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The Bolivarian nation mourns with deep sorrow the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. On Monday, the Venezuelan government mourned the death of Pope Francis and highlighted his historic significance as leader of the Catholic Church. The full statement is below. RELATED: World Leaders Issue Messages on the Death of Pope Francis βThe Venezuelan President [β¦]
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:The leader of the Catholic Church is remembered for his work for peace and for the poor. On Monday, the death of Pope Francis sparked a backlash among world leaders, who hailed his virtues as leader of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Vatican City. RELATED: Pope Francis Dies at 88 BELGIUM βFor Christian [β¦]
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Archbishop Jorge Garcia will celebrate a mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires. On Monday, Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni announced that President Javier Milei has decreed seven days of national mourning for the passing of Pope Francis, who was born in Buenos Aires in 1936 and died today in Rome at the age of [β¦]
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:His death came after months of a difficult recovery from his respiratory problems. Pope Francis passed away this Monday at 7:35 a.m. at his residence in the Casa Santa Marta, after more than two months of respiratory problems that kept him hospitalized for 38 days in the Italian capital. RELATED: Pope Francis Approves the Canonization [β¦]
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:BBC reporter Sofia Bettiza spoke with people gathered in St Peter's Square.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:The BBC's Aleem Maqbool takes us through the life of Pope Frances, and the challenges he faced as pontiff.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:The 24th edition of the International Biennial of Graphic Humor began this Sunday under the slogan βLess fake and more newsβ in the town of San Antonio de los BaΓ±os (west), with the creation of an allegorical mural, the inaugural parade and the opening of a collective exhibition. RELATED: Santiago de Cuba Prepares for the [β¦]
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized the position of some EU countries that consider sending troops to Ukraine, calling it a resurgence of European Nazi ideology. RELATED: Lavrov Calls on U.S. and Europe to Return to The Yalta System βThere is no word to describe this idea. In fact, I have no doubt, it is [β¦]
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:On Sunday, the Catholic Church of El Salvador has once again called for the repeal of the law that allows mining in the country, which was promoted by President Nayib Bukele. RELATED: Salvadorans Protest Again Demanding Ban on Metal Mining In a statement, read at a press conference by the Archbishop of San Salvador, Luis [β¦]
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:FARC dissident Jaider Poveda MΓ©ndez, alias βJhonny Getialβ, was sentenced to 27 years and 20 days in prison for ordering the murder of 36 people between 2020 and 2022 in the department of Valle del Cauca (southwest), the Prosecutorβs Office reported this Sunday. RELATED: Colombia Does Not Extend Ceasefire With FARC Dissidents βJhonny Getialβ, who [β¦]
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), blatantly acknowledged βoperational misunderstandingsβ and βerrorsβ in the killing by Israeli fire of 15 paramedics, rescuers and UN personnel in Gaza on 23 March. RELATED: OCHA Dennounces Famine and Humanitarian Crisis Along Gaza Strip In a summary of the military investigation into what happened that day in the southern town [β¦]
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:The recent presidential elections in Ecuador, in which Daniel Noboa fraudulently won, are being challenged by βwidespread irregularitiesβ that compromise the legitimacy of the democratic process, according to a Progressive International election observer. RELATED: The Art of Distraction: How Noboa Masterfully Maneuvers Amidst Electoral Fraud βWhat I witnessed during my week in Ecuador left me [β¦]
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Sen Chris Van Hollen returned from El Salvador and spoke about his time meeting with Kilmar Γbrego GarcΓa.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Gunmen in fake army uniforms opened fire at a cockfighting ring, in a suspected gang-related attack.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:On Saturday, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) βflatlyβ denied on Saturday the link with βalleged criminal actsβ in Ecuador against the president, Daniel Noboa, and his cabinet following the electoral fraud committed by him. RELATED: Magnicide Complaint Is a New Show To Disperse Attention: Ecuadorβs Professor Dax Toscano The Mexican Foreign Ministry issued [β¦]
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:The accused gang members are being sent to a notorious jail in El Salvador under a 19th-Century law.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:At least three people were killed and four others wounded on Saturday in renewed US bombing of Sanaβa, the capital of Yemen for more than a decade, reported Al Masirah television, a spokesman for the Houthis. RELATED: Yemeni army targets Tel Aviv and US warships in the Red Sea βTwo martyrs and two wounded as [β¦]
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:The number of people who died in the river shipwreck last Tuesday after a boat that was sailing on the Congo River burned down in the province of Ecuador, northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), rise to 148. RELATED: Dozens dead, homes destroyed in flooding in the DR Congo capital βIt is [β¦]
