(2023-10-17). ALBA Supports Countries Seeking to Join the BRICS. infobrics.org Around 40 countries expressed their desire to join BRICS. Among them are Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Honduras, and Venezuela…
(2023-10-17). Brazil: Lawmakers Accuse Bolsonaro of Encouraging Coup Attempt. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, a Brazilian parliamentary commission investigating the attempted coup on January 8 presented its final report, accusing former President Jair Bolsonaro of having encouraged the movement that assaulted the headquarters of all three branches. | RELATED: | Senator Eliziane Gama, the rapporteur of the commision, stated that Bolsonaro "never showed sympathy for democratic principles" and "from day one of hi…
(2023-10-17). Venezuela rejected Israeli attack on hospital in Gaza. plenglish.com Caracas, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela today expressed its strong condemnation of the massacre carried out by the State of Israel by bombing the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, where more than 700 people died, including women, children and the elderly.
(2023-10-17). Peru and the Difficult Search for Its Destiny. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia — Oct 13, 2023 | Peru is in the news again. People have returned to the streets against the regime of Dina Boluarte, who is entrenched in the government and will not give in to the demands for early elections or carry out justice for the deaths of demonstrators at the hands of police during the protests unleashed at the beginning of this year. The outlook is bleak. | But what is happening in Peru, and why? The events of recent months in the Andean nation are a consequence of the acute political crisis that the country has experienced over the last five years. The origins of this crises go…
(2023-10-17). Argentina in BRICS: Consequences and Prospects of Membership. infobrics.org The increase in attractiveness and the economic position of BRICS with about 26% of the area and about 42% of the world's population and strengthening of the economic and financial cooperation of BRICS has caused Buenos Aires to be eager to join the group…
(2023-10-17). Argentine President urges for championing unity and sovereignty. plenglish.com On X social media, Alberto Fernández assured that guaranteeing these four aspects is a duty "in this difficult time the world is going through". | Loyal to our people, we must preserve unity to confront with those who want to put an end to the rights of the ones who work, to put an end to public health, education and to scientific and technological development, he added. | Fernández made the statement from China, where he is attending the 3rd Forum of the Belt and Road for International Cooperation. During the meeting, he met with Dilma Rousseff, with whom he opened the process of Brazil ¥s accession to BRICS…
(2023-10-17). Venezuelan Government and Opposition Resume Dialogues. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, delegations from the Venezuelan government and the opposition Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) arrived in Bidgetown in Barbados to resume talks, after 11 months on hold. | RELATED: | National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez heads the negotiating group sent by the administration of President Nicolas Maduro. | This delegation also includes Labor Minister Francisco Torrealba, the secretary of the Na…
(2023-10-17). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Peruvian health workers walked out October 10 over bonus pay while the contract for 5,000 Philadelphia transit workers expires October 31.
(2023-10-17). Social Organizations Demand Release of Venezuelan Diplomat Saab. telesurenglish.net On Monday, social organizations held a rally in Caracas to demand the release of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been in illegal detention in the United States for two years. | RELATED: | This businessman was arrested in Cabo Verde and extradited to the United States. His lawyers emphasize that he was abducted because his detention proceeded without the necessary international legal procedures for such cases.
