Link to article : https://www.cbsnews.com/news/canada-india-diplomatic-row-sikh-activist-nijjar-assassination-diplomats-expelled/ On Monday, October 14, Canada and India expelled each other’s senior diplomats. This has arisen amongst growing tensions over the murder of a Canadian activist outside of a Sikh temple last June. The Canadian government has accused the Indian government of involvement in the “murder and extortion” of Canadian citizens. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claims… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/stop-israel-bombing-irans-oil-sites-gulf-states-urge-us-2024-10-10/ As of October 10th, gulf States have been requesting that the United States stop Israel from bombing Iran’s oil sites. As part of their attempts to avoid being caught in the crossfire, Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar are refusing to let Israel fly over their airspace for any attack on… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.rferl.org/a/trevor-reed-marine-ukraine-trial-ansentia-russia-sentence/33152282.html Former U.S. Marine, Trever Reed, has been sentenced to prison for 14.5 years in absentia for joining and fighting directly for the Ukrainian army and charged with being a “mercenary”. Reed had also, in 2019, been convicted of assaulting a Russian law enforcement officer while intoxicated, which Reed denied, and was imprisoned with a 9 year… Read more »
Link to Article(s): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/15/us-rejects-claims-of-cia-involvement-in-alleged-plot-to-kill-maduro-after-venezuela-arrests-six https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxgl2zjgzzo Venezuela claims that the CIA was involved in a plot to assassinate Nicolas Maduro, the alleged president of Venezuela. However, the US state department has since rejected those claims. There are 6 foreigners imprisoned in Venezuela, three Americans (one a member of the US military), two Spaniards, and one Czech national, all arrested on suspicions… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/09/12/punitive-instrument-brazils-say-eu-deforestation-laws-will-affect-one-third-of-exports European Union Site: https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/brazil_en#:~:text=The%20EU%20is%20Brazil’s%20second,total%20EU%20trade%20(2017). A law passed by the European Union (EU) in 2022, the EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR) will come into play at the end of 2024. The law was adopted in June 2023, which has given businesses 18 months to adapt to the news rules. However, Brazil is asking the EU to hold off… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/4/us-sailor-detained-in-venezuela-while-travelling-on-personal-business “Detention comes amid tensions over Venezuela’s disputed election, with the US seizing President Maduro’s plane this week.” The White House national security spokesperson, John Kirby, confirmed that a US service member had been detained in Venezuela on the 4th of September, 2024. It was Kirby’s understanding that he was on personal travel and not government business…. Read more »
