Venezuela approved legislation this week to annex the Essequibo territory, part of a historic dispute with Guyana. The National Assembly, controlled by Nicolás Maduro, has formally created the state of Guayana Essequiba, which Venezuela’s president had already ordered to be included on the country’s official maps last December. This forest ... Read more
Read More »NATO prepares for threat from Russia in harsh Arctic climate
A young Finnish soldier, Atte Ohman, prepares to land on a snowy Norwegian beach as part of NATO exercises in the Arctic. “There’s a saying that says: If you want peace, prepare for war,” the 19-year-old tells AFP. “It’s exactly what we do,” he adds, taking up his machine gun. ... Read more
Read More »Biden confirmed that the ceasefire talks led by the United States for Gaza will last for “at least six weeks”. international
The ceasefire that the United States is negotiating with other allies in the Middle East for Gaza will last for “at least six weeks,” President Joe Biden told Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday. Said after welcoming, when Israel was preparing. An offensive against the city ... Read more
Read More »Russia calls NATO a “threat” amid military exercises
NATO represents a “threat” to Russia, the Kremlin announced on Wednesday, as the alliance launched its largest military exercise since the Cold War, called Steadfast, last week. Asked about the drills, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “Of course, this is a threat to us, that’s how we deal with it ... Read more
Read More »Houthis order American and British citizens to leave Yemen
A tribal loyal to the Houthis fires a machine gun at a truck during a military parade of new tribal recruits in Bani Hushaish, Yemen. Reuters/Khalid Abdullah Yemen’s Houthi officials ordered American and British personnel United Nations and humanitarian organizations are based Fury to leave the country within a month, ... Read more
Read More »After several months of blockade, the Turkish parliament approved Sweden’s entry into NATO
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party supports Sweden’s entry into NATO (Reuters/Yves Hermann) The Turkish Parliament approved it in a general vote on Tuesday Sweden’s entry in natoIt followed months of a blockade because the Scandinavian country was deemed not to be taking enough action against Kurdish militants, whom the government ... Read more
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