Less than three weeks after cancer surgery, Pope Leo sets off on 11-day South America tour
Having recovered from the strain of recent lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV, head of the Catholic Church, is set to tour three South American countries: Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the last of which is known as his own country. It is being seen as one…
Mayoral candidate killed, four police hurt in bombing: Colombian president sends troops to Cucuta
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has ordered a temporary increase in the presence of troops and security forces in Cucuta, a city on the border with Venezuela, as violence by criminal gangs has escalated. The order came on Thursday. News…
‘I am the leader’: Flavio Bolsonaro in Miami after election defeat, accuses Lula of a coup
After his defeat in Brazil’s election, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States, and there he has claimed to be the country’s ‘legitimate leader’. After arriving in Miami yesterday (Wednesday) local…
Empty ration cards and 4,700-peso egg cartons: in revolutionary Cuba, people now turn to the church
Food shortages, a collapsing health system, days on end without electricity, and people leaving the country in droves. In Cuba, once a revolutionary state, a dire economic crisis is being accompanied by the collapse of state services and administrative…
‘Brazil is nobody’s backyard’: Lula’s comeback trips up Trump’s Latin America plans
US President Donald Trump’s ambition to expand his influence in Latin America has run into a fresh obstacle in Brazil’s election. Leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won at the ballot box once again. Lula did not budge an inch on…
Che Guevara still an inspiration for revolution nearly six decades after death
A beret on the head, dishevelled hair and a tireless temperament: young revolutionaries around the world still draw inspiration from that image. Although nearly six decades have passed since his death, Che Guevara still stands at a unique height. Age has…
No decision in first round in Brazil, vote goes to second round
Who will be Brazil’s next president? Even after the first round of voting, that question remains unanswered. In the election held yesterday, Sunday, neither of the two main candidates could secure the required 50 percent of the vote. As a result,…
Machado’s close aide Claudia Macero returns home after exile
Claudia Macero, an opposition political activist and close aide of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, returned home on Sunday after ending her exile. When she arrived at the airport, hundreds of people welcomed…
‘Trump wants to make Brazil a colony’, Lula blasts US interference in election
Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vented strong anger over possible interference by the government of US President Donald Trump in the country’s upcoming presidential election. A new television advertisement released…