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August 21, 2021 - Bolivia has charged ex president Jeanine Anez with both genocide and staging a coup after MAS (Movement For Socialism) candidate, Luis Arce was elected during 2020 Bolivian elections. Read more
August 17, 2021 - The United States is preparing to send an amphibious warship to Haiti to aid in earthquake relief after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the country and killed more than 1,419 people (Death count is still ongoing). Read more
July 24, 2021 - Venezuela has accused the United States of violating its airspace in what they call a 'flagrant provocation' and stated that they would 'respond forcefully' to any maneuver it saw as aggressive behavior. Read more
July 8, 2021 A United States citizen, along with over a dozen others have been arrested for the assassination of the Haitian president, along with the Haitian First Lady. Read more
July 7, 2021 The Haitian president has been assassinated, and the first lady is in the hospital after a group of Spanish speaking, but unknown armed men carried out an attack on his place of residence. Read more
June 18, 2021 The Iranian ships that had been sailing toward South America and presumed to be headed for Venezuela or Cuba have changed course and are now headed toward Syria, the Mediterranean Sea or to Russia although their exact destination is presently unknown. Read more
June 11, 2021 The United States has been watching two Iranian warships as they entered the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in history and continue on a path toward South America, suspected to be shipping weapons to Venezuela. Full story
June 5, 2021 Two Iranian warships that have been heading toward the Atlantic ocean and believed to be headed for Venezuela have now rounded Africa's Cape Of God Hope and have almost entered the Atlantic. Read more
May 4, 2021 19 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Columbia as tens of thousands took to the streets to protest over skyrocketing poverty and unemployment rates. Read more
Bolivia Has Charged Ex President Jeanine Anez With Genocide And Staging Coup - Bolivia has charged ex president Jeanine Anez with both genocide and staging a coup after MAS (Movement For Socialism) candidate, Luis Arce was elected during 2020 Bolivian elections.
Anez is being put on trial for the deaths of 20 protesters in 2019 with the charges "provisionally classified as genocide, serious and minor injury, and injury followed by death" according to attorney general Juan Lanchipa.
A report by the Organization of American States (OAS) stated that Bolivian security forces massacred 20 protesters when Anez took over leadership after Evo Morales resigned from office during the demonstrations that occurred after Evo Morales was elected for the fourth time in October of 2019.
US Preparing To Send Amphibious Warship To Haiti To Aid In Earthquake Relief - The United States is preparing to send an amphibious warship to Haiti to aid in earthquake relief after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the country and killed more than 1,419 people (Death count is still ongoing).
Venezuela Says US Military Jet Violated Airspace In Blatant Provocation - Venezuela has accused the United States of violating its airspace in what they call a 'flagrant provocation' and stated that they would 'respond forcefully' to any maneuver it saw as aggressive behavior. Full story
U.S. Citizen Arrested For Assassination Of Haitian President- A United States citizen, along with over a dozen others have been arrested for the assassination of the Haitian president, along with the Haitian First Lady.
James Solages, from Florida was arrested for being apart of a hit squad of over a dozen men who took part in the assassination, shooting President Jovenel Moïse 12 times in the head and body and shooting his wife three times. The daughter managed to escape by hiding in a room.
Protesters had been calling for him to resign after he continued to lead after his presidential term was over in February.
Haitian President Assassinated In His Home, First Lady In Hospital - The Haitian president has been assassinated, and the first lady is in the hospital after a group of Spanish speaking, but unknown armed men carried out an attack on his place of residence. The Prime minister says it was a "hateful, inhumane and barbaric act."
Interim Premier Claude Joseph said, "The country’s security situation is under the control of the National Police of Haiti and the Armed Forces of Haiti".
Iranian Ships Changing Course, Turning Away From South America - The Iranian ships that had been sailing toward South America and presumed to be headed for Venezuela or Cuba have changed course and are now headed toward Syria, the Mediterranean Sea or to Russia although their exact destination is presently unknown.
The reason for the change of course remains unclear, however there is speculation that the Iranian vessels decided to change course after Washington began strongly urging Venezuela to turn the ships away if they reached their port.
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said that although he won't speculate on their destination, the United States is ready to lodge sanctions against any country engaging in weapon exchanges with Iran.
Two Iranian Warships In Atlantic Suspected To Be Shipping Weapons To Venezuela. - The United States has been watching two Iranian warships as they entered the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in history and continue on a path toward South America, suspected to be shipping weapons to Venezuela. Full story
Two Iranian Warships Have Rounded Africa's Cape Of Good Hope Looks To Be Headed For Atlantic And Venezuela - Two Iranian warships that have been heading toward the Atlantic ocean have now rounded Africa's Cape Of God Hope and have almost entered the Atlantic.
The United States has been tracking the Iranian ships, the Makran and Sahand new and modern warships. This would be the first time that Iranian ships have ever entered the Atlantic ocean. Reports suggest that the Iranian warships are likely wanting to offload weapon shipments to Venezuela.
19 Killed in 'pandemic' related protests in Columbia - 19 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Columbia as tens of thousands took to the streets to protest over skyrocketing poverty and unemployment rates as well as a new $6.4 billion dollar tax reform that would remove many deductions and put tax increases on businesses to cover 'pandemic', or rather 'lock-down' related losses.
