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Republican message on Biden border crisis draws ire from Democrats
Mar 16, 2021 13:00Democrats in the US Congress have blasted Republicans as they stepped up attacks on President Joe Biden over a surge of asylum seekers and “humanitarian crisis” at the US-Mexico border.
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Paraguay reshuffles cabinet after violent COVID-19 protests
Mar 07, 2021 09:13Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez announced a cabinet reshuffle Saturday after violent street protests over the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Venezuela: New EU sanctions based on false arguments, amount to aggression
Feb 23, 2021 15:57Venezuela has condemned the European Union (EU) for imposing a new round of sanctions on more than a dozen senior officials, lawmakers and members of the security forces in the South American state, saying the measure is based on “false arguments about honorable citizens.”
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Maduro slams ‘terrorist attack’ on Venezuelan oil company’s pipeline
Jan 24, 2021 12:50Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has condemned a “terrorist attack” on a major gas pipeline at a time when the Latin American country is already reeling from fuel shortages due to illegal US sanctions against Caracas.
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Venezuela Supreme Court rules opposition assembly’s extension ‘invalid’
Dec 31, 2020 13:43Venezuela’s Supreme Court has ruled as “invalid” a move by the opposition-controlled parliament to extend its term for an additional year.
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Venezuelans start voting for parliamentary elections despite opposition boycott
Dec 06, 2020 17:08People in Venezuela are voting in parliamentary elections amid calls for a boycott by the country’s US-led opposition figure and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido.
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Protesters set fire to Guatemala's Congress in protests over budget cuts
Nov 22, 2020 09:46Thousands of Guatemalans have taken to the streets in the capital, setting fire to the congressional building in a show of anger over recent budget cuts.
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EU renews anti-Venezuela sanctions for a year
Nov 13, 2020 09:38The European Union has announced its renewal of sanctions against dozens of Venezuelan officials over propped up allegations linking them to rights abuses and undermining “democracy” in the Central American nation.
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Storm Eta devastated lives of 1.2 million-plus children: UNICEF
Nov 13, 2020 08:23Tropical Storm Eta, which left more than 200 dead and missing in Central America, has "devastated the lives" of more than 1.2 million children in the region, according to UNICEF.
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Era of Western hegemony over, Iran's FM Zarif says on LatAm tour
Nov 06, 2020 06:18Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the time when the industrialized West would determine what goes on in the rest of the world is over, reminding how the US has been on a campaign of incessant warmongering to prevent this inevitable change in the course of history.