Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-calls-examination-into-cause-jailed-former-venezuelan-ministers-death-2021-10-14/ The United States Department of State is calling on the Venezuelan government to investigate and release a report on the death of political prisoner Raul Baduel. Recently, Venezuela’s attorney general announced Baduel died of cardiorespiratory failure associated with COVID-19. His family are skeptical of the cause of death, saying Baduel received his first dose of the… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210930-pentagon-officials-say-afghan-govt-s-collapse-was-rooted-in-2020-us-deal-with-taliban The hasty evacuation of United States troops from Afghanistan has garnered much attention from the international community. In the United States, a Congressional Armed Services Committee drilled top United States generals on the events leading up to the hasty evacuation and subsequent collapse of the Afghan government. Commander of the United States Central Command Frank McKenzie… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/eu-deploy-election-observation-mission-venezuela-2021-09-29/ With Venezuela’s elections coming up soon, the European Union has sent a number of election observation officials to Venezuela, after receiving an invitation from Venezuela’s National Electoral Council. More than 3,000 government officials are up for election in Venezuela this November. The EU observers are tasked with observing this year’s election, as well as providing insight… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210922-macron-to-speak-to-biden-in-bid-to-calm-waters-amid-submarine-dispute The French Ambassador to the United States is set to return to the states after being withdrawn following Australia backing out of a submarine deal with France after secretly arranging another deal with the United States and Britain. Australia had been planning to buy submarines from France. However, on September 15, Australia backed out of the… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bolivian-president-calls-global-debt-relief-poor-countries-2021-09-18/ Mexican President Andres Obrador called for Latin American and Caribbean countries to come together as a stronger bloc similar to the European Union. President Obrador gave the speech at a meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Mexico City. Obrador stated that if CELAC were stronger, it could improve the region’s… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/uruguay-advances-free-trade-talks-with-china-aims-be-mercosur-gateway-2021-09-08/ The government of Uruguay is commencing trade talks with China. Uruguay hopes that the formation of a trade agreement with China will push them to trade with South American trade organization Mercosur, of which Uruguay is a part. Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou announced that China officially requested to move forward with trade talks. In July,… Read more »
