Politics

This was the largest explosives laboratory of the FARC dissidents in Cauca: there was a gigantic arsenal

Military Intelligence located in the rural area of the municipality of Tambo, department of Cauca, the largest explosives laboratory of the FARC dissidents.

Iran says US must choose between diplomacy or confrontation after its peace proposal

Iran stated this Saturday that the United States must choose between diplomacy or confrontation after Tehran presented a new proposal on Thursday to permanently end the war, which US President Donald Trump described as unsatisfactory. "Now the ball is in the United States' court, which must choose between the path of diplomacy or the continuation of a strategy based on confrontation" [...]

Nicaraguan opposition asks Costa Rica to exclude regime's foreign minister from handover ceremony

Nicaraguan democratic and human rights organizations requested the Government of Costa Rica reconsider the possible participation of the regime's foreign minister, Valdrack Jaentschke, in the power transfer ceremony on May 8, citing his alleged role in transnational repression against exiles.

Venezuela Will Attend ICJ Hearing Amid Dispute with Guyana Without Recognizing the Body's Decision

Venezuela reported this Saturday that it will participate in the hearings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on May 4, regarding the territorial dispute with Guyana over the Essequibo region, but stressed that it will only be to 'show the world the truth' and ratified that it will not recognize the jurisdiction of this body or its decisions...

Qatar warns Iran of impact on energy and food due to crisis in Strait of Hormuz

Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman warned his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, on Saturday of the "negative repercussions on global energy and food supplies" if the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked. He indicated this in a telephone conversation they held about "the progress of ongoing negotiations and current diplomatic activity" to avoid an escalation in the Persian Gulf, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported in a statement.

Valencia will promote a law to eliminate Soat payment for certain motorcycles, which ones would they be?

Senator Paloma Valencia announced this Saturday, during her visit to the city of Pereira, an ambitious proposal on Mandatory Transit Accident Insurance (SOAT). It is a proposal so that motorcycles up to 250 cubic centimeters (cc) are exempt from paying it and that the State assumes this cost.

70 kilos of cocaine seized and one man arrested in eastern Honduras

Honduran authorities seized about 70 kilos of cocaine, with an estimated value of $751,961, during an operation in the east of the country in which a 27-year-old man was arrested, the National Police reported this Saturday. The shipment was located on Friday night during the inspection of a vehicle [...]

Leo XIV accepts the resignation presented by the Archbishop of Moscow after almost two decades

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Archbishop of Moscow, Paolo Pezzi, presented after almost two decades in that position, as reported this Saturday by the Holy See in a statement without specifying the reasons. The Italian Pezzi, 65, and a member of the Communion and Liberation Movement, was metropolitan archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mother of God of Moscow since Benedict XVI appointed him in 2007.

Trump assures the US will withdraw "much more than 5,000" US military personnel from Germany

US President Donald Trump announced that his administration plans to withdraw "much more than 5,000" US soldiers from Germany, a decision that deepens tensions with his European allies amid the conflict with Iran and reconfigures the military balance in Europe.

Capriles assures the fight for salary increase continues: "True peace is built with dignified wages"

Venezuelan opposition deputy Henrique Capriles reiterated this Saturday that the fight for the minimum wage increase continues, despite the recent increase, equivalent to 240 dollars, of the "integral minimum income", made up mostly of bonuses without impact on labor benefits. Through his X account, the two-time presidential candidate claimed that the minimum wage and pensions remain at 130 bolivars per month, about 27 cents according to the official exchange rate, an amount that has not been adjusted since 2022, when it was equivalent to about 30 dollars.

This is how the Gaula Militar Caribe struck a blow against 'Los Costeños'

Lieutenant Colonel Jairo Andrés Agudelo Calderón, commander of the Gaula Militar Caribe of the Second Brigade, announced this Saturday, May 2nd, that, in an articulated work with the National Police, they achieved the capture in flagrante delicto of a subject, an alleged member of the organized criminal group, GDO 'Los Costeños'.

Carolina Flores' Mother-in-Law Reportedly Escaped 30 Minutes After Crime in Mexico; New Details Emerge

More details emerge about the capture in Venezuela of Erika María Herrera, mother-in-law of former Mexican beauty queen Carolina Flores Gómez, a 27-year-old woman shot dead inside her apartment in the Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City.