Politics

Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:44 UTC
Chile: Kast bound for crime-torn Ecuador

Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast is departing on Monday for Ecuador amid escalating security concerns.
Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:38 UTC
Umbanda and Candomblé marriages legally valid in Rio de Janeiro

Marriages celebrated under Umbanda and Candomblé religious rites are now officially recognized in the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro as per Law 11.058/25, penned by legislator Átila Nunes of the PSD and passed by the Rio Legislative Assembly (Alerj). These unions are now convertible into civil following existing legislation.
Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:34 UTC
Venezuela: Chevron tanker departs for Texas

The Canopus Voyager, a tanker operated by US energy giant Chevron, departed Venezuelan waters on Sunday carrying 500,000 barrels of crude oil destined for Texas. The shipment proceeds despite an aggressive campaign by the President Donald Trump administration to intercept Venezuelan oil exports in international waters.
Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:27 UTC
Venezuela reactivates Panama flight despite US “airspace closure”

In a move to preserve international connectivity amid escalating regional tensions, Venezuelan carrier Rutaca Airlines officially resumed commercial service between the city of Barquisimeto and Panama City on Sunday.
Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:23 UTC
Trump picks Special Ops Veteran for Southcom Chief post

US President Donald Trump has nominated Marine Corps Lieutenant General Francis “Frank” L. Donovan to head the US Southern Command (Southcom), the Pentagon confirmed Friday.
Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:12 UTC
CFK recovering after emergency surgery

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is recovering at the Otamendi Sanatorium in Buenos Aires following successful emergency surgery for acute appendicitis. The 72-year-old Peronist leader, who is currently serving a six-year sentence under house arrest, was rushed to the medical facility on Saturday afternoon after experiencing severe abdominal pain.
Saturday, December 20th 2025 - 10:32 UTC
Mercosur leaders shift to “constructive patience” after EU FTA delay

Following decades of negotiations and a high-stakes “now or never” deadline set for this week, the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) bloc has officially adopted a stance of cautious optimism after the European Union (EU) failed to secure the necessary internal mandate to sign the historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Saturday.
Saturday, December 20th 2025 - 10:26 UTC
Bolivia faces indefinite strike to protest end of fuel subsidies

Bolivia's powerful labor and transport unions confirmed they would launch an indefinite national strike starting Monday after President Rodrigo Paz Pereira vowed that Supreme Decree 5503, eliminating decades-old fuel subsidies, was a “non-negotiable” starting point for his administration.
Saturday, December 20th 2025 - 10:20 UTC
Falklands Fire and Rescue Service member attends top specialized training in UK

The Falkland Islands Fire and Rescue Service welcomed back Marc from his 8-week Firefighter Development training program at The Fire Service College in Moreton in Marsh a few weeks ago.
Saturday, December 20th 2025 - 09:58 UTC
De Moraes okays Bolsonaro's surgery, but not at home recuperation time

Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes on Friday authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro to temporarily leave prison to undergo surgery. However, the magistrate flatly denied a request for the former president to serve the remainder of his sentence under humanitarian house arrest, citing a history of non-compliance and a high flight risk.