Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro promoted his country's Ambassador to Colombia Carlos Martínez to the rank of major general in active reserve.
A military operation in El Retorno, Colombia, on Sunday resulted in the death of Willinton Vanegas Leyva, also known by his alias Dumar or Chito. According to Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez Suárez, Dumar was a senior leader of the Martín Villa faction, a part of the FARC dissident group known as the Central General Staff (EMC), led by Iván Mordisco.
The proportion of Brazilian one-person households has grown by 52% in 12 years, Agencia Brasil reported during the weekend. In 2024, 18.6% of households were inhabited by only one person. In 2012, this share stood at 12.2%.
US Southern Command (Southcom) Chief, Admiral Alvin Holsey, has met with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña to strengthen the strategic alliance between the two countries. President Peña awarded Holsey the Order of Merit of the Armed Forces, Paraguay's highest military decoration, in recognition of his support for the South American nation.
The 79-year-old Miguel Uribe Londoño, father of the Colombian slain Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, announced Friday that he would fill his son's vacancy within the conservative Centro Democrático's presidential primaries. Uribe Turbay died on August 11 after being shot during a campaign event in June.
Leaders of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela on Friday approved the Bogotá Declaration, a document that establishes a unified position for COP30, scheduled for November 10-21 in Belém do Pará, Brazil.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday insisted before the National Assembly (Parliament) that his country was an impregnable homeland, which nothing and no one will touch. He also underlined that true wealth lay in moral, spiritual, and ethical values.
Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) decided on Friday (22) by 9 votes to 2 to convict Federal Congresswoman Carla Zambelli (PL-SP) to five years and three months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm and illegal coercion with the use of a firearm.
Montevideo inaugurated on Friday a modern lighting system for the Legislative Palace as part of the celebrations marking the building’s 100th anniversary. More than 250 LED lights have been installed on the exterior, featuring energy-efficient technology and automated control.
Argentine President Javier Milei has been suffering a series of setbacks this week after the Lower House overturned his veto of the Disability Emergency Law, followed by a slumping trade surplus projection and a sharp drop in wholesale transactions amid mounting corruption scandals.