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A court in Colombia sentenced conservative former President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez over the weekend to 12 years of house arrest on charges of abuse of procedure and bribery of a public official.

The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador on Thursday approved a series of constitutional reforms that eliminate presidential term limits and extend the duration of terms, paving the way for a possible reelection of President Nayib Bukele in the future.

Panama’s comptroller general sued against the contract that allows a China-linked company to control two Panama Canal ports.

The administration of President Donald Trump identified Brazil as a national security threat on Wednesday and imposed human rights sanctions on Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

Radical leftist President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will not behave like his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro and “wag his tail” or say “I love you” to Washington in prospective U.S.-Brazil tariff talks, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Tuesday.

A Colombian judge on Monday convicted conservative former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez on charges of abuse of process and bribery of a public official in a trial widely denounced as irregular by local and international politicians and his supporters.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Sec. Kristi Noem received a warm welcome from President Javier Milei and his cabinet during her official visit to Argentina on Monday — including horseback riding with Security Minister Patricia Bullrich and enjoying the country’s famous asado barbecue.

Chinese authorities over the weekend launched a probe against Shi Yongxin, abbot of the Shaolin Temple, on allegations of embezzlement, misappropriation of temple funds, sexual misconduct, and violation of Buddhist precepts.

German carmaker Volkswagen trapped and effectively enslaved hundreds of Brazilian workers at a cattle ranch in the Brazilian Amazon between 1977 and 1987, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing the work of an intrepid Catholic priest to document the atrocity.

Armed military clashes between Thailand and Cambodia over a 117-year-old territorial dispute have left at least 20 dead in Thailand.

Radical leftist President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that former President Jair Bolsonaro must “pay for the shit he did.”

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee expressed concerns about reports of drug abuse “at the highest levels” of the government of Colombia.

The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, said that the regime of socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro lost its “most powerful blackmail tool.”

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reportedly detained Jorge Javier Rodríguez Cabrera, a former diplomat of Cuba’s communist regime.

Far-left President of Chile Gabriel Boric and the leftist heads of government of Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, and Spain vowed on Monday to “advance global cooperation and social justice” at a gathering hosted by Boric in Santiago.

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Cuba’s figurehead “president” Miguel Díaz-Canel thanked Chinese Prosecutor General Ying Yong for China’s “training” of Cuban prosecutors during Ying’s weekend visit to the island nation.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed U.S. visa restrictions over the weekend on Brazil Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes in response to his involvement in the censorship of the free speech rights of Americans and the political “witch hunt” against former President Jair Bolsonaro.

The United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday imposed sanctions on Héctor “The Child” Guerrero, leader of the Tren de Aragua terrorist organization, and five other members of its top brass.

Brazil’s Federal Police (PF) raided conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro’s home in Brasília on Friday morning.

Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro claimed on Wednesday that he was betrayed by “whites, descendants of slave owners” in his government who allegedly continued to export coal to Israel despite Petro prohibiting the practice by decree last year.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently deported Cuban Interior Ministry official Daniel Morejón García, who participated in the brutal repression of the peaceful July 2021 anti-communist protests in Cuba, Martí Noticias reported on Wednesday.

Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro proposed on Tuesday to relocate the Statue of Liberty from New Jersey to the Colombian city of Cartagena in an unhinged rant against the United States’s illegal migrant policies.

Conservative former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday that he is “passionate” about President Donald Trump and America.

Colombian authorities reportedly identified a Marxist FARC leader as a mastermind behind the failed assassination of conservative Senator Miguel Uribe.

Prosecutor General of Brazil Paulo Gonet called on Monday for the conviction of conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro during his closing arguments in the ongoing “coup” trial against Bolsonaro.

Luís Roberto Barroso — head of Brazil’s top court, the Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) — issued a public letter on Sunday refuting President Donald Trump’s reasons to impose a 50-percent tariff on the South American country, which will go into effect on August 1.

Federal prosecutors in Argentina launched a probe to uncover the logistic and financial networks that allowed Russian spies to enter the country and carry out disinformation campaign efforts, the newspaper La Nación reported Sunday.

Socialist dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro on Thursday offered to “help” the state of Texas and those affected by deadly floods with the “experience” of his regime — notoriously known for not handling similar tragedies well.

Radical leftist President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that Brazil will reciprocate the United States’ 50-percent tariff on August 1 if no “solution” is found through diplomatic channels before the deadline.

Ecuador’s Public Prosecutor’s Office this week launched an investigation into leftist lawmaker Joseph Santiago Díaz for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl, local outlets reported.

President Donald Trump announced the imposition of a 50-percent tariff on Wednesday on Brazilian products sent into the United States, citing the “witch hunt” against conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro, which he described as an “international disgrace.”

President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele laughed at Democrats in response to a bill introduced by Sen. Chris van Hollen (D-MD) to sanction him.

Illegal armed groups in Colombia have significantly expanded their territorial control and added thousands of members to their ranks in the past three years of the administration of far-left President Gustavo Petro, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro apologized to President Donald Trump in a letter for falsely accusing Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others of “plotting” to oust him, Colombian outlets reported on Monday.

Conservative Senator Miguel Uribe, in critical condition since an assassination attempt in June, is the frontrunner in the Colombian presidential election.