https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/2/8/five-killed-in-clashes-with-police-as-protests-rock-haiti Violent protests paralyze Hati in efforts to remove Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in 2022, Henry was supposed to hold an election and succeed his power in 2024. Regardless, Henry remains in power. Furthermore, there are five agents of the National Agency for Protected Areas (BSAP), an armed government bureau in an open… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/8/brazil-police-seize-bolsonaros-passport-amid-coup-probe Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro had his passport confiscated by Brazilian police. The decision by the Brazilian government follows Bolsonaro’s recent statement about the “easily rigged” presidential election. Consequently, his statement caused the Supreme Court to see him unfit to run again until 2030, along with further allegations of his interference with the election. Angering far-right Republicans, Bolsonaro supporters… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/2/5/us-strikes-in-the-middle-east-will-not-change-bidens-re-election-fortunes On the 28th of January, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Jordan conducted an air raid on a U.S. Military base which resulted in the death of 3 American soldiers. Injuring 40 more, the United States, under the Biden administration, retaliated by sending a series of airstrikes to Syria and Iraq on February 1st. However, such airstrikes were… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-president-urges-argentines-peacefully-resist-milei-2023-12-15/ The president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, encourages Argentinians to peacefully resist their new president, Javier Milei. Javier Milei started his presidency with a series of budget cuts, aimed at correcting the economy after years of hyperinflation. Furthermore, including a sharp devaluation of the local peso currency. Yet, Lopez Obrador has pursued similar budget cuts to government spending… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/us-plans-5g-protection-conference-after-spying-concerns-costa-rica-2023-12-15/ The U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica plans a conference on 5G network security, set to take place in April. The plans for the conference follow China’s rejected cyber-security and spying concerns raised by Costa Rica’s president. Central American nation’s president, Rodrigo Chaves, earlier this month told reporters “The country where Huawei is based doesn’t have a solid judicial framework… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-guyana-presidents-meet-amid-territorial-dispute-2023-12-14/ Occurring during high tensions, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali met with his Venezuelan counterpart President Nicolas Maduro. The meeting is regarding a potentially oil-dense region, which the countries are disputing over. The region in question, Esequibo, is a jungle region claimed by Venezuela, stretching 160,000 km and recently was discovered to produce natural oils and gas. Although the region is… Read more »
