Politics

Monday, June 9th 2025 - 10:39 UTC
Protests in Los Angeles against mass deportations crushed by federal troops

Protests erupted in Los Angeles this weekend against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, leading to clashes with police and the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops ordered by President Donald Trump.
Monday, June 9th 2025 - 10:35 UTC
Colombian presidential hopeful shot during political rally

Colombian Senator and 2026 presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was shot twice Saturday during a campaign rally in El Golfito Park, Bogota’s Fontibon district, at around 5 pm local time. Uribe, a member of the conservative Democratic Centre party, was stabilized at a local clinic before being airlifted to the Santa Fe Foundation hospital, where he underwent neurosurgical and vascular procedures. As of Sunday, he remained in stable but critical condition.
Monday, June 9th 2025 - 10:34 UTC
Bolivian president says Evo's blockades seek “death, mourning, and pain”

Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora condemned the blockades staged by supporters of former President Evo Morales, accusing them of seeking “death, mourning, and pain.”
Monday, June 9th 2025 - 10:29 UTC
Jones Huala arrested for encouraging acts of violence

Mapuche Ancestral Resistance (RAM) leader Facundo Jones Huala was arrested in the Patagonian city of El Bolsón late Sunday by the Argentine Federal Police, following an order from the Bariloche Federal Prosecutor's Office for public intimidation, incitement to collective violence, apology for crime, and criminal association.
Monday, June 9th 2025 - 10:11 UTC
Venezuelan authorities delay the departure of Bolivia's national football team

The Bolivian national football team was delayed for over 12 hours in Venezuela this weekend after a 2-0 loss to the home team in a 2026 World Cup qualifier match in Maturín. Local authorities denied the team's charter flight permission to depart for Santa Cruz, Bolivia, forcing the team to return to their hotel.
Monday, June 9th 2025 - 09:48 UTC
Tensions Rise as Israeli Forces intercept Gaza-bound humanitarian ship in international waters

A humanitarian vessel carrying international volunteers, including climate activist Greta Thunberg and French national Pascal Maurieras, was reportedly intercepted and boarded by Israeli forces in international waters early Sunday morning, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC).
Monday, June 9th 2025 - 07:51 UTC
Colombia will buy Swedish Gripen 39 fighters to update its Air Force

Colombia following on the steps of Brazil will buy fighter planes from Sweden, the Saab Gripen 39, to replace its aging wing of Israeli Kfir aircraft, and after declining proposals from the US and France, President Gustavo Petro announced in a post on social media.
Saturday, June 7th 2025 - 10:56 UTC
Milei and Meloni meet for two hours in Rome

Argentine President Javier Milei met Friday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Rome's Palazzo Chigi to oversee the signing of an energy agreement between YPF and ENI for the “Argentina LNG” project, aimed at exploiting and exporting gas from Vaca Muerta using floating Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) technology.
Saturday, June 7th 2025 - 10:43 UTC
Evo excluded, Andrónico becomes main left-wing presidential candidate in Bolivia

Senate Speaker Andrónico Rodríguez of Alianza Popular seems to have become the main leftwing contender for this year's Aug. 17 presidential elections in Bolivia after electoral authorities confirmed Friday the registration of the various candidates, former President Evo Morales not being one of them.
Saturday, June 7th 2025 - 10:40 UTC
Bolivia: Evo followers keep blocking roads and seize one airport

Blockades by supporters of former President Evo Morales are disrupting the transport of 346 fuel tankers carrying 8.9 million liters of gasoline, diesel, and LPG, forcing them to use alternate routes.