April 13, 2023
Petro vs Duque
Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused his predecessor, former President Iván Duque (2018-2022), of “tearing to shreds” the peace agreement signed by the government of Juan Manuel Santos with the former FARC-EP guerrillas, by not fulfilling the commitments made by the state with former combatants. (more…)
April 13, 2023
photo: Ricardo Stuckert
President Lula has arrived in the People’s Republic of China for one of the most important state visits of his third presidential term. The diplomatic mission, which will take place on April 13 and 14, will be joined by ministers and governors – a reflection of the size of the existing and future possibilities in the relationship between Brazil and the Asian power. (more…)
By Johana Tablada on April 12, 2023
Johana Tablada, photo: ACN
Today, April 12, delegations from Cuba and the United States will meet in Washington DC to hold a new round of migration talks.
As on other occasions, in this exercise the representatives of both countries will examine compliance with bilateral migration agreements aimed at guaranteeing regular, safe and orderly migration. (more…)
By Dan Kovalik and John Perry on April 12, 2023
Ortega with Maduro recently. photo: cuadernosandinista.com
Five years ago, Nicaragua was subject to a violent attempted coup that lasted from April through July, 2018. In the first of four articles, we look at how it was planned and how it started. (more…)
April 9, 2023
Palestine in the Plaza of the Revolution. photo: Bill Hackwell
By Fidel Castro on August 4, 2014, written like it was yesterday
I think that a new and repugnant form of fascism is emerging with remarkable force at this moment in human history, when more than seven billion inhabitants are striving for their own survival. (more…)
Jim Cason and David Brooks on April 10, 2023
IMF – WB to meet from April 10-16 in Washington, DC photo: AFP
Washington and New York. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) will begin their semi-annual meetings in Washington today surrounded by criticism from almost all quarters, from developing nations, international leaders and even some of their most powerful member countries for their slowness in reforming their policies and practices to effectively address climate change and the failure of their development strategies. (more…)
April 9, 2023
Photo: Jesús Vargas/AVN
More than 40 social organizations and political parties of Venezuela announced the creation of the Platform of Solidarity with the Palestinian Cause, an initiative to promote solidarity with the people of Palestine. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on April 10, 2023
Maria Luisa Duarte, photo: Wikicommons
On April 30, Paraguay will go to the polls to elect the country’s new president in a process marked by a lack of debate and the absence of urgent proposals such as free access to education, more rights for Indigenous people, and the right to their land for example. (more…)