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Venezuela Demands ‘Decolonization’ of International Justice in Hague Group Anti-Genocide Conference

By Andreina Chavez Alava on July 17, 2025

the Hague Group in Bogota conference

The eight-nation Hague Group was formed in January by the Progressive International to mobilize progressive forces around the world and uphold international law. (Progressive International) (more…)

US Admits Burning 500 Tons of Food after USAID Closure

July 17, 2025

Almost 500 tons of food intended to combat child malnutrition will be incinerated by order of the US government after it was stored and spoiled following the closure of USAID, the US Agency for International Development. (more…)

Revolutionary Third World Leaders Praise China’s World Role

By Stansfield Smith, ChicagoALBASolidarity.org on July 17, 2025

China has mutually beneficial agreements with over 150 countries.

China is a modern superpower, as is the US, but a qualitatively different superpower. The US uses military aggression, coups, and sanctions to impose US corporate interests worldwide. China is a peaceful power that respects national sovereignty, mutual development, and non-interference. (more…)

Trump vs. Cuba: More of the Same

By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on July 17, 2025

For the cavemen, economic sanctions are not enough: they demand the full implementation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act.

Despite the media hype, President Donald Trump’s recent measures against the Cuban government do not represent a radical break or the beginning of a new era in US policy toward the island. They are more of the same: secondary sanctions in the context of an economic strangulation strategy that has failed to achieve its objective for more than six decades. (more…)

Venezuela: With Maduro, a Direct Line to the People

By Geraldina Colotti on July 18, 2025.

Joy, culture, and popular participation are included in episode 85 of Con Maduro +, which took place at the closing of Filven 2025. Launched in April 2023, the program, which has replaced previous formats such as “En Contacto con Maduro,” is already a fixture for the Venezuelan people, who look forward to it every Monday, but also on other days of the week, depending on current events or surprise announcements by the president of the Republic. (more…)

Honduras Prepares for a Crucial Election for the Country and the Region

By Alexandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell on July 17, 2025

Xiomoro Castro meeting with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel.

The second half of 2025 will be a critical period for democracy in Latin America, with presidential and legislative elections taking place in Bolivia, Honduras, and Chile, as well as midterm legislative elections in Argentina. This electoral cycle is expected to be marked by growing fragmentation, deepening political polarization, and the rise of Trump-style and Bukele-style rhetoric. Within this context, Honduras is emerging as one of the most closely watched countries in the region. (more…)

In Cuba, Nothing is More Important than a Child

By Oscar Sánchez Serra  on July 15, 2025

Cuba’s Little League softball champions will continue to develop in the sport. Photo: National Softball Commission

The United States has violated the rights of Cuban children by preventing nine- and ten-year-old girls from the Little League national softball team from attending the World Series qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico.

This can only be described as sadistic, because of its refined cruelty, which it carries out with pleasure; sarcastic, because it mocks and offends with biting irony; and criminal, because it cuts short the noble aspirations of the early years of life. (more…)

‘Palestine will Overcome!’ Thousands Chant at Residente’s Concert in Spain

July 14, 2025

Residente concert in Valencia

On Sunday, Puerto Rican singer Rene Perez Joglar, known as Residente, once again brought attention to the Palestinian cause on the international stage. “Palestine will overcome!” he shouted alongside thousands of attendees at the Pirata Festival in Gandia, Valencia, held from July 9 to 12. (more…)

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