Aidan Jonah, Orinoco Tribune. (2024-05-16). Source Reveals US Secret Services Enabled Jorge Glas Kidnapping. popularresistance.org A well-placed individual speaking on the condition of anonymity has informed The Canada Files that US secret services embedded in Ecuador — through spying on Mexico's embassy — ensured President Daniel Noboa knew of Mexico's plan to get former Vice President Jorge Glas to Mexico after granting him political assembly, enabling Noboa to order the illegal raid on Mexico's embassy and kidnap Glas. | The kidnapping of Glas, who has faced political persecution through Ecuador's judiciary since 2017, sparked international outrage as a blatant violation of the Vienna Convention and Mexico's sovereignty. Mexic…

UMMID (2024-05-16). 'Mass Murderer, Genocidaire': Colombian President About Israeli PM Netanyahu. ummid.com In a strongly worded condemnation of Israeli war crimes against Palestinians, Colombian President Gustavo Petro Sunday called Benjamin Netanyahu a mass murder and genocidaire.

Saheli Chowdhury (2024-05-16). Politicians Aligned With Evo Morales Warn About 'Imminent Political Crisis' in Bolivia (+Primaries). orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The statement, titled What is Happening in Bolivia: Open Letter from Bolivia to the International Community and published on May 12, has been signed by several MAS politicians who held important publi…

albawaba (2024-05-16). Heavy rains kill at least 150, 112 missing in Brazil. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – According to the Brazillian Civil Defense Agency, at least 150 people have been killed in heavy rains and flooding that overwhelmed the city of Rio Grande do Sul the past couple of days.The agency reported 807 injuries, with more than 2 million people affected and 620,000 displaced as a result of the flooding. It also stated that 80,000 people had been rescued from the affected region, and search and rescue activities are still ongoing.On May 3, Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite described the current situation as "extremely exceptional" and "the most devastating event in the state's history". Th…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-16). Solidarity movements with Cuba pay tribute to Jose Marti in Colombia. plenglish.com Bogota, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The Movements of Solidarity with Cuba and the Association of Cuban Residents in Colombia pay tribute to José Martí on Thursday as part of a day dedicated to honoring the Cuban hero on the 129th anniversary of his death.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-16). Cuba and Colombia united in arts in Cubadisco 2024. plenglish.com Havana, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The 27th edition of the International Music Industry Fair, Cubadisco 2024, invites on Thursday to a great harmonic display with the Cuba-Colombia gala at the Teatro Nacional de Cuba in this capital.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-16). Cuban president meets Venezuelan foreign minister. plenglish.com During the meeting, the head of State described Gil's presence in Cuba as significant and sent a warm greeting to his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro. | The Presidency of the Republic informed on its X profile that Diaz-Canel congratulated Venezuela on the successful holding of the recent Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP). | The Venezuelan foreign minister, in turn, thanked Cuba for all support and conveyed a "greeting of affection and solidarity" from President Nicolás Maduro. | He also addressed common challenges the two nations face in the…

tvbrics (2024-05-16). Brazil breaks record for natural disasters in 2023. tvbrics.com The monitoring centre has sent 3,425 warnings to municipalities…

Jessica Corbett (2024-05-16). Argentina: Unions hold second general strike over Milei's austerity. greenleft.org.au Argentina's primary trade union federation held another nationwide general strike on May 9, the second called since far-right president Javier Milei took office in December and began pursuing sweeping austerity and deregulation, reports Jessica Corbett.

Ben Radford (2024-05-16). 6th International Ecosocialist Encounter shows how Global South is leading anti-capitalist struggle. greenleft.org.au The 6th International Ecosocialist Encounter (VI Encuentro Ecosocialista), drawing together representatives from more than 50 organisations in 15 countries, was held from May 10—11 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Green Left's Ben Radford attended the event.

Staff (2024-05-16). Díaz-Canel: Venezuela puede contar con Cuba para lo que sea. cubadebate.cu Venezuela puede contar con Cuba para lo que sea, afirmó este miércoles el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez al recibir en el Palacio de la Revolución al canciller de esa hermana nación, Yvan Gil Pinto, quien realiza una visita oficial a la Isla.