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:In recent weeks, Ecuador has found itself tangled in a web of allegations surrounding electoral fraud, with observers from both international bodies and neighboring nations, such as Colombia and Mexico, raising their voices. At the heart of this storm is President Daniel Noboaβs administration, which has adopted a controversial strategy to divert public attention from [β¦]
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:In the face of the electoral fraud in Ecuador, the so called elected president Daniel Noboa, issued on Saturday a statement entitled βThe revenge of bad losersβ, in which it warned about an alleged plan of βmagnicideβ against attributed to βMexican hitmenβ and βdefeated political sectors.β RELATED: Post-Election Poll Confirms Gonzalezβs Victory in Ecuadorian Runoff [β¦]
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Iran and the United States agreed this Saturday to advance to the next phase of negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program at the indirect meeting held in Rome, reported Oman, which acts as an intermediary between the two rivals. RELATED: Iran Urges the U.S. to Bring Realistic Demands to Rome Nuclear Talks Iranian Foreign Minister [β¦]
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Santiago, Chile, April 19 (Prensa Latina) Colo Colo, Chile's popular soccer team, celebrates its 100th anniversary today with a celebration overshadowed by the recent deaths of two young men following acts of violence unleashed by their hooligans. The post Colo Colo, Chileβs Popular Soccer Team Turns 100 first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Kinshasa, April 19 (Prensa Latina) The death toll from the fire-related sinking of a boat on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo this week rose to 148 today. The post Deaths in river shipwreck in the DRC rise to 148 first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Havana, April 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno RodrΓguez denounced today on the social media platform X the US bombings against civilian infrastructure in Yemen. The post Cuban Foreign Minister denounces US bombings against Yemen first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Caracas, April 19 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President NicolΓ‘s Maduro today recalled April 19, 1810, the date commemorating the 215th anniversary of the Cry of Independence. The post President of Venezuela evokes patriotic date of independence first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Damascus, April 19 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported today that some 438,000 displaced Syrians returned to their country from neighboring countries. The post Almost half a million Syrian refugees returned from abroad (+Photos) first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Havana, April 19 (Prensa Latina) Sarbelio Fuentes, former coach of the Cuban boxing teams, died today at the age of 85. The post Sarbelio Fuentes, Icon of Cuban Boxing, Dies first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Montevideo, April 19 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan government is preparing decisions today to combat corruption, says Ana Ferraris, president of the Transparency and Public Ethics Board (Jutep). The post Uruguayan Government Prepares Decisions to Combat Corruption first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Quito, April 18 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador's Ministry of Government stated today that the state is on "maximum alert" following an intelligence report warning of alleged planning of "terrorist attacks" against President Daniel Noboa. The post Ecuadorian Government Denounces Plans to Attack Noboa first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:The Trump administration is applying an 18th-century law to deport hundreds of Venezuelans without legal defense. Forms linking them to the extinct Tren de Aragua gang without evidence and mass deportations to El Salvador have been denounced. Related: The US threatens to deport Venezuelan migrants without judicial review of their cases. The Trump administration has [β¦]
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:BBC Verify looks at the evidence behind allegations that the Salvadoran mistakenly deported to a mega-prison was a dangerous gang member.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:The new U.S. tariffs on Chinese ships aim to curb Chinaβs industrial leadership, but experts warn they will only raise consumer prices and worsen the global trade crisis. Related: Trumpβs Trade War to Unleash Tariffs of Up to 245% Against China Washington Escalates Its Trade War Against China With New Tariffs on the Shipbuilding Industry [β¦]
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Santiago de Cuba is getting ready to host a new edition of the Caribbean Festival, also known as the Fire Fiesta, from July 3 to 9, 2025. RELATED: Cubaβs Provincial Book Fairs, Literature All Around The Island This event, considered one of the most important in Cubaβs cultural calendar, brings together representatives of Caribbean popular [β¦]
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Officials in the US and El Salvador have been unwilling to return the man home, sparking a legal battle.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:China maintains a 70-day halt on U.S. LNG purchases, increases Russian imports, and reshapes the global energy landscape in response to U.S. tariffs. Related: U.S. Escalates Trade War: Trump Imposes 145% Tariffs on China China has gone over 70 days without importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States, according to Kpler data cited [β¦]
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