Latin America

Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 10:43 UTC
New fuel shortage hits Bolivia due to logistical delays

Bolivia is grappling with a severe fuel crisis, marked by long vehicle lines at petrol stations in major cities like La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz, caused by a partial strike by tanker transporters demanding higher freight rates and logistical delays at the Chilean port of Arica.
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Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 20:19 UTC
Bolivian elections: Other candidates face registration problems after Evo

Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has suspended the approval of Senate Speaker Andrónico Rodríguez's candidacy as well as those of other would-be contenders on behalf of the leftist Alianza Popular movement, pending a constitutional ruling on the legal status of the Third System Movement (MTS), a party within the alliance.
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Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 15:40 UTC
Israel fires warning shots at diplomats in West Bank; Uruguayan ambassador part of delegation

A group of 21 diplomats from various countries came under fire Tuesday during an official visit to the Palestinian city of Jenin in the West Bank. The Israeli army fired warning shots at the delegation, which included Uruguayan Ambassador to Palestine Fernando Arroyo, who was unharmed in the incident.
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Tuesday, May 20th 2025 - 22:47 UTC
Bolivia: Evo unable to register candidacy for August elections

Although former Bolivian President Evo Morales claimed to have registered his candidacy for the Aug. 17 elections, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) disqualified such an application because neither party under which he filed his papers (Evo Pueblo or Pan-Bol) had legal status.
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Tuesday, May 20th 2025 - 10:38 UTC
Other countries stop buying chicken meat from Brazil

Mexico, Chile, and Uruguay have joined China, the European Union, and Argentina in temporarily suspending chicken imports from Brazil due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) detected on a commercial farm in Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s third-largest chicken-producing state.
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Tuesday, May 20th 2025 - 10:21 UTC
Venezuelan gov't arrests 38 suspected terrorists

Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced Monday the arrest of 38 suspects, including 17 foreigners, for planning to sabotage regional elections with explosive attacks targeting embassies, hospitals, police stations, and public figures from both the ruling Chavismo and opposition.
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Monday, May 19th 2025 - 09:07 UTC
Morales claims his arrest could spark further bloodshed in Bolivia

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales, who has been disqualified from running again for office due to a constitutional cap on mandates, has warned of a potential “armed struggle.” In this regard, he insisted he was resisting arrest to avoid further bloodshed as his supporters marched onto the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) in La Paz.
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Monday, May 19th 2025 - 07:56 UTC
Leon XIV formally starts his papacy with mass at St Peter's Square

Pope Leo XIV was inaugurated Sunday in a mass attended by some 100,000 people in St. Peter's Square. The 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost, formerly a cardinal and missionary in Peru, received the fisherman’s ring and pallium, symbolizing his role as a “fisher of men.” Prevost holds dual US and Peruvian citizenship. These countries were represented by Vice President JD Vance and President Dina Boluarte, respectively. Among the 150 countries sending dignitaries were Brazil and Paraguay.
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Saturday, May 17th 2025 - 10:45 UTC
Bolivia's ruling party launches Gov't Minister's presidential bid and has him deal with Evo's protest

Bolivia's ruling Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) confirmed Friday that Government (Interior) Minister Eduardo del Castillo would contend for the presidency in August with peasant leader Milán Berna as his running mate. The announcement came after President Luis Arce Catacora said he would not be seeking reelection to appease the already heated country.
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Saturday, May 17th 2025 - 09:46 UTC
Caracas says Cuyuní River clashes were a “false flag” operation by Guyana

Following Georgetown's complaints, Caracas' Bolivarian regime said Friday that the Guyana Defense Force's (GDF) alleged attacks along the Cuyuní River were a “false flag operation” designed to portray themselves as the victim and create artificial tensions.
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