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The Gulf won't mourn Maduro
Semafor • 1 week ago

The Gulf won't mourn Maduro

The US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has almost no impact on the region — at least not directly, and certainly not for now.

Zambia accepts mining taxes in yuan
Semafor • 1 week ago

Zambia accepts mining taxes in yuan

The Zambian authorities are the first in Africa to confirm they are accepting mining-tax payments in renminbi, Bloomberg reported.

"Imperialist Intervention": Law Prof. David Cole on the Illegality of U.S. Attack on Venezuela
Democracy Now • 1 week ago

"Imperialist Intervention": Law Prof. David Cole on the Illegality of U.S. Attack on Venezuela

The Trump administration did not seek congressional authorization prior to attacking Venezuela, as is required by the Constitution. It also violated “probably the first principle of international law … that countries have to respect their neighbors, and they can’t simply invade a neighbor or any other sovereign nation because they don’t like the way they are running things there,” says law professor David Cole. The attack was clearly not a law enforcement operation, as the administration has claimed, but an “imperialist intervention,” says Cole, who notes President Trump’s comments on extracting oil from the region.

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