Venezuela’s Parliament moved to redraw the rules of its oil industry in a single day, just as Washington loosened constraints on certain Venezuelan crude transactions. The timing matters, creating a sense of opportunity for the audience to understand the strategic window opening for private involvement and policy shifts. A Legislature Votes as Washington Shifts the […]
In Montería’s low neighborhoods and Tierralta’s rural riverbanks, the Sinú has risen and stayed. Seven days in, families count centimeters, not forecasts. In a classroom shelter, a father watches his phone and asks what recovery means after water takes work. Boards Over Brown Water in Montería’s Low Neighborhoods Inside Yela Contreras’s house, the floor is […]
Starmer loses key aide as McSweeney quits over Mandelson scandal Monday, February 9th 2026 – 12:27 UTC British press reports said McSweeney accepted responsibility for his part in decisions connected to the controversy UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been left politically more exposed after the resignation of his Downing Street chief of […]
Venezuela re-arrests opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa hours after release Monday, February 9th 2026 – 12:41 UTC Machado demanded his “immediate release,” saying he was seized by heavily armed men in civilian clothes Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa was re-arrested only hours after leaving prison, in a move that sparked renewed accusations […]
Venezuela frees Juan Pablo Guanipa and members of María Corina Machado’s inner circle Monday, February 9th 2026 – 04:05 UTC Guanipa posted a video holding his release document and said: “There is much to talk about regarding Venezuela’s present and future, always with the truth ahead.” Opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa and several […]
Argentina regulates ‘Inocencia Fiscal’ to bring ‘mattress dollars’ into the banking system Monday, February 9th 2026 – 04:09 UTC If a taxpayer enrolls, files, and pays on time, ARCA would be barred from reopening administrative or criminal reviews for that year and earlier periods Argentina’s government has issued the implementing rules for its […]
Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl: a tribute to Puerto Rico and a defense of America beyond the US Monday, February 9th 2026 – 07:43 UTC The set leaned into Puerto Rican imagery—palm trees, sugarcane, and Old San […]
Cuba tells airlines it will run out of jet fuel as of Monday, deepening energy crisis Monday, February 9th 2026 – 08:20 UTC The jet-fuel warning follows other emergency steps in the tourism sector Cuba has warned international airlines that it will run out of aviation fuel starting Monday, widening an energy emergency […]
Flávio Bolsonaro steps onto global far-right stage as Brazil presidential hopeful Monday, February 9th 2026 – 08:38 UTC Flávio Bolsonaro’s move comes as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva continues to lead early polling and works to hold together a governing coalition Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair […]
Thirty-seven years after Alfredo Stroessner fell, Paraguay is still negotiating the meaning of his rule. Activists and opposition politicians warn against “relativizing” crimes, as others point to stability, development, and the infrastructure that still shapes daily life. An Anniversary Where the Past Shows Up Uninvited Paraguay commemorated this week the thirty-seventh anniversary of the fall […]