Raúl Rodríguez (2024-05-16). Cubanos a segunda vuelta en clasificatorio de tenis de mesa. radiohc.cu La Habana, 16 may (JIT).- Daniela Fonseca, la mejor jugadora de tenis de mesa cubana del momento, se quedó a un paso de lograr un boleto olímpico en su primera oportunidad en el torneo clasificatorio continental de tenis de mesa para los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024, que por estos días acoge la ciudad peruana de Lima.

Maria Calvo (2024-05-16). Canciller venezolano afirma que Cuba y Venezuela comparten un destino de esperanza. radiohc.cu Caracas, 16 mayo (RHC) El canciller Yván Gil afirmó hoy que Venezuela y Cuba comparten un destino de esperanza y complementariedad, que guiará el camino hacia un mundo mejor.

teleSUR, dcdc, YSM (2024-05-16). Venezuela reitera apoyo a Palestina en conmemoración del Nakba. telesurtv.net El embajador de Palestina en Venezuela, Fadi Alzaben, denunció que su país está padeciendo "una grave situación" producto de "ataques genocidas" en la Franja de Gaza..

teleSUR, idg, JCM (2024-05-16). Bolivia enviará ayuda humanitaria a Brasil por las inundaciones. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Brasil también anunció este miércoles que alrededor de 240 mil familias sin hogar o desplazadas serán beneficiadas con la reconstrucción de sus viviendas.

teleSUR, MER (2024-05-16). Realizan movilización por el Día de las Familias en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El mandatario afirmó que está decidido a refundar el valor de la familia como base de unión y creación de una nueva civilización para las generaciones futuras.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-05-16). Denuncian asesinato de lideresa indígena en Huila, Colombia. telesurtv.net La Defensoría del Pueblo ha emitido una alerta en donde denuncia el riesgo al que se enfrentan personas que se dedican a la defensa de los derechos humanos.

teleSUR, SH (2024-05-16). TSJ de Bolivia confirma condena de prisión a Jeanine àÅñez. telesurtv.net Con la ratificación del TSJ boliviano se logra ejecutoriar la pena de cárcel que pesa contra la expresidenta de facto, Jeanine Áñez.

teleSUR, rzr (2024-05-16). Explosión en una mina de oro en Colombia deja tres muertos. telesurtv.net La mina de oro de El Alta está siendo investigada por equipos de la OGRD por sospechas de operaciones ilegales.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2024-05-16). Sube a 17 cifra de víctimas mortales en accidente vial en Perú. telesurtv.net Entre los fallecidos se encuentra el político peruano Edgar Alarcón, quin fungió como Contralor general de Perú y parlamentario por Arequipa.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-05-16). Venezuela y Cuba fortalecen relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net El canciller venezolano agredeció la bienvenida y "el respaldo en la lucha conjunta contra los ilegales bloqueos impuestos a nuestros pueblos".

teleSUR, idg, JCM (2024-05-16). Fiscalía de Perú pide suspender por 36 meses a Patricia Benavides. telesurtv.net La solicitud de suspensión temporal fue presentada el 10 de mayo pasado ante el juez supremo, Juan Carlos Checkley.

presstv.ir (2024-05-16). Pro-Palestinian protesters take to the streets in Chile. presstv.ir Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters march to the US Embassy in Santiago to protest the Gaza war.

infobrics (2024-05-15). Argentina threatens to involve US and China in Antarctic dispute with Chile. infobrics.org Milei is misguided in believing Washington will favour Argentina in the Malvinas issue.

infobrics (2024-05-15). Russia Gives Mixed Signals About Common BRICS Digital Currency. infobrics.org At the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit last year, the much-anticipated announcement of a common digital currency gave way to talk about using local currencies for cross border payments. Now BRICS has expanded from five to ten members and Russia is currently the organization Chair…

UMMID (2024-05-15). 'Mass Murderer, Genocidaire': Colombian President About Israeli PM Netanyahu. ummid.com In a strongly worded condemnation of Israeli war crimes against Palestinians, Colombian President Gustavo Petro Sunday called Benjamin Netanyahu a mass murder and genocidaire.

