Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-lula-meet-biden-friday-white-house-2023-02-09/ Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s leftist president, met with US president Joe Biden in the white house during his visit to Washington DC on Thursday. The visit would focus on support for Brazilian democracy and cooperation between both countries in environmental commitments. The US is currently discussing and considering joining a multilateral fund targeted at… Read more »
Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/cuba-government-mexico-health-e510cc50ec82928f770c3c109a05d502 Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel visited Mexico on Saturday and spoke on how the island currently faces “tremendously difficult challenges”. Diaz-Canel blamed many of its current issues, such as severe economic crisis, shortages and blackouts, arrests, protests and deadly fires which destroyed a large oil storage facility in western Cuba which weakened the islands fragile electricity system,… Read more »
Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/colombia-government-mexico-caribbean-bogota-city-61fbd05b4646ac29704d38c517a0ff08 Columbia’s government and the communist-inspired National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group held negotiations in Mexico City on Monday, resuming peace talks towards a resolution to the conflict between both parties dating back to the 1960s. This is the second round of talks after the first began in November after the leftist Gustavo Petro was elected president… Read more »
Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/biden-north-america-summit-mexico-updates-871328ff21fc6a87b698742f6e9ed3d4 Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador – Mexico’s President – challenged US president Joe Biden on Monday at the start of the summit of North American Leaders in Mexico City. Obrador called for biden to put and end to the attitude of “abandonment” and “disdain” for Latin America and the Caribbean. Obrador stated that “This is the moment… Read more »
Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/politics-canada-government-lockheed-martin-corp-united-states-1e3986626bca3e4f03200e8742c66827 Yesterday, Canada finalised a deal with Lockheed Martin to purchase 88 F-35 fighters in attempts to refit and modernise its aging fleet of aircraft and accomplish obligations to defend North America’s air space. the first shipment of F-35’s are expected to arrive in 2026, with the rest of the aircraft being delivered and brought made operationally… Read more »
