Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-venezuela-protest-trump-maduro-3e0c96fe8a241202a5d5a8f2364909a5 Recent protests have erupted following the US’s kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. One of such protests is happening in South Africa. Demonstrators gathered outside of the US embassy, pointing out the US oil interest in Venezuela. Pro Palestine protesters were also present at these protests, in relation to the anti imperialism position. South Africa has… Read more »
Link to article: https://latinamericanpost.com/analysis-en/colombia-at-the-crossroads-as-trump-threats-meet-election-fever/ Following President Trump’s challenge against Colombia’s sovereignty, Gustavo Petro of Colombia condemned Trump’s statement of invasion of his country. Trump and Petro would talk over the phone and come to mostly positive conclusions, but claims of Petro’s involvement in the drug trade did not go over well. Previous conflicts between the 2 presidents have been about… Read more »
Link to article: https://latinamericanpost.com/americas/venezuelan-power-without-maduro-leaves-delcy-rodriguez-holding-lightning-rod/ Following the capture of Nicholas Maduro, the president of Venezuela, his role has been filled by his vice president Delcy Rodríguez. Rodríguez is claiming to be in a temporary position until the eventual return of Maduro. Condemning the US’s actions in her country, she appears to be following in Maduro’s footsteps. Rodríguez has been climbing the… Read more »
Article: https://theconversation.com/us-greenland-negotiations-have-hit-a-wall-here-are-three-ways-the-crisis-could-end-273629 The article explains that negotiations between the United States, Denmark, and Greenland have reached a stalemate over Greenland’s sovereignty. During a January 14 meeting at the White House, U.S. officials repeated President Donald Trump’s position that the United States should take direct control of Greenland for national security reasons. Danish and Greenlandic leaders firmly rejected this idea, emphasizing… Read more »
Link: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/clock-ticks-cuba-trump-cuts-off-venezuelan-oil-2026-01-13/ Cubans are getting ready for the worst seeing as President Trump has effectively put the island under siege via the oil restrictions now in place. The last shipment was made to Cuba by the PDVSA via a ghost tanker that delivered 600,000 barrels of crude oil. Cuba relies heavily on Venezuela for their oil needs, before the mid… Read more »
Link: Link This article is about a meeting that took place between CIA director John Ratcliffe with Interim President Delcy Rodriguez. John Ratcliffe was directed by US President Donald Trump to discuss the logistics of what Delcy intends to do with her power. She denies any further expansion of the drug trafficking gangs like TDA. Both Trump and Rodriguez have… Read more »
Link: Link This article is based on a meeting that occurred between Maria Machado, the opposition of Iterum President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez. Machado has recently won the Nobel peace prize for the year of 2025. She weaponized United States President Donald Trump’s desire of that award to make an attempt to have Trumps “blessing” of being the next leader… Read more »
Link to the article:https://latinamericanpost.com/economy-en/venezuela-oil-bargain-with-trump-puts-sovereignty-on-auction-block/ The US and Venezuela have come to a deal that 2 billion dollars worth of oil would be taken and moved to the US. This deal also alleviates some of the pressure put on tankers via the US blockade since December of 25′. Trump has been promoting this as if it is the best thing that… Read more »
Article: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/nyt-us-troops-pressure-mexico-cartels/ The article reports that the United States is increasing pressure on Mexico to allow U.S. military forces to participate in joint operations against drug cartels. President Donald Trump has suggested that U.S. special forces or drone strikes could be used to target fentanyl labs in Mexico, and U.S. officials have reportedly proposed that American troops or CIA officers… Read more »
Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4qdnj5vl9o The article reports that the United States has seized a sixth oil tanker linked to Venezuela as part of an expanded effort to control Venezuelan oil exports. The tanker, Veronica, was boarded by U.S. forces in the Caribbean without incident after allegedly violating President Donald Trump’s quarantine on sanctioned vessels. U.S. Southern Command stated that only oil exports… Read more »
