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Venezuela to investigate Bukele, other officials for alleged detainee abuse

Venezuela to investigate Bukele, other officials for alleged detainee abuse

CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela Attorney General Tarek Saab said on Monday that his office will investigate El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and two other officials for the alleged abuse of Venezuelans who were detained in the Central American...

Has Poverty Really Fallen in Brazil? A Deep Dive Beyond the Official Claims

Has Poverty Really Fallen in Brazil? A Deep Dive Beyond the Official Claims

(Analysis) In July 2025, Brazil’s Minister for Social Development, Wellington Dias, declared that 3.5 million Brazilians escaped poverty in the first half of the year. He credited this to more formal jobs, new microbusinesses, and a revitalized...

Agriculture Minister Slams EU Budget Proposal for Pushing Ideological Conditions

Agriculture Minister Slams EU Budget Proposal for Pushing Ideological Conditions

“Brussels will only contribute to the school milk and fruit program if Hungary joins the ranks of countries supporting gender propaganda and migration. We will not give in to blackmail; for us, the interests of Hungarian children always come...

How ‘Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado’ Strengthens Colombia’s Position as a World-Class Shooting Destination 

How ‘Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado’ Strengthens Colombia’s Position as a World-Class Shooting Destination 

Being home for a new, fresh take on the legacy of one of the most iconic children’s shows of the 21st century is no small feat, but Colombia was ready to take on the challenge when it came to Paramount+’s “Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado.” Shot...

Top-level talks with New Zealand government ministers, cruise lines

Top-level talks with New Zealand government ministers, cruise lines

Cruise industry representatives met with senior government ministers in the executive wing of the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington on July 22 to discuss the future of cruise ship operations. The meeting was convened by New Zealand Tourism and...

Brazil's Supreme Court threatens Bolsonaro with arrest if interviews published on social media

Brazil's Supreme Court threatens Bolsonaro with arrest if interviews published on social media

By Luciana Magalhaes SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil's Supreme Court said on Monday former President Jair Bolsonaro may be arrested if his press interviews are published on social media, raising questions about whether the right-wing leader is allowed...

Brazil to investigate suspected FX insider trading on US tariffs

Brazil to investigate suspected FX insider trading on US tariffs

(Corrects both dates mentioned in the third paragraph to July from June) By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized an investigation into the alleged use of privileged information on...

Venezuela: Oil Industry Navigates Sanctions, Places 90 Percent of Exports to China

Venezuela: Oil Industry Navigates Sanctions, Places 90 Percent of Exports to China

The Caribbean nation’s energy sector has sustained production and export levels in recent months. (PDVSA) Caracas, July 21, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan oil sector has maintained production and export levels in the face of renewed...

Aeroméxico – Delta planes near collision at Mexico City Airport

Aeroméxico – Delta planes near collision at Mexico City Airport

At about 7:30 a.m., the Aeroméxico jet descended toward touchdown. Delta 590 accelerated down the same runway. Latinus sources state that the Aeroméxico crew flew over the Delta aircraft as it gathered speed. No one suffered injuries and both...

Venezuela investigating alleged mistreatment of migrants Trump sent to El Salvador

Venezuela investigating alleged mistreatment of migrants Trump sent to El Salvador

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s attorney general’s office said on Monday that it has opened an investigation into El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele for alleged mistreatment and human rights violations against Venezuelan migrants. The...

Venezuela Accuses El Salvador of Torturing Deported Migrants

Venezuela Accuses El Salvador of Torturing Deported Migrants

Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab. X/ @lermislara July 21, 2025 Hour: 2:29 pm On Monday, Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab denounced that 252 Venezuelans deported from the United States and held in a Salvadoran prison...

Promises and Pressure: Brazil’s Late Push to Ease Fertilizer Dependence on Russia

Promises and Pressure: Brazil’s Late Push to Ease Fertilizer Dependence on Russia

Brazil now claims it wants to reduce its 85% dependency on imported fertilizer by building four new factories that will, by official projections, cover just 35% of national urea demand. Government officials, led by Petrobras and the Ministry of...

Latin American Currencies React to U.S. Economic Data and Trump Rumors

Latin American Currencies React to U.S. Economic Data and Trump Rumors

SANTIAGO, Chile — Major currencies in Latin America closed mixed on Wednesday amid high volatility triggered by U.S. producer price data and reports that President Donald Trump may soon dismiss Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. U.S. producer...

Venezuela’s authoritarian government has a new target: economists

Venezuela’s authoritarian government has a new target: economists

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Venezuela’s autocratic president, Nicolás Maduro, has crushed the opposition, jailed judges and politicians, and even arrested U.S. citizens to use as leverage in international negotiations. Now, he is going after a profession...

Colombian mercenaries training Mexican drug traffickers: ‘They’re bloodthirsty. We don’t want to end up floating in a canal’

Colombian mercenaries training Mexican drug traffickers: ‘They’re bloodthirsty. We don’t want to end up floating in a canal’

“Los Viagras have several Colombians,” says Lupe Mora, 72, sitting in a dilapidated office in the town hall of La Ruana, a small, hot, lemon-growing town in the state of Michoacán. Three bodyguards armed with Mexican army rifles are stationed...

Why Gisele Fetterman doesn't want John to make a White House run as she grapples with his sudden political success

Why Gisele Fetterman doesn't want John to make a White House run as she grapples with his sudden political success

Gisele Fetterman said she 'wouldn't be supportive' if her husband, Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, ran for president, admitting in an interview with Meghan McCain that she no longer feels safe on the campaign trail. Fetterman sat down...

Venezuelan Man Released From El Salvador After Possibly Being Deported Over Tattoo

Venezuelan Man Released From El Salvador After Possibly Being Deported Over Tattoo

After spending more than 120 days inside a notorious prison in El Salvador, Luis Carlos José Marcano Silva was among the scores of Venezuelan migrants released to their native country on Friday as part of a three-nation prisoner exchange. In...

Brazil to establish tax advisory office in China amid deepening ties

Brazil to establish tax advisory office in China amid deepening ties

BRASILIA - Brazil will establish a tax advisory office in China, the Brazilian Finance Ministry said, highlighting the strategic importance of the move as the two nations deepen their ties. The decision underscores Brazil's growing focus on its...

In Mexico City, two icons of Cuban repression are banished

In Mexico City, two icons of Cuban repression are banished

Among the most important public holidays in communist Cuba is National Rebellion Day (Día de la Rebeldía Nacional) on July 26. But if anyone in Mexico City planned to mark the occasion this year at the Monumento Encuentro — the dual sculpture of...

Argentina allows entry of Dominicans with U.S. tourist visa

Argentina allows entry of Dominicans with U.S. tourist visa

Santo Domingo.- Through Resolution 316/2025, the Argentine government has authorized citizens of the Dominican Republic and China to enter Argentina for tourism purposes if they hold a valid U.S. tourist visa. The measure aims to facilitate...

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