(2023-10-17). Ecuador elects new right-wing president linked to big banana business. peoplesdispatch.org With 97.3% of the votes counted, Daniel Noboa Azin, son of one of the wealthiest men in Ecuador, was elected as the new president of the Andean nation on Sunday, October 15. | 35-years old Daniel Noboa of the right-wing National Democratic Action (ADN) alliance, accepted his victory and thanked the Ecuadorian people for their confidence and for voting for him. | "Today we have made history. Ecuadorian families chose the New Ecuador. They chose a country with security and employment," Noboa wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) account. | Noboa added that he looks forward to changing the country to a place "of realiti…
(2023-10-17). US Authorizes Repatriation Flights for Venezuelans. orinocotribune.com 
The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has authorized certain airlines to carry out charter flights for repatriation of Venezuelans from the US to Venezuela. | The authorization of the US DTO comes after an agreement reached between the administration of Venezuela and the US authorities for the orderly, safe, and legal repatriation of Venezuelan citizens through the Vuelta a la Patria ("return to the homeland") program. | The US DTO authorization comes in the form of an Emergency Exception requested by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the DOT through a statement dated October 10, 2023…
(2023-10-17). President Maduro Meets With Mexico's Foreign Minister. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, held a meeting this Monday with the secretary of foreign affairs—in practice, the foreign minister—of Mexico, Alicia Bárcena. | The meeting took place at Miraflores Palace, in Caracas. The Venezuelan ambassador to Mexico, Francisco Arias Cárdenas, and the vice minister for Latin America of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rander Peña, also pa…
(2023-10-17). Venezuela's Government and Unitary Platform Resume Dialogue. orinocotribune.com According to a joint announcement released this Monday by the Norwegian Embassy in Mexico, the government of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform announced that they are resuming their dialogue and negotiation process. Meetings will begin this Tuesday in Bridgetown, Barbados. | "The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela have decided to resume the process of dialogue and negotiation, facilitated by Norway, with the objective of reaching a political agreement, in accordance with the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in Mexico City on August 13, 202…
(2023-10-17). Venezuelan Gov't Signs Agreement With Opposition in Barbados. telesurenglish.net "This is the first step of a much broader agreement that is in full development, construction, evolution," said the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, who heads the Venezuelan delegation. | The documents relate to the promotion of political rights and electoral guarantees, as well as the protection of the vital interests of the nation. Oct. 17, 2023.
(2023-10-17). Oligarch Daniel Noboa Wins Ecuador's Presidential Elections (+Tax Evasion). orinocotribune.com The results of the runoff of the presidential elections in Ecuador show the winner as the wealthy heir Daniel Noboa, 35 years old, candidate of the National Democratic Action (ADN) alliance and son of oligarch àÅlvaro Noboa, who on five occasions sought the Ecuadorian presidency without success. According to data from the National Electoral Council (CNE), with 93.02% of the valid votes counted, Noboa reached 52.21% of the votes (4,983,195), while Luisa González from the Citizen Revolution movement (RC) got 47.79% (4,561,646). | "Ecuador has practically Daniel Noboa Azín as president," said CNE President Dia…
(2023-10-17). Right-wing oligarch defeats "pink tide" candidate in Ecuador. wsws.org Impermeable to mass sentiments for radical change, Ecuadorian capitalist politics vomited up the election of a man who personifies privilege and plutocracy.
(2023-10-17). Argentina's Javier Milei Could Could Plunge Country Into Deeper Crisis. progressive.org The populist presidential candidate is campaigning on austerity measures that would only make life harder for the country's poor.
(2023-10-17). Ceasefire in Colombia comes into effect. plenglish.com Bogotá, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) The ceasefire between the Government and the Central General Staff, of guerrillas from the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, not covered by the 2016 Peace Agreement, came into force.
(2023-10-17). Relations Sour Between US and Colombia Over Colombian President Petro's Refusal To Condemn Hamas. orinocotribune.com 
By Nick Corbishley — Oct 13, 2023 | "The only way for Palestinian children to sleep in peace is for Israeli children to sleep in peace. The only way for Israeli children to sleep in peace is for Palestinian children to sleep in peace. War will never achieve this." | When the former Guerrilla fighter Gustavo Petro came to office in June 2022, becoming the country's first left-wing president since Colombia won independence in 1819,
(2023-10-17). Colombia insta al embajador israelí a que se vaya del país. telesurtv.net El canciller aseguró que el presidente Petro busca una solución para Israel y Palestina basada en "una visión histórica".
