By Roger D. Harris and John Perry  -  May 17, 2025The brief freeze and rapid partial reinstatement of National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funding in early 2025 helped expose it as a US regime-change tool. Created to rebrand CIA covert operations as “democracy…

By Pablo Meriguet - May 16, 2025Every Wednesday, dozens of retirees go out to protest the economic policies of Javier Milei’s government, which has opted for repression against the elderly.
For several months now, Argentine retirees have continued a young…

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro discussed the importance of empowering young Venezuelans, announcing that a Popular Consultation for Youth will be held on July 27. This initiative strengthens democratic participation and community organization in the…

Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello confirmed the arrest of a group of 38 mercenaries involved in a conspiracy seeking to sabotage Venezuela's legislative and regional elections scheduled for May 25.In a press conference held this Monday, May 19…

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that intelligence efforts, patrols, and emergency responses are neutralizing conspiracy plots denounced by the Minister of Interior, Justice, and Peace, Diosdado Cabello.During a coordination meeting with state…

On Monday, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced the immediate suspension of flights from Colombia after a far-right, terrorist plot against Venezuela was uncovered ahead of the May 25 elections.Speaking to the press, Cabello reported on…

The vice president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Carlos Quintero, reported this Sunday, May 18, that 100% of the electoral materials are ready for the upcoming elections scheduled for May 25.During a press conference, Quintero explained that 85%…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the regime plans to "take control of all" of the Gaza Strip, as his military launched a newly expanded offensive in the besieged territory.In a video posted to his Telegram channel, Netanyahu said, "The…

By Jeffery S Kaye  -  May 19, 2025A major aspect of the CIA’s detention and interrogation operations has been purposefully hidden from view, primarily due to secrecy guidelines that make it illegal for anyone “read into” the program to reveal even its very…

 More than 18 months into the US-sponsored genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, Netanyahu's allies are urging him to halt his 'egregious actions'On 19 May, the governments of the UK, France, and Canada issued a joint statement calling on Israeli Prime Minister…

By Misión Verdad  –  May 20, 2025The Venezuelan government has denounced a series of border provocations orchestrated for destabilizing purposes just ahead of the regional and legislative elections scheduled for May 25.Two incidents on the borders with Guyana…

On Tuesday, Venezuela handed over to the United States a US military pilot who had been tried in Venezuelan territory, according to sources from Antigua and Barbuda who spoke to the Venezuelan media outlet Laiguana.tv.The transfer took place in the context…

On Sunday, the Salvadoran Attorney General’s Office (FGR) arrested Ruth Lopez, a prominent human rights defender and head of the NGO Cristosal’s Anti-Corruption and Justice team, on suspicion of embezzlement.The FGR accuses Lopez, an attorney named to the…

By Prabhat Patnaik  -  May 10, 2025Francophone Africa was never fully decolonised. In the name of protecting French property located in its former colonies, France insisted on, and the former colonies agreed to, the stationing of French troops in those countries.…

The EU Council’s latest sanctions, intended to deter Russia’s war with Ukraine, include red. media founder Hüseyin Doğru, and AFA Medya (which operates red.), citing their coverage of Germany’s pro-Palestine protests which the council claims “supports” Russia.Since…

The protest leaders are also calling for the release of Jaime Caballero, a member of one of Panama's main unions.
Panamanian labor unions are considering resuming their call for an indefinite general strike as a protest against the controversial reform to…

Former official Álvaro Leyva announced that he will appeal to international bodies to denounce what he considers political and family persecution.Former Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva Durán published a statement to the public denouncing threats against his…

A Cato Institute investigation reveals that no evidence has been provided as to what they did "to deserve incarceration in El Salvador."
Venezuela's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Claudia Salerno, denounced the actions of the United…

By Alan Macleod  -  May 14, 2025
Nayib Bukele may be Palestinian, but the dictatorship he has built in El Salvador is very much made in Israel. From arming his security forces to supplying him with weapons and high-tech surveillance tools, MintPress explores…

The Panamanian workers’ strike enters another week and is gaining more support despite police and judicial pressure from the Mulino government, say the demonstrators.After more than 20 days of road blockades, industrial strikes, mass mobilizations, and rallies…