President Biden nominates four new ambassadors, including former top State Dept advisor Elizabeth Bagley to Brazil and Jane Hartley (U.S. ambassador to France under Obama) to the UK. Still no nominee for U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
Three indigenous people injured during a protest in Bolívar due to attacks by an armed group
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 16 km WNW of Yopal, Colombia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 45 km N of Güiria, Venezuela
2 year agoSignificant power outage has knocked out internet connectivity across much of Venezuela; real-time network data show national connectivity collapse from ~1 p.m. local time; incident ongoing
2 year agoEcuador Police: At the end of the police intervention in Guayas, we counted 8 TONS 187 kg of cocaine that were destined for the international market. Drug valued at approx. 200 MILLION dollars
Putin had a conversation with the leader of Nicaragua, Ortega, reaffirmed support for the efforts of the Nicaraguan government to ensure national sovereignty, and stressed the importance of continuing close coordination in the international arena
Maduro assures that he will remain in power until 2030 to achieve an "irreversible Bolivarian revolution"
An official of the Municipal Police of Zamora, Miranda state, identified as Dryanoy Orlando Guarata Espinoza, died in a confrontation between uniformed men and armed subjects.
MEXICO: CPJ urges Mexican authorities to investigate the murder of José Luis Gambia, editor of news website Inforegional. The reporter was killed on January 10 and his body was indentified on January 14 in the city of Veracruz
Venezuela: The first PNB commando was deployed in Barrancas del Orinoco after armed clashes
Two minors and their mother were injured after the taxi they were traveling in overturned in the Tapatío descent, @PCJalisco and the Tlaquepaque Firefighters treated the injured and were taken to municipal medical services
2 year agoFirefighters from Bogotá attend at this time a fire in a textile factory in the area of the outlets of Las Américas
2 year agoMexico: Video that shows members of the "R5" of the United Cartels patrolling with SEMAR-type uniforms in Michoacán
2 year agoFirefighters work to control Declared Forest Fire in the Chorrillos sector, René Schneider population, access by Las Palmas road. Info and photo: @NoticiasValpoEx
Kremlin on deployment of missiles in Venezuela and Cuba: "Russia is considering different options to ensure own security"
The Secretary of Public Security of the state of Zacates reported that 3 police officers were killed by heavily armed men in the municipality of Fresnillo
@jguaido remembered the police officer Oscar Pérez on the fourth anniversary of his death, which occurred in the midst of an operation by the armed forces of the Maduro government.
2 year agoMass military deployment to Apure, a C-130 and a Y-8 transport plane delivered hundreds of soldiers to Guasdualito in Apure and the 92 Caribe brigade. It looks like they might be deploying in response to FARC again
2 year agoCarabineros were attacked with firearms in Ercilla: police vehicle received 5 shots Temuco
2 year agoThe Public Ministry and the PNC carry out two raids in the village of Las Palmas, Coatepeque Quetzaltenango, with the aim of seizing firearms and making arrest warrants effective.
2 year agoThe new Migrant Caravan fails in Guatemala in its attempt to reach the US. According to @MigracionGuate, the majority of migrants at the Corinto (Izabal) border agreed to return to Honduras, since they did not meet immigration or health requirements.
One dead in a violent confrontation between the Independiente bar and protesters who cut the Buenos Aires-La Plata highway
A week has passed since the militarization of Barrancas del Orinoco, a town in southern Monagas where an armed incursion left seven dead and two wounded
2 year agoImages of the retreat of the sea in the Coquimbo region
2 year ago.@inocarec issued a tsunami warning message for Puerto Ayora in Galapagos and an observation message for the rest of the continental and insular coast of the country, due to reports of disturbances in sea level after the eruption of a volcano in Tonga
2 year agoArrested the president of the Council of Cartagena: police found cocaine inside the van in which she was traveling. She was arrested along with two other people who accompanied her. In the vehicle they also found a firearm and a millionaire sum of money
The Secretary of Public Security of the state of Zacates reported that 3 police officers were killed by heavily armed men in the municipality of Fresnillo
In the early hours of Saturday (15), a 34-year-old butcher was killed with five shots in Parque dos Girassóis III, in Uberaba (MG). According to the Civil Police, the motivation for the murder would have been an argument over pool game chips.
2 year agoEsmeraldas: Armed Forces during arms control operations in the vicinity of the Esmeraldas CRS seized 01 traumatic weapon, 08 9mm caliber ammunition. and 03 ammunition caliber 5.56 mm., and a citizen was apprehended; for which the legal procedures were followed
