Politics

Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 21:21 UTC
Venezuela revokes licenses from foreign airlines abiding by FAA warning

Venezuela's Chavista regime has revoked the operating concessions from the foreign carriers Iberia, Air Europa, TAP, Avianca, LATAM, Turkish, and GOL after they abided by the United States' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) not to serve the South American country, given the ongoing military developments there, which pose a “potentially dangerous situation” in the Caribbean.
Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 09:39 UTC
Former Peruvian President Vizcarra sentenced to 14 years for bribery

Former Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in prison and immediately taken into custody following a court ruling that found him guilty of bribery during his tenure as regional governor of Moquegua.
Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 09:17 UTC
Bolivia: DEA returning after 17-year absence

The Bolivian government confirmed this week that the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will return to the country “very soon,” marking a significant change in the country's anti-drug policy since the agency was expelled in 2008 by former President Evo Morales.
Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 09:06 UTC
US endangers International Law, Venezuela claims

Venezuelan officials issued strong condemnations this week regarding the expanded US military presence in the Caribbean, accusing the United States of violating international law through attacks on civilian vessels and attempting to destabilize the government of Nicolás Maduro.
Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 08:51 UTC
Uruguay and Argentina discuss green hydrogen plant ramifications

Foreign Ministers Mario Lubetkin of Uruguay and Pablo Quirno of Argentina met in Montevideo on Wednesday to discuss the proposed HIF Global green hydrogen and synthetic fuels plant in Paysandú and its possible environmental ramifications.
Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 21:52 UTC
Latin America remains the world's most unequal region

The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) warned in its latest report that Latin America continues to be the most unequal region globally, with extreme concentration of wealth stifling growth and social mobility.
Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 21:28 UTC
US: Two National Guardsmen shot near White House

Two US National Guardsmen and a suspect were shot and wounded near the White House on Wednesday afternoon, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed.
Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 10:59 UTC
Brother of former Colombian President Uribe sentenced to 28 years in jail

A high court in Colombia on Tuesday sentenced Santiago Uribe Vélez, the brother of former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002-2010), to 28 years and three months in prison, overturning a previous acquittal. The defendant was found guilty of creating and financing the far-right paramilitary group known as 'Los doce apóstoles' (The Twelve Apostles).
Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 10:36 UTC
Israeli FM meets Milei at Casa Rosada

Argentine President Javier Milei hosted Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Casa Rosada on Tuesday, marking a high-level diplomatic engagement that underscored Argentina's deepening political alignment with the Middle Eastern country.
Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 10:04 UTC
Ex-PM Boris Johnson advisor: “Falklands should be looked at again as an asylum processing center”

Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, has had a great ten days.