Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 146 km N of Mosquera, Colombia
In first comments, the Kenyan force in Haiti says 'no room for failure' against powerful gangs
4 month agoAerial images of the mobilization led by Edmundo González and María Corina Machado in Barinas are released. "There is no doubt: on July 28 we won and we got paid," he stated
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro charged with money laundering and criminal association
Reuters: The Venezuelan opposition receives a judicial boost in the US in the dispute over bonds backed by Citgo
The White House rejects any US involvement in the military uprising in Bolivia: "They are false accusations"
The government of Venezuela issued a statement to reject Javier Milei's claim that a self-coup occurred in Bolivia
Powerful earthquake of magnitude 7 shook the Peruvian region of Arequipa: at least five injuries reported
Moscow strongly condemns the attempted coup in Bolivia and expresses full support for President Arce - Russian Foreign Ministry
4 month agoBolivian General Zuñiga was arrested this evening whilst talking to the press, he claimed that the 'coup' today was done on the instruction of the president to boost his popularity
General Zuñiga has left Plaza Murillo in his armoured vehicle, it appears the military is withdrawing
Bolivian General Zuñiga just made a statement to the press in Plaza Murillo where he says the armed forces want to restore democracy as well as calling for the release of political prisoners including former president Jeanine Áñez
4 month ago"I ask, I order, I order that all personnel who are mobilized must return to their units," said José Wilson Sánchez, new commander of the Army
President Arce installs a new high military command, after Zúñiga took Murillo Square
4 month agoThe new commander of the Army, José Sánchez, says that "no one wants to see the image that we are giving in the streets" and orders the withdrawal of the military under the command of Juan José Zúñiga, in the midst of a coup attempt
4 month agoUrgentThe president @LuchoXBolivia and vice president @LaramaDavid change Military High Command
"It is a great responsibility that falls between us," said the new Army commander general, José Wilson Sanchez Velasquez. He ordered that all personnel who are mobilized on the streets return to their units.
Bolivia's president confronts his military commander on live TV, orders soldiers to withdraw from government palace
The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, announces that she is urgently calling on "the presidents of the member countries of CELAC" to condemn the coup d'état in Bolivia.
4 month agoThe president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, calls for mobilization against the coup d'état: "We are going to confront any coup attempt. We need the people to mobilize in favor of democracy"
4 month agoThis is the moment when President Luis Arce asks the Army commander, Juan José Zúñiga, to withdraw the military forces from Plaza Murillo. However, the military leader refuses. Solar Radio
4 month agoGeneral Zúñiga made a statement in Plaza Murillo stating they would take the Casa Grande del Pueblo (Bolivian presidential residence)
4 month agoMilitary with ammunition in Murillo Square in La Paz. President Luis Arce is unaware of the unusual movement
4 month agoAerial view of Plaza Murillo, soldiers guard the four corners. Photos: Javier Mamani APG Noticiasn
4 month agoBolivian army vehicles and soldiers have blocked Plaza Murillo outside the Bolivian legislative assembly. Commander general of the Bolivian Army Juan José Zuñiga is in La Paz leading the potential coup
4 month agoFormer president Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé questions the military takeover of the Palacio Quemado. "Military insubordination once again puts Democracy in Bolivia at risk"
4 month agoBolivian Foreign Minister denounces irregular military mobilizations and asks for international support
4 month agoThe Army commander, Juan José Zúñiga, recognizes President Arce "for the moment." "The pain of someone desperate for power is greater. The pain and anger of a group of gang members who at all costs want to take power is more important," he said in Plaza Murillo.
4 month agoCarlos Mesa repudiates the taking of Plaza Murillo and the Palacio Quemado by the military. "The mandate of the current government must end on November 8, 2025. Any attempt like this is nothing more than a coup d'état," he tweeted
4 month agoBolivian military armoured vehicle breaks down the doors of the Palacio Quemado (former presidential residence) in La Paz and soldiers enter to secure the building