kwjorinoco (2024-05-15). President Maduro: Venezuela Is Transitioning to Socialism. orinocotribune.com By ensuring that Venezuela is on the path to socialism, the head of state, Nicolás Maduró, pointed out that the construction of a society with the principles of equality, peace, and solidarity "takes time, but we have advanced thanks to the ideology of Comandante Chávez." | President Maduro emphasized that thanks to the conscience and values of Venezuelan society, it has been possible to build an organized state of social well-being with a clear and human vision, according to a presidential press release. | "We have an important vanguard in the people, in the common man, in the common woman," said the president d…

latintimes (2024-05-15). 'Sowing Peace'? Colombia Program For War Criminals Stokes Debate. latintimes.com Like dozens of other alleged war criminals in the South American country, 61-year-old Torres is participating in an alternative sentencing program that some victims' families decry as a "mockery" of justice.

latintimes (2024-05-15). Bus Accident In Peru Leaves At Least 16 Dead. latintimes.com The bus was carrying more than 40 passengers high in the Andes, where such tragedies are not uncommon.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-05-15). Opposition parliamentary bench gathers signatures to impeach Boluarte. plenglish.com Congresswomen Ruth Luque and Susel Paredes, from the progressive "Juntos por el Peru-Cambio Democratico" party, announced the initiative, while another left-wing group, the "Peru Libre" party, analyzes the possibility of presenting a similar motion. | Luque said that the announced motion raises two charges: obstructing justice in the Public Prosecutor's Office investigations into the president's undeclared possession of expensive jewelry and the investigations into her brother, Nicanor Boluarte, for possible crimes of usurpation of office and other charges. | Luque further points out that the head of State lacks…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-15). UN experts on people of African descent visit Colombia. plenglish.com Bogota, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent is on a second day of work visit in Colombia on Wednesday until May 24.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-05-15). Uruguay passes bill for compulsory internment of drug addicts. plenglish.com The regulation includes the prior consent of the person who will be subjected to internment to treat their addiction. | The plenary of MPs voted 74 in favor and nine against, in a vote in which the Broad Front divided its votes. | In July, 2022 the initiative had been voted in the Chamber of Deputies only with the support of the Government coalition benches; in the Senate the bill underwent some changes, and in May, 2023 it received the green light only with the votes of the ruling party. | Now, it has finally been approved in the Lower House, and in its articles the goals of 'rehabilitation and social reintegrat…

Pedro Pozas Terrados (2024-05-15). Félix Díaz, a leader in the defense of indigenous peoples. pressenza.com Fighter for peace, defender of indigenous peoples, President of the Participatory Indigenous Consultative Council of the Republic of Argentina, lover of dialogue, declared apolitical, co-author with Araceli Maldonado of his biography "Qarashe. A fighter for his people and for the justice of his communities, a great friend, a brother, and a humanist who gives us lessons in coexistence, as we will see in this long interview that leaves no one indifferent. | We spent many hours talking, sending each other messages and photos, talking about the problems of the indigenous peoples of northern Argentina, and about the t…

Aram Aharonian (2024-05-15). Milei and Telesur: media censorship moves forward. pressenza.com This is neither a coincidence nor a surprise. For almost two decades they have been trying to silence Telesur, and from the moment we announced our intention to give the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean their voice, to see us with our own eyes and not with those of the North, the United States and their imitators, the offensive against the Latin American-Caribbean channel began in our countries. | The sad thing is that the current Argentinean president believes that by imposing media censorship against Telesur in Argentina, he is silencing the voices of those who have been left voiceless by the establis…

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-05-15). En La Habana xilografías de artista franco-argentina María Renati. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) La exposición "Memorabilia. Trayectos invertidos", con grandes xilografías de la artista franco-argentina María Renati, está hoy abierta al público en la Sala Principal del Taller Experimental de Gráfica de La Habana (TEGH) hasta el 15 de junio.

