On August 13, a new negotiation process between the government and the Venezuelan opposition began in Mexico. This would be the fifth negotiation process since 2014 and the second to take place under the leadership of the Chancellery of the Kingdom of Norway. The memory of the unsuccessful meetings then in Caracas, Oslo, Santo Domingo … Read more
In the aftermath of the announcement by the United States of the end of the withdrawal of military troops from Afghanistan, after 20 years of occupation, supporters and members of the Taliban gathered in some cities in the Asian country to celebrate what ‘they called it a “freedom day”. In one of the images recorded, … Read more
The main Venezuelan opposition parties, united in a group called G4, announced on Tuesday (31) that they would participate in regional elections on November 21, when the country will choose new governors and mayors. The decision breaks an election boycott by opponents that had lasted since 2017, when the Nicolás Maduro regime, through an election … Read more
Unpretentious, the short documentary “In Memoriam” has only one character: the Syrian Jorge Samman. Driving his car and leaning over a low table, between puffs of cigarettes, he talks for ten minutes about his family. Then the credits increase. Despite the simplicity – or precisely because of it – “In Memoriam” is one of the … Read more
Faced with international pressure against President Jair Bolsonaro’s environmental agenda, ministers Ciro Nogueira (Casa Civil) and Joaquim Álvaro Pereira Leite (Environment) tried to counter criticism of the government with a brief presentation of actions to combat fires and illegal deforestation in the Amazon. Despite Bolsonaro’s various anti-environmental statements and the history of deforestation progress, Ciro … Read more
US President Joe Biden delivered a speech on Tuesday (31) to mark the end of the war in Afghanistan, in which he called the withdrawal from the country a “historic success”, as more than 120,000 people were evacuated there in a few minutes. weeks. The sortie, however, was marked by scenes of chaos, such as … Read more
German Prime Minister Angela Merkel stepped down from the wall and marked a stronger position on Tuesday (31) in the election campaign for her succession, after polls show that her party, the Union (CDU / CSU), continues to fall. . Germany’s parliamentary elections take place on September 26 and will mark the end of Merkel’s … Read more
You don’t hear a lot about “economic anxiety” these days. Most observers agree that the rise of the Trumpist right was propelled by racial and social antagonisms rather than economic populism. And yet, there is an economic element to political extremism, although it is not what most people would expect. Right-wing extremists, and to some … Read more
The European Union will do “everything possible” to prevent the current situation in Afghanistan from resulting in a new wave of refugees on its territory or the resumption of terrorist actions, indicates a statement released Tuesday (31) at the end of the meeting of the Interior Ministers of the 27 countries and the European Commission … Read more
Spike Lee, like his town, exudes a sort of irreverent resilience. His usual facial expression seems to say “see if you can convince me”. The feeling that we sometimes get in New York is that there are hardships waiting for us around every corner. Suffering here is a kind of birthright – whether it is … Read more