(2023-10-17). Crece número de municipios declarados en desastre por sequía en Bolivia. telesurtv.net El Gobierno afirmó que continuará el trabajo con el plan de contingencia con tanques y camiones cisterna para proveer agua a los territorios afectados.
(2023-10-17). øEn qué consistió la guerra del Gas en Bolivia. telesurtv.net "Rindo homenaje a los hermanos que perdieron la vida y a los centenares de heridos que defendieron los recursos naturales", dijo Morales.
(2023-10-17). Presidentes de Venezuela y Brasil sostienen conversación telefónica. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano resaltó que ambas naciones tienen claro continuar avanzando y trabajando en conjunto por el desarrollo y la prosperidad.
(2023-10-17). Gobierno de Venezuela y sector opositor retomarán proceso de diálogo en Barbados. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano aseguró que los próximos acuerdos serán muy beneficiosos para la paz y para las venideras elecciones.
(2023-10-17). Delegación venezolana llega a Barbados para diálogos con sector opositor. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano Nicolás Maduro manifestó la víspera que estos acuerdos resultarán importantes de cara a las próximas elecciones presidenciales, previstas para 2024.
(2023-10-17). Colombia: Gobierno y disidencia de FARC-EP instalan Mesa de Diálogo. telesurtv.net La Oficina del Alto Comisionado para la Paz refirió que "el presente decreto rige a partir del 17 de octubre de 2023 hasta el 15 de enero de 2024".
(2023-10-17). Gobierno dice no tener total control de cárcel paraguaya. telesurtv.net El ministro reconoció que "No todo está bajo control, tenemos un alto riesgo de que esta situación que se planteó hace unos días siga ocurriendo", afirmó.
(2023-10-17). Venezuela y México afianzan relaciones diplomáticas. telesurtv.net Ambos representantes gubernamentales mostraron su disposición a cooperar en áreas clave.
(2023-10-17). Venezuela y Belarús fortalecen relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net El arribo de Yván Gil, a la ciudad de Minsk forma parte del inicio de una agenda de trabajo en Belarús.
(2023-10-17). Condenan ataque de Israel a hospital en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Los Gobiernos de Siria, Líbano, Jordania, Marruecos, Türkiye, Venezuela y Cuba han condenado el ataque.
(2023-10-17). Venezuela y Rusia firman 16 acuerdos de cooperación. telesurtv.net La firma de los acuerdos fue el colofón de la XVII Comisión Intergubernamental de Alto Nivel (CIAN) Rusia-Venezuela.
(2023-10-17). Gobierno de Venezuela y sector opositor firman dos acuerdos parciales en Barbados. telesurtv.net Los acuerdos parciales son sobre la promoción de derechos políticos y garantías electorales para todos, así como para la protección de los intereses vitales de la nación.
(2023-10-17). Ecuador: Desafíos para un gobierno de transición. globalizacion.ca Por tercera vez en el año, las y los ecuatorianos acudieron a las urnas para elegir el pasado domingo -en segunda vuelta de las elecciones anticipadas- a quien cumplirá el mandato presidencial de Guillermo Lasso, quien usando la figura de…
(2023-10-17). Registran nueva masacre en el departamento del Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Los residentes de la localidad esperan respuestas y la pronta identificación de los culpables de dichos actos violentos en la región.
(2023-10-17). Chile_Cine Fórum de Valparaíso: Festival de Cine de DDHH. indybay.org Chile_Colectivo Cine Fórum de Valparaíso: | Convocatoria Festival de Cine de DDHH | Diciembre 2023…
(2023-10-17). 'Genocides are not supported': Colombia pres. condemns Israeli crimes in Gaza. presstv.ir Colombian President Gustavo Petro slams Israel for committing genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip, threatening to cut ties with Tel Aviv.
(2023-10-17). Peruvians hold protest in Lima demanding president step down. presstv.ir Hundreds take part in a demonstration against Peru's interim President in Lima, demanding she step down and hold elections.