Colombia VP says she was targeted with roadside bomb
BOGOTA, Colombia—Colombia’s Vice President said on Jan. 10 that her security team found more than seven kilos of explosives buried next to a rural...
Africa and China’s growing alliance and the de-Westernization of the continent
China’s new foreign minister Qin Gang made his first trip abroad January 9-16 to the continent of Africa. His trip comes amid changes in...
President Maduro denounces U.S. policy in Venezuela a ‘failure’
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has denounced the U.S. parallel institution policy in his country, calling Washington’s attempt to assault and replace the public institutions of his...
Peru’s judiciary launches inquiry into key officials after deadly protests
Peru’s attorney general has decided to investigate high officials’ handling of recent protests that have seen dozens of people killed and hundreds more injured...
President Macron says France will not apologize to Algeria for colonization
French President Emmanuel Macron once again says he will not “ask forgiveness” from Algeria for French colonization but hopes to continue working toward reconciliation...
Spain drops sedition charge against former Catalan leader
MADRID—A Spanish judge has dropped sedition charges against former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont for his role in the region’s illegal secession push in 2017...
Will South Africa’s president survive ‘Farmgate’ until national elections?
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, an anti-apartheid figure—once suggested as Nelson Mandela’s successor to the presidency—has been mired in a scandal that involves undeclared...
Colombia: ‘Renewed hope’ for consolidating peace, says Guterres
The agreement between the Colombian Government and the five largest remaining armed groups there provides “renewed hope for comprehensive peace” into the new year, said...
Israel’s new government unveils plan to weaken Supreme Court
JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s justice minister on Jan. 4 unveiled the new government’s long-promised overhaul of the judicial system that aims to weaken...
U.S. weapons sales to NATO members almost doubled in 2022
The United States’ weapons sales to NATO member states in 2022 have shown a drastic increase as countries react to fears caused by the...