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Venezuela Cuts Power to Argentine Embassy as Relations Continue to Worsen

The Argentine government denounced the cutting of power to the nation's embassy in Venezuela on Tuesday, stating that the cutting of power in connection with shielding political opponents was a violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The Siege of an Embassy: Power was suddenly cut in the embassy on Monday after the embassy accepted six members of the political...

Colombia- Argentine Diplomatic Relations Falter After Milei Calls Petro a “Terrorist”

Speaking with CNN, Argentina President Milei called Colombian President Petro a “terrorist killer” in an interview with journalist Andrés Oppenheimer to be broadcasted this Sunday, March 31st on that network. He said: “You can't expect much from someone who was a terrorist killer…” As a response, Colombia recalled its Ambassador and expelled the Argentine ambassador and other diplomats. This is the...

Venezuela Closes Airspace to Argentina

The Closure: Venezuelan authorities announced that the country would close its airspace to Argentina following the seizure of an aircraft belonging to the state-owned airline Conviasa in February due to an order from the United States. Chancellor of the Republic, Yvan Gil, announced the barring of Argentine aircraft in a tweet on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter,...

Security Forces Deployed to Rosario, Argentina, After String of Narco-Gang Murders

What You Need to Know: The killing of two taxi drivers, a petrol station worker and bus driver by narco-gangs in Rosaria, a city in Argentina’s Sante Fe province, has triggered President Javier Milei to deploy 450 federal security personnel to take on gangs operating in the area.  The killings are thought to have been committed by the gangs in an...

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Google’s YouTube Restricted Videos of Glory to Hong Kong After Court Ruling

On May 15th, YouTube blocked 32 videos of the song Glory to Hong Kong after Hong Kong’s (HK) High Court overturned a previous verdict. The High Court rejected the government’s initial bid in a...

US Removes Cuba From List of Countries Not Fully Opposing Terrorism

The United States officially removed Cuba from a list of countries it deems to not fully oppose terrorism on Wednesday, in a move that may pave the way for Cuba to be removed from...

Kenya’s Haiti Deployment Faces Further Legal Challenges as Police Expected on the Ground Soon

Kenyan opposition politicians have filed yet another legal challenge to Kenya's planned deployment of police to Haiti in order to assist them in regaining control against the many different gangs which plague the nation. More...