Politics

Friday, December 26th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Honduras: Fraud allegations erupt as Nasry Asfura proclaimed President-elect

Honduras' National Electoral Council (CNE) declared conservative businessman Nasry “Tito” Asfura as the president-elect after 24 days of political deadlock and a contentious vote count, with opposition leaders vowing to challenge the outcome.
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Friday, December 26th 2025 - 10:20 UTC
Bolsonaro remains hospitalized after hernia surgery

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro remains under heavy guard at the DF Star Hospital in Brasília following a three-hour surgical procedure to repair a bilateral inguinal hernia. The surgery, performed on Christmas Day, was described by medical staff as successful and without immediate complications.
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Friday, December 26th 2025 - 10:17 UTC
Caracas releases 71 political prisoners

Venezuela's Bolivarian regime released on Thursday 71 political prisoners who had been detained during the wave of protests following the controversial July 2024 presidential elections, which Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won despite producing no supporting evidence.
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Friday, December 26th 2025 - 10:07 UTC
CFK remains hospitalized with postoperative complication after emergency appendectomy

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner remains hospitalized at the Otamendi Sanatorium in Buenos Aires after developing postoperative ileus, a functional intestinal complication following emergency surgery for appendicitis earlier this week. She had been allowed to leave her house arrest for the procedure.
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Friday, December 26th 2025 - 10:03 UTC
US launches second strike against ISIS in less than a week

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that his country had conducted “deadly” precision airstrikes against ISIS (Islamic State) targets in northwestern Nigeria, which was later corroborated by local authorities. The operation marked a significant escalation in Washington's involvement in Africa to stop what the Republican leader acknowledged was a “massacre of Christians.” The second major US offensive against the terror group this month followed a massive strike on 70 targets in Syria on December 20.
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Wednesday, December 24th 2025 - 10:59 UTC
Kast and Noboa discuss “humanitarian corridor” for Venezuelan immigrants to return home

Following a high-level summit at the Carondelet Palace in Quito on Tuesday, Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast and Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa have signaled a unified front on the South American migration crisis. Both leaders discussed Kast's proposal to establish a “humanitarian corridor” to facilitate the return of undocumented Venezuelan migrants to their home country.
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Wednesday, December 24th 2025 - 10:47 UTC
Brazil: No Xmas pardon for Jan. 8 rioters

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed his traditional Christmas pardon decree, granting clemency to thousands of inmates. However, for the second consecutive year, the president has explicitly excluded those convicted of attempting to overthrow the democratic order during the January 8, 2023, attacks in Brasília.
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Wednesday, December 24th 2025 - 10:40 UTC
Colombia: Petro declares 30-Day “economic emergency”

In a move to bypass Congress on his proposed tax hikes, Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared a 30-day “economic emergency” on Tuesday. The measure, enacted via Decree 1390 of 2025, grants the head of State extraordinary powers for 30 days to circumvent Parliament and impose new taxes on the country’s wealthiest citizens.
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Wednesday, December 24th 2025 - 10:30 UTC
Bolsonaro cleared for Xmas Day surgery

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes on Tuesday authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro to be hospitalized on Wednesday to undergo hernia surgery recommended by private doctors and Federal Police experts.
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Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:43 UTC
Uruguay's Economy Minister worried by too much success

Uruguay's Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone announced Monday that his country's GDP was projected to expand by 2.3% this year. While the figure is slightly lower than initial government forecasts, Oddone emphasized that it represents more than double the average growth rate seen over the past decade.
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