Venezuela

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- The world increasingly finds itself under protest. As 2019 enters its final quarter, there have been large and often violent demonstrations in Lebanon, Chile, Spain, Haiti, Iraq, Sudan, Russia, Egypt, Uganda, Indonesia, Ukraine, Peru, H…

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on at Rosneft President Igor Sechin. Venezuelan media is ... reporting the sale of its state owned oil company to Rosneft. Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Getty Images Russia looks set to be buying Venezuelas…

It’s getting hard not to notice that U.S. corporate media is covering pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong far more than pro-democracy forces in the Caribbean. It can be challenging to catch up on significant events in a place that’s a mere two-hour flight fro…

Thousands of people marched through downtown Edmonton to the Alberta legislature Friday for a climate strike that included 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, while a counter-protest made its way from Red Deer in support of Alberta oil and gas. Orga…

This was originally published as the October 18 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Sign up here to receive it every weekday morning. (CNN)Now and again in President Donald Trump's Washington, it's ha…

This week in Catalonia the harsh sentences bestowed on the organizers of a 2017 referendum have sparked a wave of protests, breathing new life into the regions independence movement. The new scenario might also open a space for the leftist independentist grou…

New York City (CNN)It's like a defendant on trial getting to sit on the jury too. Venezuela has become the latest accused human rights abuser to win a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. It defeated Costa Rica 105 to 96 in a secret ballot vote i…

Venezuela is a tragedy but the United Nations is a joke. The UN’s Human Rights Council is composed of 47-members who are elected to three-year terms by UN members. Today, Venezuela was elected to one of two seats reserved for Latin American nations thanks to …

On October 7, users of Adobe software products in Venezuela began receiving messages saying that the company would no longer provide them with services, citing U.S. government sanctions (specifically Executive Order (E.O.) 13884). Over the next four days, Fli…

The world’s most famous climate activist says she’s heading for oil country. Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish student who captured the world’s attention with her weekly climate strikes, said on Twitter that she is planning to visit Alberta after a few…