Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 - 28 km E of Mene Grande, Venezuela
Earthquake of magnitude 6.4 - 20 km NNE of Mene Grande, Venezuela
Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 - 28 km ENE of Mene Grande, Venezuela
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 18 km E of Mene Grande, Venezuela
Costa Rica urges the UN to address humanitarian crises: In Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Haiti, we see the consequences of being late.
Brazil's Senate scraps a bid to expand criminal immunity for lawmakers after the proposal unleashed mass protests over the weekend
Venezuela: 6.2 magnitude earthquake in the west, felt in Caracas
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 - 24 km ENE of Mene Grande, Venezuela
Brazilian President: There is no reason for any conflict between Brazil and the United States
Cuba begins petitioning to support Venezuela in the face of U.S. "hostilities."
4 day agoThe M/V Ocean Trader, a highly customized roll-on/roll-off cargo ship converted into a special operations command center and “mothership” operated by U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC), was spotted today in the Southern Caribbean Sea off the coast of the U.S. Virgin Islands, roughly 400 miles from Venezuela
4 day agoJavier Milei denounced at the UN the "forced disappearance" of Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo, kidnapped in Venezuela, and demanded his release.
Authorities and emergency crews are on the scene: according to reports, the incident occurred as the aircraft was about to land.
4 day agoAircraft crashes on Maiquetía Airport runway due to strong winds: weather conditions may have caused the incident
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa asserts that his country is facing "acts of terrorism disguised as protests" and asserts that the country "will not back down in the face of militants."
4 day agoPanama's President José Raúl Mulino: Panama Canal is Panamanian and shall remain so
Ecuador's president travels to the most conflictive province due to indigenous protests.
A large mobilization of heavy-duty trucks with tanks and containers is reported leaving the Paramacay Naguanagua Fort in Carabobo. A helicopter is also flying overhead.
5 day agoAt this hour, California residents and miners are blocking the road to Bucaramanga in protest against the National Government. They claim they will not allow entry to officials from the Colombian Geological Survey who are supposed to conduct an inspection of the gold mines in the area.
President Lula "seemed like a very nice man", said Trump, after crossing paths with him briefly at the UN. He said they would meet next week
5 day agoTrump accuses Maduro of running "drug trafficking networks" and defends attacks against "Venezuelan militants" in the Caribbean. "To all the thugs who send drugs to the US, know that we are going to bomb you," he said.
Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa has temporarily moved the seat of his gov from Quito to the town of Latacunga. Indigenous & campesino groups are protesting there. They chant "Noboa Out" amid a NationalStrike against austerity measures that have sent diesel prices skyrocketing
Reuters, citing the Brazilian government: The US revoking visas of judicial officials is an attack on sovereignty and interference in our affairs.
Fourth drug boat attacked by the US was carrying 1,000 kilos of cocaine: Dominican Republic seized the drugs. The drug packages were seized 80 nautical miles south of Beata Island, southwest of the Dominican Republic.
Today, Treasury is sanctioning the Lex Instituto de Estudos Juridicos LTDA for its support to Brazilian Supreme Federal Court justice Alexandre de Moraes. Also designated today is Viviane Barci de Moraes, de Moraes’ wife, who serves as the head of the Lex Institute
U.S. Treasury Secretary: Argentina is a systemically important U.S. ally in Latin America, and the @USTreasury stands ready to do what is needed within its mandate to support Argentina. All options for stabilization are on the table. These options may include, but are not limited to, swap lines, direct currency purchases, and purchases of U.S. dollar-denominated government debt from Treasury’s Exchange Stabilization Fund.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 83 km NW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Brasilia on September 21, to protest a controversial congressional bill that would grant immunity to lawmakers and reduce penalties for those involved in the January 8, 2023
Tens of thousands of Brazilians protest against amnesty for former President Bolsonaro
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 19 km WSW of Abriaquí, Colombia