Politics

• Tuesday, November 12th 2019 - 18:17 UTC

  Jimmy Carter to undergo brain surgery at age 95

  

  Former US president Jimmy Carter was admitted into the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta Monday evening to undergo a procedure to relieve brain pressure caused by bleeding due to recent falls, The Carter Center announced.

• Tuesday, November 12th 2019 - 12:46 UTC

  Alberto Fernández actively involved in Bolivian events, Argentine press reports

  

  Argentina's President-elect Alberto Fernández was actively involved in ousted Bolivian leader Evo Morales' obtaining political asylum in Mexico, according to press reports.

• Tuesday, November 12th 2019 - 12:42 UTC

  Argentina issues unified war veteran certificate for 1982 combatants

  

  Argentina Defence Minister Oscar Aguad Monday enacted the Certificate of Malvinas War Veterans for those who were actively involved in the 1982 Falkland/Malvinas conflict, it was announced.

• Tuesday, November 12th 2019 - 05:38 UTC

  Bolivia's Morales flying to political asylum in Mexico, promises to return

  

  Bolivia’s ousted president Evo Morales was flying to political asylum in Mexico on Monday night, the latest step the once-beloved leader’s rapid fall, while military and police deployed in the streets of La Paz to quell violence.

• Monday, November 11th 2019 - 18:07 UTC

  OAS identified “serious irregularities” and “clear manipulations”, questioning president Morales victory

  

  The Organization of American States recommended on Sunday that Bolivia hold a new election after it identified “serious” irregularities in the voting system in a report that called into question the victory of President Evo Morales.

• Monday, November 11th 2019 - 18:01 UTC

  Macron invited Alberto Fernandez to Paris, sometime before 10 December

  

  Sometime before 10 December, when Argentine elected president Alberto Fernandez takes office, and agendas permitting, he will be travelling to France to meet with Emmanuel Macron, with whom he had an hour long conversation, according to Argentine sources.

• Monday, November 11th 2019 - 15:39 UTC

  What happens next in Bolivia: who will rule transition until fresh elections take place

  

  Following on the resignation of president Evo Morales, the big question is what happens next in Bolivia. In effect according to articles 169/170 of the Bolivian constitution, when the president is removed or steps down, he is to be replaced by the vice president, the president of the Senate or the head of the Lower House, to head a transition administration with the task of holding fresh elections in 90 days.

• Monday, November 11th 2019 - 11:16 UTC

  Mexico invites the FBI to participate in the Mormons killings investigation

  

  The Mexican government invited the FBI on Sunday to participate in its investigation into an attack in northern Mexico that killed nine dual citizens of the United States and Mexico.

• Monday, November 11th 2019 - 11:11 UTC

  Spanish elections: hung parliament and the extreme right doubles seats

  

  Spain's Socialists have won the country’s fourth general election in as many years, but without an absolute majority. The PSOE, led by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, has taken just 120 seats out of a possible 350 – three less than the April 28 election, while the extreme right Vox party doubled its number of seats

• Monday, November 11th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Following electoral fraud, Bolivian president steps down, leaving the country in chaos

  

  Bolivian President Evo Morales, the first indigenous ruler of the country, announced his resignation in a televised address on Sunday after weeks of protests around “irregularities” in last month's elections.