http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/deported-veterans-protest-mexico-veterans-day-171112063017195.html A group of Mexicans who served with the United States military in Vietnam and Iraq only to be deported held a Veterans Day protest in the border city Ciudad Juarez. A stone’s throw from the bridge between Juarez and El Paso, Texas, the deportees demonstrated with the flags of their US military units on Saturday. “We served a country that… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/colin-kaepernick-named-gq-citizen-year-171113194755048.html Colin Kaepernick, an American football player who last year started protesting police brutality against African Americans by kneeling during the US national anthem, has been named “Citizen of the Year” by GQ magazine. The public stand of the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, who is currently without a team, has sparked a wave of similar protests across the National Football League and other athletic events. Announcing its decision on Monday, GQ likened Kaepernick to… Read more »
Donald Trump has declared his 12-day Asia tour a “tremendous success”, claiming that “America is back” as a global leader. Seoul warns Trump: US must not strike North Korea without our consent Read more The US president did not take questions from reporters, instead delivering an extended account of his five-nation trip, in which he claimed to have unified the world… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/killed-california-shooting-spree-171114203342636.html At least four people in the US state of California have been killed and 10 others injured after a gunman opened fire at multiple locations, including near an elementary school, before being shot dead by police. A shooter, believed to be armed with a semi-automatic rifle and two handguns, opened fire in multiple locations in Tehama County, northern California,… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/15/trump-asia-trip-white-house-speech-america Donald Trump visits China for the first time, and meets with President Xi Jingping. It is clear that Trump can call that visit a success. President Trump and Jingping have evidently gotten along swimmingly, and covered many important international controversies such as the North Korean missile epidemic. In my opinion, I think it’s fantastic that we’re establishing such good… Read more »
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41835266 The main suspect in the New York truck rampage that killed eight people on Tuesday has told investigators he began planning the attack a year ago. Sayfullo Saipov, 29, said he intended to kill as many people as possible and “felt good” about the Halloween attack. The Uzbek immigrant, who faces federal terrorism charges, says he was inspired… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/brazil-unemployment-rent-drive-housing-occupations-171101122417430.html Sao Bernando do Campo, Sao Paulo – As the sky cleared after a morning of rain, two young men hammered wooden beams into wet earth on a stretch of land, covered by thousands of tents made from plastic sheeting and timber. It is here where squatters have built a teeming tent city, named the People without Fear Occupation, in the… Read more »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/key-opposition-parties-boycott-venezuela-mayoral-elections/2017/10/30/bdee8f2e-bdbc-11e7-9294-705f80164f6e_story.html?utm_term=.4fef4bf0cf7f Jose Bestilleiro, 83, from Spain, performs for tips at an street intersection in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017. Bestilleiro said he’s been performing every day for the past 15 years, and brings in at least 5,000 Bolivars a day, which on the black market is 11 cents and is the price of a cheap “arepa” sandwich…. Read more »
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/immigration-canada-2018-1.4371146 Canada will welcome nearly one million immigrants over the next three years, according to the multi-year strategy tabled by the Liberal government today in what it calls “the most ambitious immigration levels in recent history.” The number of economic migrants, family reunifications and refugees will climb to 310,000 in 2018, up from 300,000 this year. That number will… Read more »
The conflict arose when Nicolas Maduro claimed victory in the summer vote determining the new legislative body of Venezuela. Since then, things have only gotten worse. Now in november, the conflict is still in full force. Just a few days ago, the three key opposition parties of Venezuela announced that they’re boycotting the… Read more »