Law Enforcement deployment in Rio favelas results in at least 64 killed Tuesday, October 28th 2025 – 20:44 UTC Governor Castro admitted that the number of casualties and detainees could rise A massive police operation targeting the Comando Vermelho (CV) drug gang in the densely populated Penha and Alemão favela complexes on Tuesday

Bolivia: Private fuel import bill signed into law to tackle shortages Tuesday, October 28th 2025 – 09:19 UTC Arce agreed to block private initiatives but warned of a sharp price increase Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora enacted the so-called “Short Law” on Monday to tackle fuel shortages and guarantee the supply of diesel

Bolsonaro appeals conviction, cites STF “abuses” Tuesday, October 28th 2025 – 09:42 UTC Bolsonaro has been under house arrest since August The defense team for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) on Monday against his 27-year, three-month prison sentence for attempting a coup d’état after

Guatemalan President denounces “coup attempt” Monday, October 27th 2025 – 19:14 UTC The foundation of democracy and respect for the will of the people is at stake, Arévalo warned Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo on Sunday delivered a strong rebuke against what he called an attempted “coup,” publicly accusing Attorney General Consuelo Porras and

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa nearing Jamaica Monday, October 27th 2025 – 19:39 UTC Over 881 shelters are available in Jamaica, Minister McKenzie stressed Hurricane Melissa, a catastrophic Category 5 storm, is accelerating toward Jamaica and eastern Cuba, prompting urgent government and relief preparations across the region. With maximum sustained winds of 260 km/h,

Venezuela claims to have foiled alleged CIA-backed “false flag” plot from Trinidad and Tobago Monday, October 27th 2025 – 20:02 UTC Gil pointed fingers at Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister for allegedly consorting with the CIA Venezuela’s Bolivarian regime on Monday denounced what it claims is a high-level “false flag” operation orchestrated by

Lula and Trump make progress in Malaysian gathering Monday, October 27th 2025 – 10:55 UTC Lula, who is turning 80 on Monday, stressed that “I have never felt so alive and so eager to live” Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Donald Trump of the United States met this weekend

Javier Milei: “Argentina has left 100 years of decadence behind” Monday, October 27th 2025 – 09:54 UTC Milei called his sister and Santiago Caputo, the architects of this miracle President Javier Milei of Argentina said his country had chosen to leave “100 years of decadence behind” after his La Libertad Avanza Party’s victory

Milei’s LLA scores landslide, surprising midterm victory Monday, October 27th 2025 – 03:12 UTC Francos highlighted the single paper ballot Argentine President Javier Milei’s La Libertad Avanza (LLA) on Sunday recorded a surprise victory in the province of Buenos Aires and secured over 40% of the vote nationwide to become the strongest force