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Venezuela Denounces U.S. Allegations Amid Regional Military Deployment
teleSUR
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Venezuelan officials reject U.S. drug-trafficking allegations, framing them as pretexts for potential aggression amid regional military maneuvers. Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López addresses U.S. military activity in Latin...
Peru affirms sovereignty of Amazon River island amid tensions with Colombia
Nagaland Post
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August 16, 2025
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday traveled to an Amazon River island at the center of a territorial dispute with Colombia, where she affirmed Peru’s unquestionable sovereignty over the territory. The first visit from Boluarte to the...
Colombia Reaffirms Claims as Peru President Tours Disputed Santa Rosa Island
teleSUR
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August 16, 2025
Boluarte’s visit to Santa Rosa Island heightens tensions, as Colombia reiterates its historical and legal claim to the territory. Peruvian President Dina Boluarte tours Santa Rosa Island with military personnel, in an action Colombia views as...
Death of senator and presidential candidate shook Colombia’s week
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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August 16, 2025
The 39-year-old politician was shot in the head and leg last June 7 in Fontibón, west of this capital, while giving a campaign speech and, despite numerous surgeries, his neurological prognosis has remained reserved ever since. After his death, a...
Colombia’s offshore energy hopes wane on poor discoveries, strict regulations
Offshore
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August 14, 2025
Hopes among foreign energy companies that Colombia’s offshore acreage could serve as a key source of future oil and gas supplies are being dashed as many exploration projects lag expectations, with unwelcomed regulation further deflating optimism....
International report confirms fears about growing global issue: 'The results affirm the reality'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 15, 2025
In 2024, Earth's climate indicators broke numerous records, including the highest polluting gas concentrations, global mean sea level, ocean heat, and ice loss, according to the influential international State of the Climate report. Supported by...
Companies are granted personhood; why not nature?
Taipei Times
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August 18, 2025
It is a well-accepted quirk of law that corporations have the right to own property, enter into contracts and sue each other — just like an actual person. Ships also enjoy the perks of legal personhood. So it is not too much of a stretch to...
Colombia’s far right in disarray after conviction of Uribe and assassination of leading presidential candidate
Colombia Reports
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August 15, 2025
Colombia’s far-right Centro Democratico party is in turmoil following the conviction of the former president Alvaro Uribe and the assassination of the presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe (not related). The party started having problems back in...
President: Santa Rosa de Loreto is and will remain Peruvian
Andina
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August 15, 2025
"Let's be clear: Peru's sovereignty is not up for discussion. The district of Santa Rosa de Loreto is and will remain Peruvian. This is written and ratified in the agreements and treaties that establish the boundaries between Peru and Colombia,...
Extradited Cartel Boss had Numerous Contracts with Mexican Border State Governor
Breitbart
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August 16, 2025
A recently extradited cartel boss from Mexico, who is facing numerous federal drug trafficking charges in Virginia, was a favored government contractor in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas. The state is controlled by the controversial...
International scientists call for urgent global food systems reform...
Food Ingredients First
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A group of 21 scientists is calling for immediate, bold reforms of the global food system to prevent escalating land degradation. They argue that halting and reversing land degradation must become a top global priority to mitigate climate change...
The 160-year-old tracks of Colombia’s Sabana train
Colombia Reports
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August 16, 2025
Perhaps one of the most authentic ways you can connect with your hometown is by taking the train; Bogota is no exception. Despite the city’s infrastructure shifting to accommodate an increasing number of cars within its confines, the old Sabana...
U.S. says Nicolás Maduro and Celso Gamboa used Honduras as a gateway for cocaine trafficking
Q Costa Rica
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August 18, 2025
Q COSTARICA — The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro and the extraditable Celso Gamboa used Honduras as a bridge for smuggling cocaine from Colombia and Ecuador to the United States, according to the indictment filed by the Eastern District...
Mexico Travel Warning Redraws Maps as Politics, Cartels and Tourism Collide
LatinAmerican Post
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August 16, 2025
A new U.S. travel advisory brands cartel violence in Mexico as “terrorism,” jolting the tourism industry, stoking political tension, and unsettling the millions who travel—or live—south of the border. Behind the bold language lies a map colored in...
Colombian fake doctor who treated over 650 patients arrested in...
Spain in English
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August 15, 2025
Spanish police have arrested a 37-year-old woman accused of masquerading as a doctor in Colombia and treating hundreds of patients without the proper credentials. Authorities say that the woman, originally from Colombia, is alleged to have...
Colombia Says Goodbye to Miguel Uribe Turbay
The City Paper Bogotá
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August 14, 2025
Bogotá’s skies wept on Wednesday morning as the casket of Miguel Uribe Turbay left the National Capitol, crossing Plaza de Bolívar toward the Catedral Primada. Thousands watched in silence — in the square, on balconies, and before giant screens...
Belt and Road Initiative: Colombia and China sign key trade deal
MercoPress
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Saturday, August 16th 2025 - 10:06 UTC “We are creating the framework for a work plan that will allow us to combine our efforts,” Rusinque explained Colombia's Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (SIC) and China's State Administration for...
Kiev-Affiliated Mercenaries Conduct Illegal Training With Brazilian Military Personnel
SouthFront
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August 16, 2025
Support SouthFront Click to see the full-size image Written by Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Associations, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert Ukrainian mercenarism continues to grow, even reaching...
Colombia mourns a senator, Bolivia prepares to vote and more top photos this week from Latin America
The Porterville Recorder - California
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Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe’s wife Claudia Tarazona mourned his death two months after he was shot at a political rally in Bogotá. Bolivians cheered on their politicians of choice ahead of the country's Aug. 17 presidential and legislative...
Colombian winger Gomez joins Vasco da Gama on loan
Xinhua News Agency
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Colombia international winger Andres Gomez has joined Vasco da Gama on a year-long loan with an option to buy, the Brazilian Serie A club said on Thursday. The 22-year-old, who is contracted to French Ligue 1...