International

Constitutional Court Removes Yoon: Lee Jae-myung’s Rise Sparks Warnings of a Radical Shift

On April 4, South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously removed conservative-leaning President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, citing his declaration of martial law on December 3.

Elections to replace Yoon have been scheduled for June 3. The leading candidate is Lee Jae-myung, a hard-left, anti-American figure from the Democratic Party of Korea. If Lee secures the presidency, he is almost certain to seek the dissolution of South Korea’s alliance with the United States and open the country to further Chinese and North Korean influence. Reportedly a believer in Korean reunification, Lee is expected to do everything in his power to merge the Republic of Korea with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — North Korea’s official name.

Although the South Korean public largely does not support Lee’s agenda, there are two serious concerns. First, Lee is utterly ruthless — this month he threatened “horrible mass bloodshed and chaos” if the Constitutional Court reinstated Yoon. Second, his party is widely expected to manipulate the upcoming election.

The June vote could very well be South Korea’s last truly democratic election.

Every national election in South Korea this decade has been marred by allegations of fraud. It is widely suspected that the Democratic Party — commonly known as Minjoo — tampered with ballots in at least the last three national elections, starting in 2020.

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Their “uniformly narrow” victories across districts in the 2020 National Assembly elections were “statistically improbable,” as were the results in last year’s legislative elections. In both 2020 and 2024, outcomes sharply diverged from final opinion polls, a red flag for potential fraud.

Equally suspect was Lee Jae-myung’s strong performance in the 2022 presidential election, in which he lost to Yoon by a far slimmer margin than polls had predicted.

International

Venezuela accuses Guyana of “warlike intentions” after UK defense deal

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez denounced what she called “warlike intentions” from Guyana on Saturday (April 12, 2025), following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Guyana and the United Kingdom aimed at strengthening bilateral defense cooperation.

“Guyana threatens Venezuela with its founding fathers. The UK and the U.S. are the architects behind the territorial dispossession of our Guayana Esequiba. These are the same actors who forged a fraudulent arbitration award in 1899 to strip Venezuela of its land,” Rodríguez stated via Telegram.

Rodríguez, who also serves as Venezuela’s Minister of Hydrocarbons, warned the region about “these drums of war, in clear violation of the CELAC declaration that recognizes Latin America and the Caribbean as a zone of peace.”

“Venezuela will stand firm in defending its legitimate rights, sovereignty, and territorial integrity in all scenarios,” she added.

International

Nightclub Collapse in Dominican Republic Claims 226 Lives

The death toll from the collapse of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic has risen to 226, authorities confirmed on Saturday after completing the recovery and identification of the bodies.

The tragedy occurred in the early hours of April 8, when the roof of the venue collapsed during a concert by popular merengue singer Rubby Pérez, who also died at the scene.

“There were 221 victims found at ground zero and four more who died in hospitals,” said Health Minister Víctor Atallah during a press conference. Later, his office confirmed the death of a Costa Rican national on Saturday, bringing the total to 226.

Atallah added that the number of fatalities could still rise, as several people remain in critical condition.

International

Trump Authorizes Military to Take Control of Federal Land Along U.S.-Mexico Border

In a presidential memorandum issued Friday afternoon, Trump directed the Secretaries of Defense, Homeland Security, Interior, and Agriculture to facilitate the transfer of designated public lands to allow for “military activities” under the jurisdiction of the Pentagon.

According to the document, the land transfer must begin within the next 45 days. The only area specifically named in the order is the so-called “Roosevelt Reservation”, a narrow strip of federally owned land—approximately 20 meters wide—that runs parallel to the U.S.-Mexico border for about 1,000 kilometers, stretching from New Mexico to California.

The memo does not clarify what specific military operations will take place on these lands or what their exact purpose will be.