Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/haiti-police-vitelhomme-gangs-kenyans-violence-25bcb49d09394473b6923e70a3950289 The second-in-command of popular Haitian gang “Kraze Baryè” was shot in a shootout between his gang and both Haitian and Kenyan police. The shooting occured in Torcelle, a community in Port-au-Prince. The police also confiscated firearms, munitions, phones, and “other sensitive materials” as described by the Haitian National Police. The overall goal for these actions is… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/argentinas-milei-criticizes-leviathan-un-speech-pledges-agenda-freedom-2024-09-24/ During the 79th United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2024, Argentinian president Javier Milei gave a speech that left representatives without words. Milei compared the UN’s restrictions and models to a “Leviathan”, which is a mythological sea monster. He criticized them further by saying when their plans for humans don’t work, “they repress, restrict, and… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/lula-un-says-brazil-china-propose-plan-ukraine-russia-talks-2024-09-24/ Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gave a speech at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. His main point was about a Chinese-Brazilian proposal for the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The proposal would have the resumption of direct talks between the countries without requiring Russia to recall their troops. He did not… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-talks-about-joining-expanded-aukus-defence-chief-blair-says-2024-09-13/ Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair has reported that Canada, among others, is being considered to join AUKUS, a security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. The original members formed in an effort to lessen the growing grip that China has on the Indo-Pacific region. The expansion would focus on technological… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3277973/chinas-firms-seek-avoid-pitfalls-search-key-ev-metal-latin-america-analysts?module=Politics&pgtype=section Chinese companies are receiving resistance from Latin American states after setting out to obtain lithium from them. These countries include Chile, Bolivia, Mexico, and Peru. China has the largest electric vehicle market in the world and needs the lithium from Latin American countries, who have some of the world’s largest lithium reserves, to make them. The… Read more »
https://www.radiohc.cu/en/noticias/nacionales/364541-ignacio-ramonet-sends-open-letter-to-us-president-joe-biden Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet wrote an open letter to U.S. President Joe Biden requesting the removal of Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism, a short list of countries the U.S. deems supportive of international terrorist acts. Casa de las Americas, an organization founded by the Cuban government after the Cuban Revolution for the purpose of bettering the state’s… Read more »
