Yesterday Venezuelan Parliament voted for impeachment of President Nicolas Maduro. Coalition of opposition parties so called Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) accuses Maduro of infringement of constitutional law and numerous undemocratic activities. In a response Venezuelan President accused opposition of the coup d’état attempt. Julio Borges, leader of the party Primero Justicia informed that National Assembly of Venezuela expects Maduro to turn up at a session on November 1, 2016 and give a proper explanation due to his unjust conduct.

Emergency meeting on the crisis in Syria was conducted by the United Nations Security Council on October 16th, 2016. Ministers of the USA and Great Britain, as well as the representatives of EU and other countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Germany, and France, gathered together to discuss the current situation in Syria. In accordance with the last air strikes on the Syrian city of Aleppo, leaders concentrated mainly on the solution that would stop Russian and Syrian military forces from inconsiderate hostilities which are so harmful for the civilians.

The President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to bring an end to the 52-year long civil conflict just a few days after the Colombians have rejected the peace deal in the referendum. Santos dedicated the prize to all his compatriots and specifically to the sufferers of the long-lasting conflict. But Colombians are strongly divided and it is not clear whether the prize will shift public opinion or only strengthen their positions. The Norwegian Nobel Committee recognized Santos for his attempt in bringing peace to Colombia. Kaci Kullmann Five, the chairwoman of the committee, said: “The committee hopes that the peace prize will give him strength to succeed in this demanding task,” and: “Further, it is the committee’s hope that in the years to come, the Colombian people will reap the fruits of the reconciliation process.”

The FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist and the country's biggest rebel group, has been waging a civil war has lasted 52 That year and has killed over 220,000 people. On Monday, an underwhelming majority voted "no" to peace That deal would have ended the civil war in Colombia. The decision of the referendum occurred with a slim victory, only a half percentage point triumph. The voters felt That the peace deal was too lenient on the rebels, and That stricter and harsher punishments should be Implemented into the peace deal. The outcome of the referendum has not only Caused a state of shock throughout the whole country, but has also left a lot of uncertainty for Colombia's future.

On Friday 23rd September Barack Obama vetoed a bill that allows the families of the victims and injured in the terrorist attack on 11th September 2001 to sue the governments and citizens of foreign countries, specifically Saudi Arabia, that have supposedly sponsored terrorist acts. Five days later the House of Representatives voted 348-77 and the Senate 97-1 on Wednesday to override the veto. New York Senator Chuck Shumner argued that the bill will let victim's families seek “some small measure of justice”. Texas Senator John Cornyn rejected the concept that Congress will revisit the regulation later this year and said that the bill is just a done deal. Both senators pushed hard for the bill to be adopted.

Barack Obama nominated career diplomat Jeffrey DeLaurentis as the nation's first ambassador to Cuba in 55 years after the US President and the Cuban President Raúl Castro announced a thaw in relations in December 2014. Obama received credentials last year from José Ramón Cabañas Rodríguez, the first Cuban ambassador to the US since 1961. Since then US administration has moved to relax restrictions on commerce, trade, and travel to Cuba and direct commercial flights from the US to Cuba. For now US embargo against Cuba remains in place since only the Congress can lift it and the strong Republican leadership is not expected to do so anytime soon.