A group of 59 white South Africans arrived in the US recently after allegations for racial discrimination were imposed on South Africa. The Trump administration has halted all other refugee admissions which has caused some controversy. The group of white South Africans arrived at Dulles on May 11th and received a warm welcome from US authorities. The processing for refugees… Read more »
Link To Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxgl2zjgzzo This article discusses Venezuela’s government’s claims that the CIA plotted to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro as well as some other top officials. These allegations were made after the arrest of several people, including US, Spanish, and Czech nationals who were accused of planning to destabilize Venezuela. The Interior Minister of Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, directly stated that… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-brazil-diplomacy-f8661fdab3c154b839bc9d48954cbd72 Tensions in South America have been rising since the highly disputed Venezuelan election in July. Despite pre-election polls that showed opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia had more supporters by a landslide, President Nicolas Maduro still claimed that he won the election. Protests against Maduro’s regime have resulted in countless arrests and even murders of those who oppose Maduro. Argentina,… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/20/us-sanctions-former-haitian-president-over-alleged-drug-trafficking Michel Joseph Martelly was the Haitian president in the wake of the catastrophic 2010 earthquake, from 2011 until he resigned in 2016. Haiti has been unstable for decades, but since the 2008 hurricane season and 2010 earthquake the situation has become dire—half of Haiti’s 11.5M residents are facing hunger, 578,000 are displaced by gang wars, and criminal groups control… Read more »
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-09-12/ukraines-zelenskiy-dismisses-destructive-china-brazil-peace-initiative In May, China and Brazil offered a proposal to be mediators in peace discussions between Ukraine and Russia over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia is in support of this “China-Brazil peace initiative”, with Putin openly backing the plan and even suggesting India to be a third mediator country. However, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that the initiative was disrespectful… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/un-concerned-us-pushbacks-migrants-who-may-need-asylum-2021-09-21/ UN’s High Commissioner of the refugee committee Filippo Grandi, advises the U.S. to lift the title 42 health related restrictions due to inconsistency with international norms. Due to the horrific conditions happening at the Del Rio, Texas camp where 14,000 Haitian refugees have been gathered to seek asylum. Many have insisted that President Joe Biden halts the displacement of… Read more »
SAO PAULO, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Argentina’s stocks, bonds and currency jumped on Monday as investors bet a strong electoral performance from President Mauricio Macri’s coalition could boost his reform agenda. While “Let’s Change” will remain a minority in the lower house of Congress and the Senate, as expected, its defeat of populist former President Cristina Fernandez in the Senate… Read more »
It is interesting to see how South America’s economy while, for the most part the rest of the world is really struggling. South America’s economy has taken a upward turn because of its advances in mining, construction, and fuel distribution. Two countries in South America are doing exceptionally well. Brazil and Argentina have both increased stock in their own countries,… Read more »
HOUSTON/RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Brazil and Mexico are competing for a diminishing resource: the investment dollars of oil majors beating a retreat from the big-ticket offshore projects they once coveted. After two waves of resource nationalism that left few openings in Latin America for energy giants such as Exxon Mobil Corp, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Total… Read more »
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Investors who bought up Argentine warrants linked to economic growth, hoping to profit from a long-awaited recovery, should not count their winnings just yet. President Mauricio Macri’s debt-laden government has a tough choice to make on how the payout from the bonds is calculated, economists say, and could potentially slash it to practically zero…. Read more »