The United States imposed sanctions on seven Venezuelan legislators on Monday, 13 January. The legislators were accused of leading a bid to seize control of Congress from Juan Guaidó, the U.S. backed opposition leader. On January 5th, the military blocked Guaidó from entering parliament to allow the Socialist Party to
Armed conflict in Colombia could heat up in 2020 as tensions rise. According to Reuters, there is a growing fear about the rising possibility of bombings in cities if dissidents in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) continue to pressure the government into a new deal. An original peace
Fears have begun to spread in China over the coronavirus disease, potentially raising prospects of a health crisis spreading through Asia. Originating in Wuhan, China, the coronavirus disease is a pneumonia-like illness. It has been identified as a cousin of the SARS virus, a sickness that spread across Asia in
Since September 2019, a large wave of fires has impacted several regions of the state of New South Wales and other coasts of Australia. Now, in the state of Victoria, the fire season has just begun. Although it is impossible to know exact figures, approximately 6.300,000 hectares have been burned,
Food security grows increasingly more important in today’s interconnected world, especially in an age where demand for international exports and diverse cuisines is larger than ever. In southeast Asia, a region that hosts some of the largest populations in the world, access to food is essential to continue global security.
On Friday, U.S. treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin and secretary of state Mike Pompeo announced that new tariffs will be imposed on Iran following Tehran’s attack on U.S. forces in Iraq. The new measures will target eight senior Iranian officials as well as individuals involved in the Iranian textile, construction, manufacturing,
Speaking at the fifth Raisina Dialogue recently, an annual conference held in New Delhi to discuss geopolitical and economic issues, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that India should be given a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Lavrov cited the underrepresentation of developing countries as the primary reason
