Stories for May 2026

Wednesday, May 13th 2026 - 12:05 UTC
Bolivian prosecutors confirm they will seek 20 years in prison for Evo Morales on trafficking charges

Bolivia's Public Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday confirmed it will maintain its request for a 20-year prison sentence against former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) for aggravated human trafficking, in proceedings that are moving forward despite the former leader's absence and a fresh arrest warrant issued against him after his failure to appear at Monday's hearing. Prosecutors argue that Morales had a relationship during his second term with a 15-year-old girl, with whom he allegedly fathered a daughter, and that the minor's parents are said to have consented to the relationship in exchange for political favors and economic improvements.
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Wednesday, May 13th 2026 - 11:57 UTC
White House “51st state” trolling tests Caracas's oil opening

The official White House account on Tuesday published a series of messages on social media platform X suggesting the annexation of Venezuela to the United States under the formula of the “51st state,” a discursive shift that strains the bilateral rapprochement built since the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro on 3 January. The first post shows a map of Venezuela covered with the US flag and the caption “51st State”; eight minutes later, a video revives Secretary of State Marco Rubio's announcement of Maduro's capture, with footage of the former leader being flown to New York. The publication comes at a moment of apparent stagnation in the economic opening that acting President Delcy Rodríguez has pushed from Caracas to attract US investment.
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Wednesday, May 13th 2026 - 03:20 UTC
The Trump-Xi summit in Beijing turns on five fronts: Iran, Taiwan, tariffs, rare earths, and AI

The summit between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that begins on Wednesday in Beijing will unfold around an agenda concentrated on five main fronts: the US war against Iran, the Taiwan question, bilateral tariffs, Chinese exports of rare earths, and, according to The Wall Street Journal, an initial approach to managing the risks of artificial intelligence. It will be the first visit by a US president to the Chinese capital in nearly nine years and comes three days after China's Foreign Ministry released a propaganda video that revived the Soviet-era concept of “peaceful coexistence” to describe the bilateral relationship.
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Wednesday, May 13th 2026 - 01:17 UTC
Why Retirement Healthcare Costs Are Becoming a Key Economic Issue

Healthcare expenses in retirement are no longer just a personal concern for individuals; they are quickly becoming a major economic issue with wide-ranging consequences.
Wednesday, May 13th 2026 - 01:08 UTC
Crypto Wallets Are Replacing Bank Accounts Across the Americas — And Reshaping Cross-Border Payments

A growing share of households across the Americas no longer treat a bank account as the default starting point for moving money. From Buenos Aires to Brooklyn, a quiet substitution is underway: self-custody crypto wallets and stablecoin balances are absorbing functions that, until recently, belonged to commercial banks alone. Cross-border payments — the most expensive and friction-heavy corner of consumer finance — are at the centre of the shift.
Wednesday, May 13th 2026 - 00:14 UTC
Reasons Why Bettors Should Take into Consideration Scheduling Fatigue Factors

Nowadays, sports betting has become an area where there are a lot of factors to consider before putting money on a specific team. It seems like there are too many variables, but the thing is that if you are looking for an undervalued factor to gain an upper hand in the process, consider the fatigue generated by the schedule of teams you are betting on.
Tuesday, May 12th 2026 - 23:32 UTC
Lula seeks his own security recipe to counter Brazilian right wing's tough-on-crime narrative

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday unveiled in Brasília a public security plan worth around USD 2.25 billion aimed at weakening the finances of organized crime, regaining control of prisons, curbing arms trafficking, and improving homicide investigations, five months ahead of October's presidential election. The package is designed to give the government a distinct identity on one of the issues where public opinion sees the ruling party at its weakest against the right wing's punitive narrative.
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Tuesday, May 12th 2026 - 14:14 UTC
Strait of Hormuz closure, FAO warns of fertilizer scarcity and calendar for new planting season

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, warned that the global fertilizer scarcity caused by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz will lead to lower yields and tightening food supplies in the latter half of 2026 and into 2027.
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Tuesday, May 12th 2026 - 13:31 UTC
Brazil's inflation accelerates to 4.39% in April driven by food and pharmaceuticals

Year-on-year inflation in Brazil accelerated to 4.39% in April, up from 4.14% in March, pressured mainly by rising prices for food and pharmaceuticals, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported on Tuesday. The national consumer price index advanced 0.67% from the previous month, 0.21 percentage points below March, reflecting a slower monthly pace even as the annual comparison continues to climb.
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Tuesday, May 12th 2026 - 13:28 UTC
UK Defense minister “sick and tired of journalists and armchair generals” talking our military are ‘unprepared’

In a contradictory remark he would later retract, UK Defense Readiness & Industry Minister Luke Pollard said he was sick and tired of “journalists and armchair generals” talking down the military, as he was pressed in response to a BFBS Forces News audience poll.
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