Americas

The preliminary results of the US midterm elections showed that Republicans are winning the House of Representatives, but the control of the Senate is still undetermined. All the 432 House seats were up for election at the midterms, with 218 seats needed for control of the lower house of the US parliament. According to these results, Republicans…

Election day has arrived. With polls starting in a few hours across the country, you can find guidance on what to expect for each state on the 2022 Election Expectations hub. It's not a presidential year, but these are high-stakes elections nonetheless. There are several things to consider today, including the following questions: Will the…

On the official page of the U.S. Embassy Morocco on Twitter, Ambassador Puneet Talwar declared that "American friendship with Morocco began with the early days of America when Morocco was the first country to recognize America's independence, and I look forward to building on this legacy". "President Biden and Secretary Blinken place great value…

AP reports that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's former leftist president, reclaimed the presidency of Brazil after defeating far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro in a close race. The country's election authority reported that Da Silva received 50.9% of the votes, while Bolsonaro was right behind with a 49.1%. Bolsonaro has yet to concede…

The Colombian Senate has expressed its "categorical rejection" and "total disagreement" with the decision of President Gustavo Petro to restore diplomatic relations with polisario, stating that it "goes against the fundamental principles of Colombian diplomacy." This was expressed by a motion signed by 62 senators out of 108, including the most…

This summer, the United States saw a significant increase in its exports of nitrogen fertilizers as rising natural gas prices in Europe increased the cost of generating the crop nutrient there and made U.S. supplies more competitive, according to Reuters. The high U.S. sales show how Ukraine's situation has had a significant influence on the…

According to the Wall Street Journal, President Biden has announced that his administration will seek to refill the US oil reserves when oil prices oscillate "between $67 to $72 a barrel, or less". This comes after the United States released the most significant quantity of oil from its own emergency petroleum reserves. This decision was met with…

The visit of the newly appointed commander of the US AFRICOM to Morocco on October 17th, mere days after NSS's emphasis on building US-African partnerships, corroborates the strategic and pivotal US-Morocco partnership in key transnational issues. During his meeting with Moroccan officials, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, the…

President Biden told Jake Tapper in an interview that was aired on “CNN Tonight” that he is currently focused on the November elections after which he will be making decisions on his own political future. “I’m not going to make this about my decision. I’m going to make it about the coming off-year election. After it is done in November, then I’m…

According to Reuters, President Joe Biden said: "there will be consequences" for Saudi Arabia following the OPEC+ decision to cut its oil production by 2% amid the current debilitating situation.  One day before the announcement, Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, stated that the United States…