Category: Americas

Chinese Nationals Flood US Southern Border Amid CCP Espionage Concerns

In the wake of China abandoning its strict “zero COVID” policy, U.S. border officials have recorded a surge of Chinese immigrants crossing the southern border this year. Between Oct. 1, 2022, and the end of February this year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered nearly 3,000 Chinese nationals. This represents a more than 700 percent…


Mexico Faces Illegal Immigration Crisis Along Its Southern Border

Mexico shares a problem with the United States as it deals with an illegal immigration crisis along its southern border with Guatemala. Thousands of immigrants continue to make the dangerous journey through Guatemalan jungles and cross illegally into Mexico, often using coyotes, also known as human traffickers, to make the trek. “I come from a…


US Government’s Narrative of Chinese Spy Balloon Comes Under Fire: ‘Lying to the American People’

A growing number of Republicans are calling on the federal government to provide more information about a Chinese balloon that traversed across the United States earlier this year before U.S. Air Force planes shot it down. A report from NBC News claimed the Chinese balloon was able to transmit data back to Beijing in real time…


Official Chinese Spy Balloon Narrative Comes Under Fire From GOP Lawmakers

A growing number of Republicans are calling on the federal government to provide more information about a Chinese balloon that traversed across the United States earlier this year before U.S. Air Force planes shot it down. A report from NBC News claimed the Chinese balloon was able to transmit data back to Beijing in real time…


Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro Questioned About Gifts of Diamond Jewelry

BRASILIA, Brazil—Former President Jair Bolsonaro underwent questioning Wednesday about diamond jewelry gifts when he was in power, as part of an investigation into whether he engaged in any irregularities in bringing the items into Brazil. Federal police and prosecutors are investigating whether three sets of jewelry brought into the country from Saudi Arabia were public…


Mexico’s President Responds to Trump Arrest: ‘I Don’t Agree’

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday criticized the historic charges against former President Donald Trump, suggesting the indictment is politically motivated. “Supposedly legal issues should not be used for electoral purposes,” López Obrador told reporters at a briefing on Wednesday, according to the AFP and Associated Press news agencies. “I don’t agree with what…


Mexico’s President Responds to Charges Against Trump: ‘I Don’t Agree’

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday criticized the historic charges against former President Donald Trump, suggesting the indictment is politically motivated. “Supposedly legal issues should not be used for electoral purposes,” López Obrador told reporters at a briefing on Wednesday, according to the AFP and Associated Press news agencies. “I don’t agree with what…


Brazil Man Kills 4 Children With Hatchet at Daycare Center

RIO DE JANEIRO—A man with a hatchet jumped over a wall and invaded a daycare center Wednesday in Brazil, killing four children and wounding at least five others, authorities said. The assailant turned himself in at a police station and did not appear to have any connection with the center, which offers nursery services, preschool…


4 Found Dead in Mexico’s Cancun Beach Resort Area

Four dead bodies were found outside a popular beachside hotel in Cancun, Mexico, according to authorities. Police initially said three bodies were found in a lot along Kukulkan Boulevard, but after further investigation, a fourth body was also discovered in the undergrowth of the same lot, the Associated Press reported. The nationalities and identities of…


Belize, Guatemala Reaffirm Alliance With Taiwan Amid China Threats

The governments of Belize and Guatemala have reaffirmed their diplomatic support for Taiwan during talks with the Taiwanese leader amid the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) threats against the self-ruled island. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in Belize on Monday, the final stop of her 10-day trip to Central America, where she met with Belizian Prime…