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Montevideo, December 20th 2024 - 20:03 UTC

Stories for October 4th 2024

  • Friday, October 4th 2024 - 22:16 UTC

    Edmundo González vows to return to Venezuela “as soon as possible” to restore democracy

    “It's time for Spain, fully integrated in the European community, to contribute to Venezuela’s return to democratic, diplomatic, and economic normality,” he urged.

    Opposition leader Edmundo González, widely recognized by the international community as the winner of Venezuela's July 28 elections, has reaffirmed his commitment to returning to his country before January 10, the date set for the presidential inauguration. Speaking at the La Toja Atlantic Forum in Galicia, González stated, “I will return to Venezuela as soon as possible, when we restore democracy in our country.”

  • Friday, October 4th 2024 - 10:05 UTC

    Mondino hails UK-Mauritius understanding on Chagos

    Mondino dubbed the British Indian Ocean Territory of Chagos an “obsolete practice”

    Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino celebrated Thursday's announcement regarding the imminent handover of the British Indian Ocean Territory of Chagos to Mauritius after a dispute of nearly six decades and hinted that a similar path should be followed to ”recover the Malvinas (Falkland).”

  • Friday, October 4th 2024 - 09:41 UTC

    Arrest warrant against Evo Morales issued and repealed

    Morales is said to have been involved in a rape and human trafficking case with a 15-year-old girl back in 20016 when he was still president

    Bolivia's Judiciary issued an arrest warrant against former President Evo Morales in connection with a human trafficking case involving a minor but the measure was halted later, despite which the indigenous leader claimed he felt persecuted and threatened.

  • Friday, October 4th 2024 - 09:11 UTC

    Venezuela offers humanitarian help to war-torn Lebanon

    Maduro met with Lebbos at the Miraflores Palace

    President Nicolás Maduro Thursday said Venezuela would be helping Lebanon through the current crisis due to Israel's offensive. During a meeting with Beirut's Ambassador in Caracas Elías Lebbos at the Miraflores Palace, the Chavista leader said that humanitarian brigades would be sent to the war-torn area and ratified the South American nation's support to Beirut against Tel Aviv.