Venezuela's ruling PSUV party condemned a US arrest warrant for Cuban leader Raúl Castro as imperialist intimidation, urging Latin American and Caribbean nations to defend Cuba's sovereignty.
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele threatens Haitian gangs after four members of a UN-backed security mission were kidnapped near Port-au-Prince, as rescue operations continue amid Haiti's gang violence crisis.
Venezuela's government and the far-right opposition concluded a third round of dialogue, agreeing on political guarantees, judicial and electoral disqualification reviews, and recovery of gold reserves held in England.
Venezuela's National Assembly president insists Caracas controls oil-sale revenues and rejects foreign management, while US officials describe funds routed through Qatar and Treasury accounts.
Venezuela's government has narrowed the gap between the official BCV dollar and the parallel USDT rate through heavy dollar injections, controlled devaluation and tight liquidity, at the cost of scarce credit.
Rioting across Western countries stems from extreme wealth concentration, not local grievance: France and the UK have never been richer, yet ordinary living standards decline as billionaires hoard wealth.
The UN Human Rights Office expanded its database of companies tied to illegal Israeli settlements to 214, and twelve Western states moved toward restricting settlement trade, but enforcement remains the real test.
Luisa González, former presidential candidate of Ecuador's left-wing Citizen Revolution, was arrested in Manabí over alleged money laundering, prompting her party to denounce political persecution by the Noboa government.
Noboa's government escalates repression of opposition candidates, deploys the military domestically, deepens unprecedented joint operations with US SOUTHCOM forces, and faces mounting energy and financial crises.