Latin America
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Venezuelan officials proposed plan to slowly replace Maduro that US rejected: report
According to the reported plan, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would step down from power in three years and cede authority to his vice president
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Peru's Congress impeaches president, replaces with congressional leader
Since taking office in December 2022, President Dina Boluarte had faced eight other attempts to remove her
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Argentina’s poverty rate drops sharply under Milei
According to the national statistics agency cited by Semafor, about 32% of Argentinians lived in poverty during the first half of 2025, which represents a sharp decline from roughly 53% when Milei assumed office in late 2023.
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Venezuela detains US servicemember over alleged plot to destabilize country
Venezuelan officials blamed the alleged coup attempt on the CIA
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Venezuelan who challenged Maduro for presidency, likely won race flees for asylum in Spain
González is widely believed to have won the race but fled to Spain after the Venezuelan government issued an arrest warrant
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Venezuela President Maduro's plane seized by US in Dominican Republic
There were various government agencies that were involved in seizing the plane.
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Brazil bans X, spawning outrage
A Brazil judge ordered the social media platform blocked until the company complies with court orders and pays fines
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Anti-immigration Panama repatriates illegal immigrants to South America, U.S. funds flights
The U.S. coordinated the flights with Panama, whose newly elected president, sworn in several weeks ago, is a well-known anti-immigration crusader
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Venezuelan pleads guilty to violating sanctions by funneling aircraft parts to Maduro regime
'This defendant admitted to participating in an illicit scheme to procure millions in aviation equipment'
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Panama offers Maduro temporary asylum amid Venezuelan election crisis
Panama's proposal would allow Maduro to use the country as a transit point to leave Venezuela for a third country and ensure a peaceful transition of power
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Venezuela's Maduro blocks access to X in wake of disputed election
Maduro, for his part, scolded Musk when issuing the ban, insisting he had repeatedly violated the platform's own terms of service.
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Resolution demanding results in disputed Venezuela election fails to advance as 11 countries abstain
OAS President Ronald Sanders said that the vote came down to one sentence in the resolution, and that the rest had consensus. However, it is not clear what sentence in the resolution posed the problem or why.