Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 - 81 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador
Without Power: Users report power outages in various areas of Greater Caracas
1 day agoAttacks by FARC dissident groups have left at least 18 dead in Colombia, according to authorities. A truck loaded with explosives exploded on a busy street in Cali, and in Antioquia, a drone and rifle attack targeted police, where a helicopter was shot down. - @dw_espanol
Serbian President calls Maduro a "great friend" and announces increased cooperation
1 day agoYesterday in Cali, a bomb planted near a military barracks exploded. And moments earlier, at least seven officers were killed when a police helicopter damaged by a drone exploded.
Brazil’s top court gave Jair Bolsonaro 48 hours to explain reports he planned to flee to Argentina for asylum. A police report claims a draft letter to President Milei was found on his phone after raids tied to a coup plot probe. Bolsonaro, under house arrest with trial set for September, could face 40+ years if convicted.
Brazil reiterated that it does not recognize Maduro after the presidential elections: "We maintained a relationship between states."
Trump expands his deportation policy to third countries with Honduras and Uganda, CBS says.
The Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, reported this Tuesday on the arrest of two people he linked to the planning of an alleged bomb attack in a Caracas square.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she is in favor of non-intervention regarding the alleged military operations that the United States is carrying out in the Caribbean Sea, near Venezuela, and which have set off alarm bells in the region.
"No empire will come to touch Venezuela's sacred soil": Maduro responds to US military deployment
4 day agoReporter: I wanted to ask about 3 warships being sent to Venezuela and the 4000 marines… Is there a possibility of boots on the ground there. Leavitt: The president is prepared to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding into our country and to bring those responsible to justice. The Maduro regime is not the legitimate government—it is a Nacro terror cartel
4 day agoVenezuela Ministry of Transportation announced a temporary 30-day suspension of the purchase, sale, manufacture, import, distribution, and flights of drones and unmanned aircraft throughout Venezuela, extendable as necessary.
The protest is being called by various organizations in the sector for tomorrow, Wednesday, August 20th. In our city, the protest will be at noon in Plaza San Martín.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 7 km ESE of San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala
US deploys warships near Venezuela to combat drug threats. The sources said the ships are the USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and the USS Sampson.
Three US Aegis guided-missile destroyers will arrive off the coast of Venezuela in the next 36 hours as part of an effort to address threats from Latin American drug cartels, two sources briefed on the matter said
Gustavo Petro: "For the good of Colombia and Venezuela, there should be no binational armed groups led by foreigners in our territories."
Petro accuses the FARC and ELN of operating in Venezuela, trafficking "dozens of tons of cocaine" and bribing public officials.
Camilo Ochoa Delgado, an influencer known as "El Alucín," was murdered in Morelos, Cuernavaca; authorities are investigating alleged links to the Sinaloa Cartel.
5 day agoPopocatépetl volcano seen from Puebla, with tremendous fumarole and covered in snow
6 day agoOn the same day that Camilo Ochoa "El Alucin" was executed, three young men were tortured and shot in Temixco, Morelos.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 71 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 97 km W of Las Grullas Margen Derecha, Mexico
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 27 km ESE of Machachi, Ecuador
US military deploying over 4,000 additional troops to waters around Latin America as part of Trump's counter-cartel mission: CNN
Union leaders, public workers, and civil society organizations joined a protest in Caracas's Plaza Morelos, where they demanded an end to the repression this Thursday, August 14.
1 week agoThe Maduro administration reported the sending of a verbal note to Guyana to express its "strongest protest" over the start of operations of the Exxon Mobile production, storage and offloading vessel 'One Guyana'.
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa led a march in Quito, the country's capital, on Tuesday to protest the Constitutional Court's decision to partially suspend some of the latest laws promoted by the president.
Gustavo Petro: "We are sad. Miguel's death grieves us, as if he were one of our own. It's a defeat. Every time a Colombian is murdered, it's a defeat for Colombia and for life. That's why all that remains is to grieve and move forward."