Adriaan Alsema (2024-05-15). Colombia replaces foreign minister over passport scandal. colombiareports.com Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has replaced Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva, who was suspended over his handling of a controversial contract to print passports. Petro appointed Luis Gilberto Murillo as Leyva's…

teleSUR, JDO (2024-05-15). Presidente venezolano tiene respaldo electoral del 54.20 %. telesurtv.net La cifra de respaldo al jefe de Estado, revelada por la encuesta del Cmide, casi triplica la del candidato que le sigue.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-05-15). Permanecen 3.352 personas desplazadas por lluvias en Uruguay. telesurtv.net El organismo subrayó que en los departamentos del Cerro Largo, Tacuarembó y Treinta y Tres se está implementando el operativo retorno sin inconvenientes.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-05-15). Vicepresidenta de Ecuador culpa a Noboa de lawfare para removerla. telesurtv.net Sostuvo que el presidente Daniel Noboa y sus ministros presionan para destituirla y ratificó que no renunciará.

teleSUR, JGN (2024-05-15). Exigen liberación de exvicepresidente ecuatoriano Jorge Glas. telesurtv.net Edison Loayza, parte de la defensa de Glas (2013-2017), dijo que aún están a la espera de la fecha para celebrar la audiencia judicial.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-05-15). Presenta otra moción de vacancia contra Dina Boluarte en Perú. telesurtv.net Los congresistas que apoyan esta moción consideran que la presidenta debe comparecer personalmente ante el Congreso para dar explicaciones, en lugar de enviar a un representante legal.

kwjorinoco (2024-05-15). Venezuelans Use More Bolívars Than US Dollars. orinocotribune.com Commercial transactions in bolívars in Venezuela increased in February of this year while transactions in US dollars recorded their lowest monthly level since June 2019. This was highlighted in the most recent report issued by Ecoanalytica, cited by the platform Banca y Negocios. | The use of bolívars [Venezuela's national currency] represented 54.9% of the transactions, which is equivalent to an increase of 7.6 percentage points compared to the last report. Dollars were used for 32.7% of transactions (9.6 percentage points less than the last report). | Venezuela has experienced a decrease in recent months in inf…

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-05-15). Organizaciones argentinas alistan acciones contra medidas de Milei. radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) Organizaciones sociales, sindicales y defensoras de los derechos humanos en Argentina alistan hoy los detalles de acciones para rechazar la llamada Ley àìmnibus y el fuerte ajuste impulsado por el Gobierno de Javier Milei.

María Candela (2024-05-15). En Venezuela Reunión del Grupo de amigos en defensa de la Carta de Naciones Unidas (+Foto). radiohc.cu En Venezuela inició la Reunión del Grupo de Amigos en defensa de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas, un concierto de voces contra el bloqueo, y las medidas coercitivas y sanciones contra los pueblos.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-05-15). Pueblo de La Guaira exige levantamiento del bloqueo contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net La marcha fue encabezada por la vicepresidenta Ejecutiva de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez y el gobernador del estado, José Alejandro Terán.

teleSUR, MER (2024-05-15). Presidente Maduro inaugura varias obras en el estado Yaracuy. telesurtv.net En esta jornada de trabajo, el Ejecutivo entregó obras para el sector educativo y de salud.

teleSUR, MER (2024-05-15). AN de Venezuela propone al Poder Electoral retirar invitación a la UE para comicios del 28J. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, diputado Jorge Rodríguez, rechazó la postura de la Unión Europea.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-05-15). INEI: 29% de los peruanos alcanza condición de pobreza en 2023. telesurtv.net "Comparando con el año 2022, la pobreza se incrementó en el área urbana en 2,3 puntos porcentuales siendo altamente significativas las diferencias", recalcó el INEI.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-05-15). Yerno del opositor Ledezma se declara culpable de corrupción en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Según la información proporcionada, Vuteff recibió al menos 3,7 millones de dólares en comisiones como parte del esquema para pagar sobornos.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Pro-Palestinian protesters take to the streets in Chile. presstv.ir Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters march to the US Embassy in Santiago to protest the Gaza war.

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Sanctions and war central axis of US foreign policy: Venezuela VP. presstv.ir Venezuela's Vice President states that the American imposed sanctions over the Latin American country are, along with war, the central axis of the foreign policy of the United States.