Since the mid-1900’s, the United States launched numerous military invasions into Latin American and Caribbean countries with the intention of protecting their economic and political interests in the region.

 

President Donald Trump has renewed for another twelve months the National Maritime Emergency on Cuba, under which the U.S. government exercises the right to regulate the anchorage and movement of vessels into Cuban territorial waters.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephone call with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in which he warned against any interference, including military, into Venezuela's internal affairs.

The recent discovery of significant gas reserves in South Africa has raised great expectations for their potential beneficial impact on the country's energy needs, according to Minister of Mineral Resources, Gwede Mantashe, quoted today in the local press.