Armas had been part of Gonzalez’s campaign for the presidency last year. An outspoken activist with a broad smile, warm eyes and a crop of dark brown hair, Armas had long wanted to see change in Venezuela — a country that was once the richest in South America. Bountiful oil reserves had brought record prosperity…
EXPLAINER How Trump coerced Colombia to accept deportees by threatening US tariff war US President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on imports from Colombia after Bogota initially refused deportation flights. An employee cuts flowers inside a greenhouse at the Eclipse Flowers farm in Tocancipa, Colombia on January 30, 2023 [File: Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters] By Sarah ShamimPublished On 27…
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Witness Please Enjoy Our Tragedies: Art as a Voice for Myanmar’s Forgotten Struggle An artist flees Myanmar following the 2021 coup and uses art to keep the world engaged in the plight of his nation. When Myanmar’s fledgling democracy was destroyed, Sai’s life was turned upside down and his father was imprisoned. Sai and his…
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Trump spotlight: A clash with Colombia and what lies ahead on Monday We delve into the weekend clash over deportations and tariffs between Trump and Colombia’s Petro, and we explore what lies ahead at the start of this week. US President Donald Trump made his policy priorities clear within hours of taking office by signing…
North Koreans are ‘disciplined’, armed with high-quality ammo, says Ukraine Ukraine’s new enemies are learning on the battlefield but have fatal orders to follow to avoid capture, says Kyiv. Servicemen of 110th Brigade of the Territorial Defence Forces of Ukraine attend training, amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region [Stringer/Reuters] By John T PsaropoulosPublished On…
India’s BJP-ruled Uttarakhand implements ‘totally biased’ common civil code Introduction of Uniform Civil Code to replace India’s patchwork of laws on marriage, divorce and inheritance is a longstanding BJP goal. Uttarakhand’s Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, centre, gestures as he arrives to attend a special session of the state assembly that passed the Uniform Civil…