Argentine President Javier Milei's positive image went on a slide on Monday after new audio recordings featuring former National Disability Agency (Andis) Chief Diego Spagnuolo were released, mentioning Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello and ex Foreign Minister Diana Mondino, allegedly involved in corruption.
Nicaraguan opposition groups are holding the regime of Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, responsible for the death of Mauricio Alonso, who was allegedly abducted more than a month ago, it was reported in Managua on Monday.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has extended his Call to Arms initiative, giving citizens the chance to enlist on Aug. 29 and 30 in the Bolivarian militia to defend the country's sovereignty and peace. The initiative, which began over the past weekend under the slogan #YoMeAlisto, is described as the first step to activate the National Defense System, as mandated by our history of liberty and the laws of the Republic.
Brazilian authorities, exercising the pro tempore presidency of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), and representatives from Canada are to resume talks about a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that was initiated in 2018 but suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Britain's defenses are getting a boost. The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced that it is investing £118 million (US$158 million) in the purchase of six new Land Ceptor anti-aircraft missile systems, doubling the number of deployable Sky Sabre systems operated by Britain's armed forces.
The Yorkshire museum, based at Elvington near York, has repainted its Victor K2 tanker plane in camouflage colors – the first time it’s had this design since the 1980s. Victor XL2312, which has been at the museum since 1993, was previously showcased in a hemp color scheme.
In a meeting with members of the Chagos Refugees Group, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “wholehearted” encouragement for the group’s actions – following in the footsteps of his predecessor, Pope Francis.
The Paraguayan Government, under President Santiago Peña, has issued a travel advisory for its nationals, advising them to stay away from Venezuela or leave the country at the earliest, considering that Asunción does not have an embassy or consulate in that territory and therefore its ability to assist people in distress is limited.
Argentine authorities downplayed the recent scandal triggered by corruption allegations surrounding disability aid money and insisted it was all a plot by the opposition just days shy of the mid-term federal elections in the province of Buenos Aires, the country's largest and most significant district.
Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, referred to Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Mraes as the crazy judge during an interview with a US broadcaster's Real America's Voice show.