Tag: Americas
a minimum agreement between senators for increased control over firearms
In the United States, senators have agreed on new measures for gun control. An agreement between Republicans and Democrats which must still be approved by Congress, and which falls short…
“Summit of the Americas”: what the “Los Angeles Declaration” says about migrants
It was one of the priorities of American President Joe Biden: to relaunch dialogue with Latin America on crucial subjects such as immigration, in particular after the clashes that marked…
an agreement reached on the reception and management of migrants
The IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles ended on Friday with a regional agreement on migration. What the signatory countries call the Los Angeles declaration. With our correspondent…
a gang hijacks two minibuses and kidnaps all their 38 passengers
In Haiti, gangs continue to rule the roost with complete impunity: on Friday, June 10, one of the main armed gangs in Port-au-Prince hijacked two minibuses and took all of…
Capitol storming was an ‘attempted coup’ and ‘encouraged’ by Trump, inquest says
The assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 was the ” culmination of a coup attempt judged Thursday, June 9 an American parliamentary commission of inquiry. The latter placed…
Canada appoints special interlocutor on residential schools scandal
The Canadian government on Wednesday appointed a special interlocutor for the management of the residential school scandal for Aboriginals, a year after the first discoveries of unmarked children’s graves which…
the investigation finally out in the open
In the United States, the special committee of the House of Representatives on the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, begins this Thursday, June 9, a series of…
deemed too progressive, San Francisco prosecutor dismissed by voters
He was too progressive for even the most liberal city in the United States. San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin was removed Tuesday night by a vote of residents. A…
Real Madrid does the Americas again
Madrid’s preseason is still a sketch with many details to be outlined. The squad will begin work on July 8 in Valdebebas and the preparation will culminate 33 days later…
three Turkish hostages kidnapped by the “400 Mawozo” gang freed
Daily life in Haiti remains marked by gang insecurity: kidnappings are common in the country and mainly in Port-au-Prince. It is in this very tense security context that on Tuesday,…