Politics

• Monday, October 27th 2025 - 20:02 UTC

  Venezuela claims to have foiled alleged CIA-backed “false flag” plot from Trinidad and Tobago

  

  Venezuela's Bolivarian regime on Monday denounced what it claims is a high-level “false flag” operation orchestrated by the CIA and coordinated from Trinidad and Tobago, designed to create a pretext to launch a military strike against Caracas. Foreign Minister Yván Gil stated that a “criminal cell financed by the CIA” linked to the covert operation was being dismantled within Venezuelan territory.

• Monday, October 27th 2025 - 19:39 UTC

  Category 5 Hurricane Melissa nearing Jamaica

  

  Hurricane Melissa, a catastrophic Category 5 storm, is accelerating toward Jamaica and eastern Cuba, prompting urgent government and relief preparations across the region. With maximum sustained winds of 260 km/h, the storm is expected to deliver destructive winds, storm surges, and catastrophic flooding.

• Monday, October 27th 2025 - 19:14 UTC

  Guatemalan President denounces “coup attempt”

  

  Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo on Sunday delivered a strong rebuke against what he called an attempted “coup,” publicly accusing Attorney General Consuelo Porras and Judge Fredy Orellana of leading a “criminal alliance” to dismantle the country's democratic institutions.

• Monday, October 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Milei's LLA scores landslide, surprising midterm victory

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) on Sunday recorded a surprise victory in the province of Buenos Aires and secured over 40% of the vote nationwide to become the strongest force in the Lower House after Dec. 10.

• Monday, October 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Lula and Trump make progress in Malaysian gathering

  

  Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Donald Trump of the United States met this weekend in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit. Both leaders agreed to lower economic tensions between their two countries. In addition, Lula volunteered to mediate with Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro.

• Monday, October 27th 2025 - 10:52 UTC

  Bolsonaro supporters claim Lula was “upset” after meeting with Trump

  

  Allies of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on X that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) felt uncomfortable when US President Donald Trump addressed the matter of the incarcerated previous head of State, whom the Republican leader said he was very fond of. Lula and Trump met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to address the tariff crisis and other bilateral issues.

• Monday, October 27th 2025 - 10:38 UTC

  Spanish shipbuilder defends himself after Uruguay cancels €82 million OPV contract

  

  Mario Cardama, owner of the Spanish shipyard tasked with building two Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for Uruguay, whose contract was canceled by Montevideo, insists that his company was also a victim of the bank backing the operation: EuroCommerce Limited.

• Monday, October 27th 2025 - 09:54 UTC

  Javier Milei: “Argentina has left 100 years of decadence behind”

  

  President Javier Milei of Argentina said his country had chosen to leave “100 years of decadence behind” after his La Libertad Avanza Party's victory in Sunday's midterm elections with over 40% of the national vote.

• Sunday, October 26th 2025 - 21:56 UTC

  Argentine midterms uneventful amid poor turnout

  

  Argentina's midterm elections went uneventfully on Sunday amid a poor turnout that left analysts wondering which party lost the most votes. It will not be until 9 pm local time that the first reports from the National Electoral Directorate (DINE) are due.

• Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

  Milei's future hangs in the balance at Sunday's midterms

  

  Sunday's midterm elections in Argentina have been deemed crucial for the future of President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza and its drastic “chainsaw” economic reforms amid mounting recession and a sharp slowdown despite bailouts from Washington.