U.S. President Joe Biden has been publicly pressuring House Republicans for months to pass a Ukraine aid package. Johnson, however, leads a fractious GOP caucus that has so far rebuffed efforts to get fresh funding to Ukraine. Cameron, who has previously traveled to the U.S. to give Ukraine aid the hard sell, painted a gloomy … Read more
Dina Boluarte is discovering the risks of leading a country that jails ex-presidents so often that it built a special prison to hold them. Just a year into Boluarte’s term as Peru’s president, about 80% of voters wanted her gone. That was before a scandal erupted over how exactly she came to own a collection … Read more
Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei, in his first policy speech to parliament Friday, said he would push his package of sweeping economic reforms whether or not legislators back it. Issued on: 02/03/2024 – 07:50 2 min “We are going to change the country for good… with or without the support of political leaders, with all … Read more
Archeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was home to at least 10,000 farmers around 2,000 years ago. Issued on: 12/01/2024 – 10:12 2 min A series of earthen mounds and buried roads in Ecuador was first noticed more than two decades ago by archaeologist Stéphen Rostain. But at … Read more
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa on Monday declared a country-wide state of emergency, including the prison system, after an “extremely dangerous” narco boss escaped from his maximum security cell and unrest erupted at several penitentiaries. Issued on: 09/01/2024 – 00:06 1 min “I have just signed a decree for a state of emergency so that the … Read more
Bolivia’s Constitutional Court has disqualified former president Evo Morales from running for re-election in 2025, reversing a ruling that had let him seek a fourth term in 2019. Issued on: 30/12/2023 – 19:05 1 min It said on its website that term limits provide “an ideal measure for ensuring that someone does not perpetuate themself … Read more
Venezuela has decided to deploy more than 5,000 soldiers on its eastern Caribbean coast after neighboring Guyana received a warship from the UK amid a dispute over the Essequibo territory, according to President Nicolas Maduro. “Venezuela has the right to defend itself, to tranquility, to peace,” Maduro said Thursday on state TV, while accusing Guyana … Read more
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said it uncovered an attempt by some officials to purchase artillery shells at inflated prices, revelations that came after Defense Minister Rustem Umerov pledged to weed out corruption in the military sphere. One official was detained and others were dismissed from their posts as a result of the investigation, the ministry said … Read more
Argentina devalued its currency by more than 50 percent Tuesday in a set of “shock” measures aimed at reviving a crumbling economy and tackling triple-digit inflation. Issued on: 13/12/2023 – 03:49 3 min The government of President Javier Milei, a libertarian who swept from obscurity to the top office vowing to chainsaw spending, also announced … Read more
Earlier this month, leaders from the Western Hemisphere gathered in Washington, DC, to outline a new framework for economic cooperation in the region. The framework in question, the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP), aims to address a range of economic, environmental, and social challenges. While the inaugural meeting announced five new initiatives, concrete proposals … Read more