Thirteen party members or local leaders across four states in Venezuela reported fractures in the ruling socialist party in the weeks after U.S. forces captured President Nicolas Maduro. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/world/politics/distrust-socialist-party-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #southamerica #nicolasmaduro
Chile’s incoming president, Jose Antonio Kast, toured El Salvador’s notorious mega-prison on Friday, one stop on a weeklong trip focused on showcasing his commitment to beefing up security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/world/politics/chile-kast-bukele-prison-security/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #chile #joseantoniokast #elsalvador #cecot #us #southamerica #centralamerica #nayibbukele
In Venezuela, a country that has not seen war since the 19th century, the unprecedented U.S. military incursion rattled many. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/world/venezuelans-us-strikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #venezuela #us #southamerica
Chile's right-wing president-elect drew sharp criticism from human rights groups Wednesday for announcing a cabinet that features two lawyers who defended the late dictator Augusto Pinochet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/world/politics/chile-cabinet-picks-pinochet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #augustopinochet #chile #southamerica #joseantoniokast
Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast named two ex-lawyers of former dictator Augusto Pinochet to lead the ministries of defense and human rights when he takes office in March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/world/politics/chile-pinochet-human-rights-defense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #chile #joseantoniokast #augustopinochet #southamerica
Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast will inherit a crisis as raging wildfires left at least 19 people dead and hundreds homeless over the weekend, setting up a lengthy reconstruction process on his watch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/politics/chile-president-wildfires-kill-19/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #chile #joseantoniokast #wildfires #southamerica
Uncontrolled wildfires tore through communities in southern Chile, leaving charred ruins in their wake and at least 18 dead, authorities said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/chile-emergency-wildfires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #chile #wildfires #southamerica #climatechange
EU and South American officials signed a major trade deal, which they hailed as sending a powerful message at a time of tariff threats, global uncertainty and protectionism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/18/economy/eu-mercosur-trade-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #eu #europe #southamerica #trade #tariffs #us #donaldtrump #mercosur
Almost as if in answer to the new #Trump #tariffs on fmr #US #allies opposing his attempts at a #HostileTakeover of #Greenland [except this has been long in the making]…
#EU & #Mercosur bloc of #SouthAmerica nations sign landmark #FreeTrade agreement
#geopolitics #trade #economy #inflation #Europe #NewWorldOrder
https://apnews.com/article/mercosur-european-union-trade-agreement-south-america-b779460da4b7ecb6aa15d322976fa70d?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-17-Breaking+News
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first attack on a boat that the Trump administration said was smuggling drugs, in what some said amounted to a war crime called "perfidy.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/13/world/us-attack-civilian-plane/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #defense #usmilitary #donaldtrump #warcrimes #southamerica #centralamerica #drugs #petehegseth
China's progress in Latin America — from satellite tracking stations in Argentina to a port in Peru — has been an irritant for U.S. leaders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/world/politics/venezuela-raid-us-china-americas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #nicolasmaduro #china #northamerica #southamerica #us #donaldtrump
Kevin Carson
boosted
#EuropeanUnion Agrees to Landmark #FreeTrade Deal With #SouthAmerica
The agreement with #Argentina, #Brazil, #Paraguay & #Uruguay represents a push for deeper global cooperation, in contrast to the #UnitedStates turning to coercion & #force in its dealings with other countries.
#geopolitics #GlobalEconomy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/business/economy/european-union-mercosur-trade.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
#EuropeanUnion Agrees to Landmark #FreeTrade Deal With #SouthAmerica
The agreement with #Argentina, #Brazil, #Paraguay & #Uruguay represents a push for deeper global cooperation, in contrast to the #UnitedStates turning to coercion & #force in its dealings with other countries.
#geopolitics #GlobalEconomy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/business/economy/european-union-mercosur-trade.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled a plan to refine and sell up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil that had been stuck in Venezuela under U.S. blockade, following the capture of its leader, Nicolas Maduro. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/world/politics/venezuela-oil-us-talks-caracas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #oil #nicolasmaduro #us #donaldtrump #oil #mariacorinamachado #southamerica
With Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro in U.S. custody, Cuba is left without its principal global ally as its economy careens deeper into the abyss. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/world/politics/maduro-cuba-oil-benefactor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #cuba #caribbean #latinamerica #southamerica #nicolasmaduro #us #donaldtrump
🇺🇸🇻🇪🇦🇿🇦🇲 I guess we now know that military operations are acceptable and nobody really cares, as long as they’re quick (the #US in #Venezuela, #Azerbaijan in #Nagorno-Karabakh...).
🇺🇦 Seems #Russia would have just had to take #Ukraine faster...
🇹🇼 Meanwhile, the #Chinese military is probably holding a #Taiwan planning party right now - bet.
#Military #Politics #War #China #USA #Unitedstates #america #news #southamerica #europe #world #government #crime #trump #putin #maduro #donaldtrump
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro was captured during U.S. military operations in the country early on Saturday. What are the legal implications? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/04/world/politics/us-venezuela-maduro-legal-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #venezuela #nicolasmaduro #southamerica
WTF?
The #Trump admin “captured” #Venezuela President Nicolás #Maduro & his wife & flew him out of the country in an insane nighttime operation that was accompanied by a flurry of strikes following months of escalating pressure on the #oil-rich #SouthAmerica nation.
The US is now deciding next steps for Venezuela, Trump said Saturday on Fox News, adding, “We’ll be involved in it very much.”
The legal authority for the attack was not clear. [there is none]
#law
https://apnews.com/live/trump-us-venezuela-updates-01-03-2026?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-03-Breaking+News
Loud noises heard in Venezuela capital, southern area without electricity
#HackerNews #LoudNoises #Venezuela #Capital #Electricity #Outage #Noise #Pollution #SouthAmerica
President Donald Trump revealing a covert U.S. strike against what he said was a drug-trafficking facility in Venezuela raised new questions about how far he is willing to go to pressure the regime of Nicolas Maduro. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/31/world/politics/trump-venezuela-steps/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #venezuela #us #usmilitary #southamerica #congress