Tuesday, June 5, 2018

International News Roundup

According to a recent poll, about 40% of Brazilians have little to no faith in the country's democratic institutions and are looking to military intervention as an option. If you know anything about Brazil's recent history you know how shocking a development this is. [Americas Quarterly]

Faulty evacuation measures may have led to the rise of the death toll in Guatemala's volcanic eruption. [WBIW]

Italy's new populist government has hampered investor confidence in the Euro which could have devastating effects for the European economy. [Bloomberg]

King Abdullah II of Jordan has appointed a new prime minister in an effort to address the country's largest anti-government protest in recent memory. [AP]

As a retaliatory measure for Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum, Mexico will impose a 20 percent tariff on U.S. pork imports. [Reuters]

STEPHEN A. SMITH: AN UTTER DISGRACE

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