(2024-02-16). What's at Stake if the U.S. OK's Building This Gas Pipeline to Mexico. desmog.com
(2024-02-16). Immigrants do Work that Might Not Otherwise Get Done, Bolstering the US economy. counterpunch.org 
Although Congress is failing to pass laws to restrict the number of migrants arriving in the U.S., a majority of Americans — about 6 in 10 — believe there's an immigration crisis along the Mexico-U.S. border. Politicians who want fewer people to move here often cast those arriving without prior authorization as a burden on
(2024-02-16). What's At Stake If The US OK's Building This Gas Pipeline To Mexico. popularresistance.org In a rural area of West Texas, near the Mexico border, a cluster of geothermal springs once served as an oasis to the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas. Carpeted in grasses and shrubs, the land is home to rare aoudad sheep, deer, wild cats, and bobwhite quail. The muted tans and greens in the small valley and surrounding exposed rock mountains quiet the mind. | The pristine site is in the proposed pathway of the 48-inch-diameter Saguaro Connector Pipeline, which would send natural gas produced in Texas's Permian Basin 155 miles west, across the U.S.-Mexico border, to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility i…
(2024-02-16). México ha decomisado 50.000 armas ingresadas ilegalmente desde EE.UU. telesurtv.net López Obrador afirma que tanto los republicanos como los demócratas están desplazándose hacia la derecha al abordar la migración en un intento por asegurar votos.
(2024-02-15). Colombia: The Darién Gap: a migrant crisis in the green hell. reliefweb.int Countries: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), World | Source: Médecins du Monde | Between January and September 2023, more than 457,000 people crossed the "green hell," a dense tropical forest, the natural border between Colombia and Panama. Mainly of Venezuelan origin, but also Colombian, Haitian, Peruvian, Ecuadorian, Cuban, Chilean, Afghan, Cameroonian and even Chinese, they undertake this migratory journey in search of a dignified life, security or freedom. If so many people use this passage known for its dangerousness, thi…
(2024-02-15). Egypt currency crisis: Nigerian migrants fear detention. newarab.com 
(2024-02-15). "Obscene": Biden Pushes House to Approve Bill with $14B in Military Aid to Israel, Cuts UNRWA Funding. democracynow.org 
The U.S. Senate has approved a $95 billion foreign aid package that includes $14 billion in military funding to Israel, despite the finding by the International Court of Justice that it is plausible Israel has committed acts of genocide in Gaza. The Senate bill passed on a 70-29 vote, though its fate remains uncertain in the Republican-controlled House, where Speaker Mike Johnson is demanding the inclusion of new anti-immigrant and border enforcement measures before scheduling a vote. William Hartung, a national security and foreign policy expert at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, says the massiv…
(2024-02-15). ZOA – Informe sobre datos de participantes de migrantes en tránsito – Colombia. reliefweb.int 
Country: Colombia | Source: ZOA | Please refer to the linked Interactive Content. | Descripción general del proyecto | ZOA ha desarrollado un
(2024-02-15). ZOA — Participant Profile For Mixed Migrants In Transit – Colombia. reliefweb.int 
Country: Colombia | Source: ZOA | Please refer to the linked Interactive Content. | Project Overview | ZOA has developed a robust
(2024-02-16). Westerners more afraid of migrants and radical Islam than Russia, finds poll. infobrics.org Trump's son questions validity of "Russian threat" after US warning to Congress.
(2024-02-16). Egypt currency crisis: Nigerian migrants fear detention. newarab.com
(2024-02-16). Panamá reporta naufragio con varios migrantes muertos. telesurtv.net El incremento de migrantes que atraviesan el Darién en su camino hacia Estados Unidos o Canadá ha sido constante desde el año 2021.
Mexico City's world-famous Art Week ended on a high-note over the weekend, with attendance up from last year, and a grand prize of 100 thousand dollars awarded to the winner of one of the world's most prestigious art fairs. | Franc Contreras was there rubbing elbows with some of the biggest names in Latin America's art scene.
Four others injured are in "stable" condition, according to Oaxaca state civil defence office…
In the 13 years since the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has become a byword for the perils of Western military intervention. | The country's political dysfunction and on-and-off civil war have consumed most of the attention that the international community dedicates to Libya, even as the environmental issues that stem from these problems grow worse and go all but unaddressed. | Libya's hundreds of kilometres of coastline — the launchpad for boats carrying African migrants to Europe and Libyan oil to the rest of the world —offers a prime example. | "Amid the countless immediate political challe…