Politics

Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Top-secret documents found at Trump's mansion

Top secret documents were retrieved by the FBI from former US President Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida, it was reported Friday as the seal of secrecy was lifted.
Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:32 UTC
HRW concerned as 2 journalists indicted in Bolivia

Human Rights Watch Friday posted messages on Twitter admitting to the organization's concern over the charges filed in Bolivia by Prosecutor Junior Flores against journalists Andrés Rojas and Adriana G., whose arrest was requested.
Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Colombia: ELN rebels release hostages while returning to peace talks

As peace negotiations between the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) kick off in Cuba, the guerrilla movement has released nine people who were being held hostage since last month in the department of Arauca.
Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:21 UTC
Brazil: Bolsonaro insists he is not planning a coup

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday replied to an initiative by opposition parties and movements signing a letter in defense of democracy, which they argue is under threat by the incumbent head of state who might not acknowledge electoral defeat in October.
Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 03:32 UTC
Former Economy Minister wants Argentines to retire older

Former Argentine Economy Minister Nicolás Dujovne said people should retire at age 68, regardless of their sex, in a country where under current legislation men do so at 65 and women at 60.
Friday, August 12th 2022 - 21:02 UTC
Non-Bolsonarist Brazilians sign open letter in favor of democracy

Over 900,000 Brazilians from various political ideas including scholars, business people, and artists Thursday warned against “authoritarian setbacks” through an open letter which included former Presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva among its signatories.
Friday, August 12th 2022 - 13:51 UTC
Petro: Pecci murder by Uruguayan drug trafficker “shows that drug trafficking has long ceased to be a US-Colombian bilateral problem”

Colombian new president Gustavo Petro has referred to the murder of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, who was killed in May on the island of Barú, in the Colombian Caribbean. This crime has been linked this week to Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset, fugitive of Uruguay’s and Paraguay’s justice, and accused of ordering Pecci’s execution.
Friday, August 12th 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Hectic July shoots up Argentina's inflation

After having almost three economy ministers in one month, it was no surprise to see Thursday that July's inflation was the highest since 2002, as the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) released its latest report.
Friday, August 12th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
US Senators discuss investments with Argentina's Cabinet Chief

Argentine Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur Thursday welcomed a delegation of US Senators together with Ambassador Marc Stanley to discuss “all the investment possibilities for the near future,” according to the hosting official.
Friday, August 12th 2022 - 10:01 UTC
Argentine judge ok with sending over Emtrasur's 747 to US

The Argentine federal judge investigating the suspected underlying reasons for the Venezuelan-flagged Boeing 747-300 cargo airplane banned from leaving the country Thursday acquiesced to a request from the United States to bring over the aircraft, which is also under investigation there.