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Delcy Rodríguez removes Vladimir Padrino as Venezuela’s defense minister
Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez on Wednesday removed Vladimir Padrino López as defense minister and appointed General Gustavo González López in his place, ending one of the longest and most politically sensitive tenures within th...
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Politics
- Venezuelan National Assembly speaker meets US Senate envoys
- Brazil promulgates Mercosur-EU deal, completing domestic ratification of trade pact
- Kast launches border barriers in northern Chile and hardens migration agenda
- $LIBRA case forensic report points to payments from Novelli to Milei since 2021, La Nación says
Economy
- Fed and ECB face a pivotal week as the oil shock revives inflation risk
- Oil tops US$100 a barrel as Middle East war and Hormuz disruption rattle markets
- U.S. again backs Argentina in YPF case, urging halt to “intrusive” discovery
- Global volatility hits Argentine assets as country risk edges back toward 600 points
Energy & Oil
- Magnitude 6 quake strikes eastern Cuba as island remained under nationwide blackout
- Saudi Arabia diverts more crude to the Red Sea to bypass Hormuz, but alternative capacity remains limited
- Cuba suffers nationwide blackout after total collapse of national power grid
- Oil tops US$100 a barrel as Middle East war and Hormuz disruption rattle markets
Environment
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- Ecuador’s rainy season: 21,089 affected as regional emergency remains in force across eight provinces
- Uruguay approves offshore 3D seismic survey for oil exploration, sets marine safeguards
- Heavy rains leave at least 28 dead and dozens missing in Brazil’s Minas Gerais
Entertainment
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- Trump welcomes Messi during White House tribute to Inter Miami
- Formula 1-standard circuit proposed for Uruguay’s Punta del Este
- One dead, one injured in fan-group clash ahead of Colo Colo–Universidad de Chile Superclásico in Santiago
Health & Science
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- Argentine court declares “king of beef” bankrupt as he remains hospitalized in Punta del Este
- Under Antarctic ice, Earth’s deepest gravity “low” points to a 70-million-year story
- US, Canada and Mexico face measles outbreaks months before World Cup 2026
