With things heating up in Venezuela, the world has its eyes on the aggressive actions that Guaido has been vocally portrayed online. This past week, Guaido made a video outside of the airbase in Venezuela saying for Maduro to step down because he no longer has military support from his own country. Guaido had Venezuelan soldiers standing behind him, with… Read more »
This week, Venezuela made headlines around the world as the country was plunged into further political chaos when opposition leader and self-declared president Juan Guaido broadcast a video online calling for a military uprising to remove President Nicolas Maduro from office. A battle broke out on the streets, as well as the airwaves and online as both political sides fought to get their messages out.WATCH09:50 Guaido’s… Read more »
The United States and Russia traded warnings against interfering in Venezuela on Wednesday, a day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Moscow of stopping President Nicolas Maduro from leaving the country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Pompeo by phone that further “aggressive steps” in Venezuela would be fraught with the gravest consequences, the Russian ministry said. “The Russian side underlined that interference by Washington in… Read more »
The body of a 10-month-old baby was recovered and three other migrants were feared drowned after their raft capsized near Rio Grande, Texas, as they tried to cross the US-Mexico border. The rubber raft flipped over on Wednesday night and all nine of its occupants were swept away in the cold, fast-flowing water, according to the father of the dead child, US Border… Read more »
Panama City – Panamanians will cast their ballots on Sunday to elect the country’s next president, 71 legislators and hundreds of local government officials. Government corruption is among the chief concerns of the country’s 2.7 million registered voters, and some are sceptical of all the candidates’ campaign promises to root it out. “They all say they are against corruption,” Espacio Encuentro… Read more »
During the simulation, I had the role of being the spokesperson for the country of Budan. Throughout the meetings, I stood up and verbally spoke in front of the room and also discussed with the other countries and NGO’s to form resolutions to the situation at hand. By being outspoken during the sessions, I was able to participate in a… Read more »
Rains have been pouring down on northern Argentina, causing floods and widespread power outages within certain towns that are closer to water sources. Around 20 cm of rain have been recorded from the most previous storm. In the city of Resistencia there has been roughly 110 cm of rain already this year, compared to the total 137 cm from last… Read more »
United States-backed Venezuelan opposition leaderJuan Guaido on Friday called on supporters to take to the streets on May 1 for what he called “the largest march in the history” of the South American country to keep the pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to leave power. Guaido, the head of the opposition-controlled National Assembly – who in January invoked the constitution to declare himself… Read more »
At least 17 people have died in Colombia following a landslide triggered by heavy rains. The early morning landslide hit at least eight homes on Easter Sunday and blocked a stretch of the Pan-American Highway in the community of Rosas, roughly 630 kilometres southwest of Bogota. A stretch of the Pan-American Highway that links Ecuador’s capital Quito to the Colombian city of… Read more »
At least two people have been killed after severe storms lashed Argentina. The storms hit the provinces of Chaco and Corrientes in the northeast of the country, where up to 204 millimetres of rain was recorded. The two who died were a father and son who were electrocuted as they placed sandbags outside their home in an attempt to stop it… Read more »