Politics

Friday, August 15th 2025 - 09:59 UTC
Argentine prosecutor charges President Javier Milei over threats and defamation against journalist

Argentine President Javier Milei has been formally charged in a case investigating the dissemination of a fake pornographic video generated with artificial intelligence depicting journalist Julia Mengolini, along with threats and harassment against her on social media.
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Friday, August 15th 2025 - 09:23 UTC
Bolsonaro seeks acquittal in coup plot trial, denies evidence against him

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has submitted his final statement to the Supreme Court, requesting acquittal on five charges that could add up to 43 years in prison. “There is no evidence of the coup imagined by the prosecution,” his defense argued, denying any link to the alleged plan to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, and Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
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Thursday, August 14th 2025 - 22:14 UTC
Paraguayan mini-market chain admits there were flaws

Executives from a popular Paraguayan mini-market chain that was suspended by consumer protection and health authorities earlier this week owned up to their shortcomings on Wednesday, thus downplaying allegations that the joint measure from the Consumer Protection Secretariat (Sedeco) and the National Health Surveillance Directorate (Dinavisa) had been politically motivated.
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Thursday, August 14th 2025 - 21:56 UTC
Violence against children in Brazilian Amazon worse than elsewhere in the country

A report released Thursday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Brazilian Forum on Public Safety (FBSP) showed that Children and adolescents in the Legal Amazon were exposed to different types of violence with relevant particularities compared to the rest of the South American country.
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Thursday, August 14th 2025 - 12:01 UTC
Falklands Day, August 14th

Today, the 14th of August, the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly proudly marks Falklands Day and extends warm wishes to all Falkland Islanders and friends of the Falklands. This day marks the anniversary of the first recorded sighting of the then-uninhabited Islands by John Davis in 1592.
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Thursday, August 14th 2025 - 10:36 UTC
Orsi to visit Europe for meetings with Pope Leo XIV, European leaders, and EU officials

Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi will travel in October to Rome, Madrid, and Brussels for an official tour that will include meetings with Pope Leo XIV, Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and King Felipe VI.
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Thursday, August 14th 2025 - 10:32 UTC
Antarctica: Pilot clinches plea deal and may leave Chile

After being detained in Antarctica for several weeks, American pilot and teenage influencer Ethan Guo has had the charges against him dropped by a Chilean judge. Guo was originally accused of providing a false flight plan and landing his plane without authorization on a Chilean-claimed territory in Antarctica.
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Thursday, August 14th 2025 - 10:27 UTC
Former Peruvian President Vizcarra placed under preventive arrest

Peru's Seventh National Preliminary Investigation Court ordered five months of preventive detention for former President Martín Vizcarra (2018-2020) on charges of passive bribery. In his ruling, Judge Jorge Chávez Tamariz cited procedural and flight risks, ordering the sentence to be enforced immediately.
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Thursday, August 14th 2025 - 10:23 UTC
US seizes assets from Maduro worth US$700 million, Bondi says

The United States government on Wednesday claimed to have confiscated over US$700 million in assets from Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi in an interview with Fox. These assets reportedly include two luxury planes, multiple houses, a mansion in the Dominican Republic, and a horse farm.
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Thursday, August 14th 2025 - 10:14 UTC
Fachin chosen to head Brazil's STF

Edson Fachin was chosen on Wednesday to serve as Chief Justice of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) for the next two years, starting on Sept. 29. Justice Alexandre De Moraes will become Deputy Chief Justice.
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