Tag: political crisis

Panibagong oil price hike, nakaamba

(Eagle News) — Matapos ang big-time oil price hike ng mga kumpanya ng langis ngayong araw, Setyembre 4 ay posible pang masundan ang dagdag presyo sa mga produktong petrolyo. Ayon sa Oil Industry Management Bureau, ito ay dahil sa nararanasang political crisis sa mga bansa na pangunahing oil producers gaya ng Iran, Venezuela, at Libya. Dagdag pa nila, tumaas ang presyo ng produktong petrolyo kahit nangako ang Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) na […]

Chaos breaks out outside Venezuela’s National Assembly

CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) — Drama broke out at Venezuela’s National Assembly on Tuesday (June 27) where two dozen lawmakers said they were being besieged by pro-government gangs. Video that emerged on social media showed National Guard troops outside the National Assembly as opposition legislators shouted. The National Assembly chaos came as a Venezuelan police helicopter attacked the Supreme Court, ratcheting up a political crisis in what President Nicolas Maduro condemned as a “terrorist” attack. There […]

20-year-old killed during Venezuela protest

MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) — A student died in heated protests in Venezuela on Thursday (June 15) amidst a rising death toll in the divided nation, as thousands take to the streets to demand early elections. Luis Vera, 21, died after he was run over in the western region of Maracaibo. Vera’s death brings the protest death toll to at least 69. Protesters are demanding early elections, angry at widespread shortages, three-digit inflation, and rampant crime. […]

94 dead in triple Baghdad car bombings claimed by IS

by Salam Faraj BAGHDAD , Iraq (AFP) — Three car bombs in Baghdad, including a huge blast at a market in a Shiite area, killed at least 94 people Wednesday, the bloodiest day in the Iraqi capital this year. The attacks, all claimed by the Islamic State group, came with the government locked in a political crisis that some have warned could undermine the fight against the jihadists. The worst bombing struck the frequently targeted […]

In Ukraine, nationalists gain influence – and scrutiny

(Reuters) – When protest leaders in Ukraine helped oust a president widely seen as corrupt, they became heroes of the barricades. But as they take places in the country’s new government, some are facing uncomfortable questions about their own values and associations, not least alleged links to neo-fascist extremists. Russia’s president Vladimir Putin claims Ukraine has fallen into the hands of far-right fascist groups, and some Western experts have also raised concerns about the influence […]