Day: October 31, 2022

Friction Between U.S., Colombia On Extradition And Venezuela

On October 3, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, while on a week-long trip to Colombia, Chile, and Peru, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro, leader of Colombia’s new leftist government, discussed taking steps to improve intelligence sharing and related drug trafficking matters between the two states, though no agreements were

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Outrage After Dissident Pakistani Journalist Shot Dead In Kenya

Protests, outrage, and condemnations are rampant across Pakistan as journalist Arshad Sharif’s body is brought back from Kenya, where he was shot dead by Kenyan security forces in an apparent case of mistaken identity. Thousands of Pakistanis were present at his funeral at the Faisal Mosque in  Islamabad, with Al-Jazeera

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Challenges European Independent Media Faces In Today’s World

One of the main roles of independent media is to provide perspectives on current events, political topics, and/or journalism reports in a more nuanced format, with less inherent biases compared to other available media outlets. In recent years, the changing social, political, and economic landscapes have increased the level of

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E.U. Makes Plans For Rebuilding Ukraine’s Economy

E.U. leaders met in Berlin on October 25th to discuss creating a financial coordination platform to rebuild Ukraine’s economy that has been damaged since the war with Russia began in February 2022. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz compared the rebuilding of Ukraine’s economy to the Marshall Plan where the U.S. gave

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