Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 111 km SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador
2 day agoColombia’s presidential election is headed to a June 21 runoff after no candidate won a majority. Far-right Abelardo de la Espriella finished first with 43.7% of the vote, narrowly ahead of left-wing senator Iván Cepeda, who won 40.9%
Far-right, pro-U.S. candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won the first round of Colombia’s presidential election with 43.7% of the vote. He will face left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda, who is backed by incumbent President Gustavo Petro
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 65 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 117 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 119 km SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 72 km N of Güiria, Venezuela
Delcy Rodríguez calls on the international community not to be "afraid" of a Venezuela "without sanctions"
The US military announces it carried out an airstrike in the eastern Pacific that killed two men.
Bolivia’s congress votes to let President Rodrigo Paz deploy soldiers and declare a state of emergency to counter street protests seeking his resignation over economic hardship
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz says he will slash his salary and that of his ministers by 50% to try to end weeks of anti-government protests
1 week agoStudents from the University of Zulia are protesting on Circunvalación 2 near the Humanities overpass to demand the release of all political prisoners.
1 week agoSix dead and more than 100 injured after a brutal clash between the Misak and Nasa communities in Cauca. It began with stones and machetes, ended with firearms, burned houses, and the murder of a Misak leader. All because of an ancestral land dispute. The government thought it could resolve centuries of conflict with a decree handing the land over to the Nasa. The Misak rejected it, and the violence erupted.
Inmates at Venezuela’s western Barinas prison stage rooftop protest, piling flaming mattresses and calling for removal of facility’s director, who they accused of overseeing guards as they shot unarmed prisoners
1 week agoVenezuelan inmates climbed onto a prison roof in Barinas to protest shootings and abuse by guards, setting mattresses on fire and demanding the prison director’s removal
1 week agoSOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis Donovan visited the Venezuelan capital, Caracas
Supporters of Chavismo protested in Caracas against the US embassy evacuation drill, which they consider foreign interference.
US forces in Venezuela are conducting aerial military exercises over the capital, Caracas
Thousands of protesters waving Cuban flags rally in front of American embassy in Havana, in show of support for former President Raul Castro following his US indictment
In Chichen Itza, the protest by merchants and residents against a new access to the tourist area has entered its fourth day.
Trump: "We've taken out so much oil in Venezuela, we've paid for the cost of the war about 25 times over"
American Airlines launches a second flight between Venezuela and the United States today
The US is conducting a second criminal investigation against Maduro, according to Reuters.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 67 km SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador
2 week agoVenezuela : scuffles have broken out between students and police as the regime is trying to prevent a protest march honoring Carmen Teresa Navas
Miguel Díaz-Canel: Cuba "has the legitimate right to defend itself against a military attack."
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 62 km WNW of Abra Pampa, Argentina
2 week agoThe Venezuelan government confirms the extradition of Alex Saab to the US. The statement makes no mention of his past roles as diplomatic envoy and minister, only that he's a "Colombian national" and that it's a "well-known fact" that he's facing charges in the US
Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 - 70 km ESE of Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 - 86 km E of Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda