russia.The sudden departure of Michael Flynn from his role as national security adviser in February and the revelations of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s meetings with Russia’s ambassador Sergei Kislyak are among… Read more »
Donald Trump’s pick for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court has insisted that no-one, including the president who nominated him, is above the law.Neil Gorsuch also told his Senate confirmation hearing that no-one had asked him to make any promises on how he would rule. He said he would have “walked out” if Mr Trump had asked him to… Read more »
A handout photo released on 14 February 2017 shows the liftoff of flight VA235, Ariane 5 ECA, from the Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, France, 14 February 2017Image copyrightEPAImage caption The Ariane 5 rocket during a previous launch The launch of a French rocket from a space centre in French Guiana has been delayed after workers erected barricades as part… Read more »
Guatemala’s interior minister said the attacks on police were probably in retaliation for Monday’s raid on a youth detention centre. The authorities in Guatemala say there has been a series of attacks on police officers after riot police stormed a youth detention centre on Monday. Interior Minister Francisco Rivas said three officers had died as a result of the assaults…. Read more »
It appears as though the harsh immigration and trade policies Trump is planning to enforce with Mexico will reunite the countries of Latin America. Leaders of various Latin American countries have already expressed their dissatisfaction with the new American President as well as their intentions to stand in solidarity with the Mexican President, Enrique Pena Nieto. This comes as quite… Read more »
Jovenel Moise was sworn in Tuesday as Haiti’s 58th president, ending a protracted electoral crisis that had created a vacuum of power in the impoverished, disaster-prone Caribbean nation. Moise, a 48-year-old banana exporter who has never held political office, took the oath at a ceremony at the National Assembly. He was former president Michel Martelly hand-picked choice to lead the… Read more »
President Nicolas Maduro’s government ordered the suspension of CNN’s Spanish-language service from Venezuela’s airwaves on Wednesday, accusing it of distorting the truth in coverage. U.S.-based ‘CNN en Espanol’ became unavailable on some cable providers minutes after a statement by telecommunications regulator Conatel announcing the suspension. The network had irked the socialist government with various reports, including one alleging that Venezuelan… Read more »
Due to President Donald Trump’s protectionist politics, Latin American countries are rallying together. In fact, the USA’s hostility could lead to an historic reconciliation between the region’s key organisations, the Pacific Alliance and Mercosur. Trump’s win in the United States sparked unprecedented outrage in Latin America. As the new American president introduces aggressive policies on immigration and trade targetting Mexico,… Read more »
A 23-year-old Mexican man who was brought to the US illegally at the age of seven has been arrested and detained, despite having a valid work permit. Daniel Ramirez Medina was protected from deportation under one of President Barack Obama’s policies. He has a job, a young son and no criminal record. Mr Ramirez was taken into custody on Friday… Read more »
Honduras, dubbed the most dangerous country for environmentalists, is under fire for it’s violent and even deadly offenses against environmental activists. Over the course of the past decade, an expansion of mining, agribusiness and energy projects in the area has caused tensions between the government and those who wish to protect the land. Many Honduran politicians and businesspeople have escaped prosecution… Read more »