July 8, 2025
María Corina Machado pushes for greater attention from the White House in favor of her agenda. foto: Bloomberg
For Venezuela in particular, and for Latin America and the Caribbean in general, one of the political events with the greatest impact so far this year has been, even more than Donald Trump’s presidency, the appointment of Marco Rubio as US Secretary of State. (more…)
By Pablo Meriguet on July 8, 2025
Colombian President Gusatavo Petro. foto: flickr
Both governments decided to summon their chargés d’affaires for consultation as a sign of bilateral disagreement over a possible coup d’état. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on July 8, 2025
BRICS nations make up 56% of the world’s population. chart: Global Economy
The closing of the BRICS summit chaired by Brazil ended with a resounding message to the world: the geopolitical balance is shifting, and the bloc is determined to assert itself in the face of growing pressure from Western powers. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned that the increasing influence of BRICS is “causing discomfort,” and he didn’t crumble when addressing recent threats from former U.S. President Donald Trump. (more…)
By Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zúñiga Silva on July 7, 2025
Jeanette Jara, Chilean Communist Party leader. image , Eduardo Ramon Pais
Jeanette Jara (born 1974) prevailed in the Chilean presidential primary of the four major left political forces held on 29 June 2025. With 60% of the vote, Jara defeated Carolina Toha of the Democratic Socialist Party (28%), Gonzalo Winter of the Frente Amplio or Broad Front (9%), and Jaime Mulet of the FRVS, a merger of the Greens and the Progressives (2%). In November, Jara will therefore lead the Unidad para Chile (Unity for Chile) coalition into the presidential elections where she will face the candidate of the right, who will be either Evelyn Matthei (born 1953) of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) or José Antonio Kast (born 1966) of the Republican Party, or she will face both of them if they cannot agree to a single candidate. (more…)
By Geraldina Colotti on July 7, 2025
Gerardo Hernandez, photo: Bill Hackwell
A meeting in Rome with Gerardo Hernandez, one of the Cuban Five Heroes who spent 16 years in US federal prisons for monitoring the activities of anti Cuban terrorists operating freely in Southern Florida. (more…)
July 8, 2025 from Rio de Jainero Brazil
On Monday at the Brics meeting in his country, Brazilian President Lula da Silva condemned climate denialism and unilateral actions, warning that they are eroding progress and sabotaging the planet’s future.
“A decade after the Paris Agreement, funding is still lacking for the planned just transition, which is essential for building a new cycle of prosperity,” Lula said in his opening speech at the final debate of the BRICS leaders’ summit in Rio de Janeiro. (more…)
By Jimena Esteban in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chinese Ambassador to Cuba Hua Xin inspects solar panel equipment from China in Guanajay, in Artemisa Province. Photo: Joaquin Hernandez – XINHUA
Cuba may slowly ease its crippling blackouts and strengthen the electricity grid as it begins building seven solar parks with the first batch of equipment from China. (more…)
By Atilio Boron on July 3, 2025
The image reflects the Argentine president’s discomfort and displeasure at having to interact—and be photographed!—with his Latin American counterparts. (more…)