Politics

Activists demand the reopening of the Venezuelan embassy in Argentina and the activation of the electoral registry abroad

A group of Venezuelan activists gathered in front of the Venezuelan Embassy in Buenos Aires to demand its immediate reopening, after being closed for 21 months by decision of the Chavista regime, and to call for the reactivation of the electoral registry abroad, currently inaccessible to millions of citizens. The diplomatic headquarters has remained closed since August of [...]

The soulless “bonification”: Venezuela versus Rerum Novarum

Walking down Urdaneta Avenue during a protest of university retirees is to witness a cruel anachronism. Faces carrying decades of teaching, research, and public service crowd in front of police lines, not demanding luxuries, but clamoring for the minimum: survival. This scene, which repeats with painful frequency in 2026, would have been familiar to Pope Leo XIII when in 1891 he drafted the encyclical Rerum Novarum. That document, which laid the foundations of Catholic Social Teaching, was born to denounce the “miseries and calamities that so unjustly weigh upon the greater part of the working class.” Leo XIII warned of a world where a handful of powerful imposed an almost servile yoke on a mass of dispossessed workers. One hundred and thirty-five years later, the Venezuelan economic model has achieved a macabre feat: reissuing those injustices of the 19th century under a veneer of progressive rhetoric, replacing real wages with a bonus structure that strips work of its human and legal content.

Hemispheric Security Conference: The transition in Venezuela, a US concern in Latin America

The Hemispheric Security Conference organized by Florida International University and the Tadea Foundation showcased the geopolitical priorities of the United States in Latin America. In this context, ministers, ambassadors, military personnel, academics, journalists, investors, and consultants addressed the core security issues of the White House related to China, transnational crime, infrastructure protection, and the democratic transition in Venezuela and Cuba.

This will be Germán Vargas Lleras's wake in Bogotá: place, dates, and times

Germán Vargas Lleras, former Vice President of Colombia. Photo: EL TIEMPO

Gun attack on a car workshop left one dead and 2 injured

A 24-year-old young man dead and two others injured left the sicario attack that occurred in the Paraíso neighborhood of the municipality of Sabanalarga, Atlántico, according to authorities.

“The truth is not killed by killing journalists,” the protest with which Mateo Pérez was honored in Medellín

Next to the Eternal Flame, a symbol of press freedom in the La Alpujarra sector of Medellín, journalistic guilds present in Antioquia...

New Bishop Appointed by Leo XIV: A Migrant Who Arrived in the U.S. Hidden in a Trunk

The newly appointed bishop of the diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, Salvadoran Evelio Menjívar, knows what it is like to arrive in the U.S. hidden in the trunk of a car, cross borders guided by a 'coyote', and carry the stigma of having been undocumented in a country that now lives under Donald Trump's anti-immigrant policies. [...]

Saturday's Blackouts in Cuba Will Affect Up to 52% of the Country Simultaneously

Cuba will suffer prolonged blackouts throughout the day this Saturday, with the largest supply cut occurring during peak demand, leaving 52% of the island without electricity, according to data from the state-owned Unión Eléctrica (UNE) analyzed by EFE. The average Cuban currently experiences more hours without electricity per day than with it. During the past week, blackouts reached up to 14 continuous hours in Havana, while in other territories, cuts exceeded 20 consecutive hours. EFE The Cuban average Cuban currently suffers more hours without current per day than with electrical flow. During the last week, the blackouts reached up to 14 continuous hours in Havana, while in other territories the cuts exceeded 20 consecutive hours.

Pope insists that the name of God should not be exploited for political or military purposes

Pope Leo XIV reiterated this Saturday his call to reject "any exploitation of the name of God for military, political, or economic purposes", during an audience at the Vatican with representatives of the Muslim community of Senegal. EFE During his speech, the pontiff appealed to a "shared responsibility" of Muslims and Christians to face [...]

Delcy Rodríguez announces she will travel in the coming hours

The interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, announced that she will travel in the coming hours to 'defend' her country's rights, amid hearings at the International Court of Justice regarding the territorial dispute of Esequibo with Guyana.

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Next to the Eternal Flame, a symbol of press freedom, in the La Alpujarra sector of Medellín, journalistic guilds present in Antioquia...

Laura Fernández sworn in as the 50th president in Costa Rica's history

Conservative political scientist Laura Fernández Delgado was sworn in this Friday as president of Costa Rica for the 2026-2030 period, becoming the second woman to hold the position and the 50th leader in the country's history.