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The US State Department on Wednesday issued an unusual warning to Americans in northern Japan: watch out for bears. The “wildlife alert” advised that “bear sightings and attacks have increased in parts of Japan, especially in municipalities close to or adjacent to populated zones.” As CNN reported last week, there has been a sharp uptick … Read more
Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Venezuelan Opposition Figures U.S. Department of State (.gov) Venezuela opposition leader Guanipa under arrest Reuters ‘Farcical’: Venezuelan opposition denounces arrest before weekend vote Al Jazeera Rubio expresses unwavering support for Venezuelan opposition leaders as Maduro jails top political foe New York Post Venezuela bans arrival of flights from Colombia following arrests in an alleged anti-government … Read more
The French navy has seized 2.4 tons of cocaine from a Venezuelan fishing boat in the Atlantic, authorities said Monday. Acting on a tip from the customs department, a helicopter from the surveillance frigate Ventose landed a team on the fishing boat about 1,500 kilometers northeast of the Caribbean island of Martinique, France’s Caribbean Armed … Read more
Inside the labyrinth of the State Department’s mechanisms that allow the flow of weapons to Israel, despite violations. Over the years, the United States government has been creating special mechanisms to shield Israel from sanctions designed to punish countries for human rights abuses. President Joe Biden has paused a weapons shipment to Israel and acknowledged … Read more