World Jun 28 As his supporters rally, Bolivia’s president lambasts accusations of a self-coup as ‘lies’ Bolivian President Luis Arce has denied being behind an attempted coup against him and said the general who apparently led it “acted on his own,” lashing out at accusations that he had asked for the mutiny in a plan to…
World Jun 27 Bolivia reels after short-lived coup attempt, 17 arrested for alleged involvement Supporters of Bolivia’s president rallied outside his palace on Thursday, giving some political breathing room to the embattled leader as authorities made more arrests in a coup that shook the economically troubled country a day earlier.
World Jun 13 Argentina’s Senate passes Milei’s plan to slash spending as protesters clash with police Argentina’s Senate has narrowly approved President Javier Milei’s sweeping proposals to slash state spending and boost his own powers.
World May 21 Spain withdraws its ambassador to Argentina over President Milei’s insults, escalating crisis Spain's socialist government had summoned its ambassador for consultations and demanded an apology from the libertarian leader after his speech Sunday at a far-right rally in Madrid.
World May 17 Train fares in Buenos Aires spike by 360 percent Argentina's President Javier Milei's austerity campaign spikes subway fares by 360 percent across the country's capital.
World May 09 Argentina labor unions stage 24-hour strike against libertarian government The 24-hour strike against Milei's contentious austerity measures threatens to bring the nation of 46 million to a standstill as banks and state agencies closed in protest.
World Apr 10 Javier Milei, the president of cash-strapped Argentina, starts another U.S. tour and plans to meet Elon Musk President Javier Milei of Argentina has kicked off a visit to the United States, where he'll meet with tech billionaire Elon Musk, as the libertarian leader seeks an infusion of cash to overhaul Argentina's embattled economy.
World Dec 15 Israel separating families in Gaza, taking men to undisclosed locations in mass arrest campaign, activists say The Israeli military has rounded up hundreds of Palestinians across the northern Gaza Strip, separating families and forcing men to strip to their underwear before trucking some to an undisclosed location.
Politics Dec 08 6 Palestinians are killed in the Israeli military’s latest West Bank raid, health officials say The Palestinian Health Ministry said the dead included a 14-year-old boy and a local commander of the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, an armed offshoot of the secular nationalist Fatah party.
World Dec 07 Israel designates safe zone in Gaza. Palestinians and aid groups say it offers little relief Israel has designated a small slice of land along Gaza's Mediterranean coast as a safe zone. It says waves of people fleeing the war can find protection from airstrikes and receive humanitarian supplies for their families there.