Politics
Law to combat oppression in Cuba passes House Foreign Affairs Committee
The bill seeks to prevent President Joe Biden from normalizing relations with the Cuban regime until freedom and democracy are restored to the island.
Crime
Police raids in Brazil leave at least 44 people dead
"A clash occurred when police teams came under attack by gunmen at the scene," state police said in a statement
Immigration
Mexico says Trump-era border policy officially ended
Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said it will continue to guarantee the stay and protection of the migrants under the program that are currently in the country
Human Rights
Female migrants were freed, men left to die in deadly Mexico facility fire
New details have emerged suggesting that while 15 women were freed by security personnel, an estimated 38-40 men were left to die behind padlocked doors
Entertainment
Bette Midler turns on left, says trans language erases women
"They don’t call us 'women' anymore; they call us 'birthing people' or 'menstruators,'" the long time New York actress lamented
Human Rights
Myanmar's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement after 2021 military coup
The 77-year-old politician was deposed from her democratically elected government during a 2021 coup d'état by Myanmar’s armed forces, the Tatmadaw
Business
Castro's communist Cuba is now the poorest country in Latin America, says report
"Since January 2022, the Cuban peso has lost 61% of its value against the USD," said an expert
Politics
Vladimir Putin RSVPs for Beijing Olympics, ignoring Biden’s boycott
The video-call is a signal of Russia-China unity amidst high tensions between both countries and the West
Human Rights
Nicaragua's Ortega regime declares Jesuit Order illegal, seizes all property
The confiscation order said that the Roman Catholic order, also known as the Society of Jesus, failed to comply with tax reporting
Human Rights
Lawmakers investigate whether taxpayer funds were used to buy Chinese solar panels made with slave labor
Congressional Republicans want to know if the federal government is purchasing solar panels from China that were built using slave labor. Lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General raising the alarm about the issue, which has