They should play a game of marbles to see who gets to keep them.
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I think Andy Murray should play Stefano’s tsitsipas in the Elgin marbles cup. Like the ashes, each year the country who wins gets to keep the marbles for a year.
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Stuff is happening between Venezuela and Guyana. Venezuela has recently reaffirmed its claim to a region which makes up more than half of Guyana, leading to some speculation that an invasion and formal annexation is imminent.
Of course, behind all of this, Guyana has discovered a lot of oil in the region, and has signed deals with Exxon and Chevron.
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More unrest.
The leaders largely signed off on the U.S. plan, which included commitments for Rwanda to pull back its forces and offensive military equipment by Jan. 1 and for Congo to ground its drones, according to a readout of the meetings.
The readout shows that the U.S. is playing a much more active role than previously disclosed in trying to calm tensions in the increasingly volatile region, where conflict between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda is threatening to escalate into all-out war between the countries.
There goes the neighbourhood.
The Carney responded after hearing from the Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier Unity Explorer that it was under attack by missile fire, the official said.
New spin on how to stop the boats. From the Brit conservatives this time.
Jonny Howard would be proud of this ■■■■ move.
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Because its only the USA that goes on international military adventures for oil…
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Has this area even been previously disputed?
Yes, for at least 150 years according to Wiki
In 1840, the British government commissioned German-born explorer and naturalist Robert Hermann Schomburgk to survey British Guiana’s boundaries. This survey resulted in what came to be known as the “Schomburgk Line”, which went well beyond the area of British occupation and gave British Guiana control of the mouth of the Orinoco River. These borders were disputed by Venezuela, and tensions worsened after the discovery of gold mines in the region in 1876, culminating with Venezuela severing diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom in 1887.
The United Kingdom and Venezuela went into arbitration with mediation from the United States, which resulted in the Paris Arbitral Award in 1899, ruled largely in favour of Britain. In 1949, a memorandum written by Severo Mallet-Prevost, official secretary of the US–Venezuela delegation in the arbitration, and published postumously stated that the Arbitral Award resulted from the pressure by the Tribunal President Friedrich Martens and a political deal between Russia and Britain. Said memorandum led to complaints by Venezuela in the United Nations in 1962, which resulted in the Geneva Agreement, signed with the United Kingdom in 1966.
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Guyana enjoys close ties with Brazil. While the Guyanans have almost no formal military, military action by Venezuela risks provoking Brazil. Speculation that Brazil has moved some troops close to the region.
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What could possibly go wrong with their nutjob leaders…
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According to the UN there are over 7 million migrants or refugees from Venezuela, mostly in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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US deputy ambassador says an immediate ceasefire in Gaza would ‘only plant the seeds for the next war’
I would have thought those seeds were planted long ago.
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The operator of Tokyo Disneyland on Friday apologized after clips of Minnie Mouse having her skirt lifted by another character during a recent Christmas parade went viral on social media, with some harshly criticizing the gesture as sexual harassment.
The parade on Saturday saw a reindeer lift Minnie Mouse’s skirt while she was on a float at the theme park, although Disneyland’s operator, Oriental Land Co, declined to answer whether the move was choreographed or improvised.
“We caused some of our customers to feel uncomfortable. We apologize,” Oriental Land said.
The Christmas parade is slated to be held through Dec. 25, with the operator assuring it would be carried out “appropriately.”
While some people on social media expressed anger at the character’s skirt being flipped and said it “set a bad example for children,” others defended the move by saying the production should have the right to decide what to do with the choreography.
Also …
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GAp7XP4XgAAwtTw?format=jpg&name=medium
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That and I’d imagine Venezuela has very few friends.
I wonder where Colombia is on this issue as well?
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Keeping an eye on the Red Sea and US/ Houthi ( Iran funded) conflicts, seemingly linked to Israel.
If the Suez route gets disrupted for any length of time, we are in a world of trouble.
Yemen has closed access via the Red Sea for Israeli ships.
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Whatever floats your boat Bullwinkle