More than 3,300 people who have entered Mexico in caravans since October are currently seeking asylum in the country as many flee violence and persecution, according to a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Read more More than 3,300 Migrants Fleeing 'War zone-like Conditions' Seek Asylum in Mexico
A U.S. federal judge in Maryland has blocked President Trump’s executive order granting state and local governments the power to reject refugees from resettling in their jurisdictions. Read more U.S. court blocks Trump order allowing local leaders to refuse refugees
Venezuela and Cuba are making progress in creating the Vaccine Bank for the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty, affirmed the Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro. Read more Cuba and Venezuela will create a bank of vaccines against covid for ALBA-TCP

Oil prices rose on Thursday to the highest level in nearly a month, after jumping 5% in the previous session, driven by increased demand forecasts from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as major economies recover from the pandemic.

Read more Oil hits one-month highs as IEA, OPEC raise forecasts

On Tuesday, over 200 progressive organizations from Latin America and the United States began hosting "The People's Summit for Democracy" in Los Angeles. This event occurs simultaneously with the "Summit of the Americas" convened by U.S. President Joe Biden.

Read more Peoples of the Americas reject Biden's Summit of Exclusion