Latin America

Dozens of Colombian citizens and lawmakers gathered outside the Santa Fe Foundation of Bogotá on Monday evening to pray for conservative Senator Miguel Uribe, who remains in “extremely critical” condition after surviving an assassination attempt by a teen boy in early June.

Socialist dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro on Monday evening claimed that only Chinese communist dictator Xi Jinping and Russian strongman Vladimir Putin are capable of ending the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.

Socialist dictator of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being “the Hitler of the 21st Century” in response to Israel’s airstrikes on Friday against Iran, a key ally of his authoritarian regime.

The Colombian magazine Semana on Saturday revealed details of the testimony that the teen boy detained for shooting conservative Senator Miguel Uribe gave to local authorities.

Columbian-born pop megastar Shakria, who moved to the United State when she was 19, told the BBC being an immigrant in the U.S. “means living in constant fear.” 

The authoritarian regimes of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua condemned Israel and pledged unwavering support for Iran after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a series of airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure on Friday morning.

President of Argentina Javier Milei concluded his second visit to Israel Thursday and reaffirmed his support for its legitimate right to defense.

The Investigation and Impeachment Committee of the Colombian House of Representatives announced the start of a preliminary inquiry on Wednesday against far-left President Gustavo Petro over his alleged drug addiction.

UFC middleweight Joe Pyfer called Mexico a “sh*thole” and vowed never to fight there again after police shakedowns and food poisoning spoiled a recent trip.

Argentina’s Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously ruled to uphold a six-year prison sentence and lifetime public office ban against socialist former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro on Monday acknowledged that the 14-year-old arrested for shooting conservative Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was part of his administration’s struggling “Youth in Peace” social program

The authoritarian regimes of Cuba and Venezuela over the weekend condemned specific U.S. travel restrictions recently imposed on their citizens by President Donald Trump, which went into effect on Monday.

Colombian conservative Senator and presidential candidate hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot in the head by a 14-year-old during a weekend campaign event.

Law enforcement authorities in Bogotá, Colombia, identified the person responsible for shooting Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay at a campaign event and leaving him in critical condition as a 14-year-old boy.

Leftist Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is planning to increase his public exposure after the results of a recent poll.

Brazil’s Federal Police called former President Jair Bolsonaro to testify on Thursday as part of a probe into the actions of his son Eduardo.

President Donald Trump’s proclamation imposing U.S. travel restrictions on Cuban and Venezuelan nationals comes after years of repeated abuse of the American immigration system and visa overstays by individuals linked to the two nations’ respective authoritarian regimes.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on Tuesday called for Iran and Cuba to bolster their relations during his official visit to the communist-ruled nation, stressing that both nations have “common goals, allies, and enemies.”

Far-left President of Chile Gabriel Boric refused to take a recent telephone call from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio over concerns pertaining to his government’s stance on Israel, the Chilean newspaper La Tercera reported on Tuesday.

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that it signed a joint “International Cooperation in the Field of Information Security” agreement with over ten different nations, including the authoritarian regimes of Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and North Korea.

A delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) concluded a six-day safety review of El Salvador’s site selection process for its first nuclear power plant, the agency announced on Monday.

Ecuador’s Production and Foreign Trade Ministry announced on Monday all packages shipped from China by companies such as Temu and Shein under a specialized personal courier shipping modality will be subject to a $20 tariff.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on Sunday vowed to stand against “global arrogance” alongside Venezuela’s socialist regime during his official visit to Caracas, calling for a deepening of economic ties between the anti-U.S. regimes.

Cuba issued a warning to the head of the U.S. embassy in Havana, Mike Hammer, accusing him of “interfering and unfriendly conduct.”

U.S. Ambassador to Panama Kevin Cabrera on Thursday said that the United States is working together with Panama to eliminate “China’s malign influence” in the Panama Canal.

Brazil’s Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPT) filed a public civil lawsuit against Chinese electric carmaker BYD on allegations the company subjected 220 Chinese nationals to conditions analogous to slavery and international human trafficking at its unfinished plant in Brazil.

Pope Leo XIV authorized the recognition of Spanish Monsignor Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, Colombian Sister Inés Arango Velásquez, and Indian Bishop Matthew Makil as Venerables, the Catholic News Agency (CNA) reported on Tuesday.

Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro claimed on Wednesday that Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado were allegedly behind “terrorist attempts to create chaos” during Sunday’s fraudulent elections.

American Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announced on Tuesday that he and Argentine President Javier Milei discussed the “creation of an alternative international health system” to the World Health Organization (W.H.O.).

A poll conducted by the Argentina-based research agency CB Consultora Opinión Pública found that Presidents Daniel Noboa of Ecuador and Javier Milei of Argentina stand as the two top-ranked heads of state in South America, the Argentine newspaper Clarín reported on Wednesday.

A Bolivian court on Tuesday ordered the nation’s parliament to suspend its processing of contracts signed with Russian and Chinese companies for the construction of lithium processing plants in the nation, local outlets reported.

Five Venezuelan dissidents rescued from the shutdown Argentine embassy in Caracas confirmed at a weekend press conference that they escaped Venezuela thanks to a “precise operation” carried out by the United States.

Argentina’s Health Ministry confirmed that the nation will withdraw from the World Health Organization (W.H.O.).

A new report published by the Colombian magazine Semana this weekend revealed details of an ongoing power struggle between Ministers Armando Benedetti and Laura Sarabia, members of far-left President Gustavo Petro’s inner circle.

The Cuban communist regime released imprisoned Evangelical pastor Luis Guillermo Borjas from custody this weekend, but not before the pastor reportedly converted five people behind bars.