A meeting of the summit of the Americas is due to take place on April 13. At least 20 heads of state will meet in order to unite the different regions of America and discuss the current issues plaguing the Americas. The meeting, however, could not take place at a worse time, due to the multitude of problems in the… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/04/summit-americas-begins-regional-tumult-180410122908232.html The summit unites the leaders of the Americas as corruption scandals continue and Trump sends US troops to the border. an hour ago The summit begins less than a month after Peru’s president assumed office following the previous leader’s resignation [Martin Mejia/AP Photo] MORE ON US & CANADA US sends mixed signals over military action in Syriatoday A Higher… Read more »
https://latinamericanpost.com/index.php/analysis-latam/20546-colombia-is-peace-threatened-by-a-former-guerrilla-leader With the capture of Jesus Santrich for drug trafficking, the Havana agreements face their first test of fire For Jesus Santrich, the demobilization and the road to the Congress of the Republic suffered the greatest setback. For the now FARC party and for the Colombian government itself, the capture of Santrich implies the first test of fire for the… Read more »
http://www.france24.com/en/20180407-arizona-texas-send-400-troops-border-trump-order The US states of Texas and Arizona on Friday announced plans to send National Guard troops to the southern border with Mexico after President Donald Trump ordered a thousands-strong deployment to combat drug trafficking and illegal immigration. The Texas National Guard said it would send 250 troops to the border within 72 hours and had already deployed two Lakota… Read more »
http://www.france24.com/en/20180410-colombia-arrest-ex-farc-leader-jesus-santrich-peace-deal-threatened Colombian authorities arrested a former top rebel peace negotiator on a U.S. drug warrant Monday, delivering a major blow to the country’s already teetering attempts to put a half century of political violence behind it. Seuxis Hernandez, a blind rebel ideologue best known by his alias Jesus Santrich, was picked up at his residence in Bogota on charges that… Read more »
Since the collapse of the Venezuelan economy, more than half a million Venezuelans have been migrating into neighboring Colombia. The result of this mass migration has affected people from both nations, including a unique group of individuals known as the Yukpa. The indigenous Yukpa are a group of roughly 150 people who fled their ancestral land in Venezuela and settled… Read more »
https://latinamericanpost.com/index.php/international-relations-latam/19811-oas-calls-for-wider-and-stronger-sanctions-against-venezuela From Geneva, the Secretary General of the American agency, Luis Almagro, emphasized his ruling on the global collective blindness that has been given to the Venezuelan regime From the Organization of American States (OAS), at the head of the Secretary General of the international institution, Luis Almagro said and urged the international community to increase sanctions currently performed with the government of Nicolas… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/argentina-women-groups-optimistic-legalising-abortion-180309135053069.html Women’s rights groups cautiously optimistic as more than 70 politicians introduce bill that would legalise abortion. by Bala Chambers 9 Mar 2018 Activists shout pro-abortion rights slogans outside of Congress after the presentation of the abortion bill in Buenos Aires [Victor R Caivano/AP Photo] MORE ON ARGENTINA Argentina’s failing public schools: ‘Studying is an odyssey’5 days ago Argentine Congress… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/indigenous-yukpa-face-humanitarian-crisis-fleeing-venezuela-180310123952276.html The binational indigenous group says it is being denied its rights on both sides of the border. by Bram Ebus 11 Mar 2018 MORE ON VENEZUELA Venezuela: Presidential election delayed againlast week Brazil declares emergency over Venezuelan migrant influxlast week Venezuelan opposition calls for boycott of election2 weeks ago What is Venezuela’s new petro cryptocurrency?2 weeks ago Cucuta, Colombia… Read more »
http://www.france24.com/en/20180310-trump-attend-summit-americas-meeting-peru-venezuela U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the upcoming Summit of the Americas, officials said Friday, putting him face-to-face with Western Hemisphere leaders, many of whom are upset by his policies and rhetoric toward the region. The regional summit next month in Peru is seen as the leading forum for projecting U.S. leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean. U.S…. Read more »