Monthly Archives: January 2025

2025-01-29: News Headlines

Ana Perdigón (2025-01-29). What to Expect from Venezuela's Constitutional Reform. orinocotribune.com In a special interview with journalist Breno Altman, Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro detailed the major changes expected for the proposed Constitutional Reform. | During the conversation, the national leader explained that the proposed Constitutional Reform will transform the state, the economy, and society. | He indicated that this process aims to unify and consolidate the climate of peace in Venezuela and increase the empowerment of the people. | He also announced that the debate for the reform will take place, alongside civilians, starting on February 15. | "The state is the Constitution, the state is the…

Human Rights Watch (2025-01-29). Pause in US Funding Puts Ukraine Programs at Risk. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Ukrainian rescuers stand next to the new equipment, which was provided by USAID, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 17, 2023. | © 2023 Alina Smutko/Reuters | US President Donald Trump's executive order to pause all United States foreign development assistance and the subsequent stop-work and stop-spending directives from Secretary of State Marco Rubio will have far-reaching effects in Ukraine, where Russia's full-scale invasion will soon enter its fourth year.A wide range of USAID-funded programs providing critical relief in sectors affected by the war, including health care, agriculture, psyc…

Human Rights Watch (2025-01-29). Pause in US Funding Puts Ukraine Programs at Risk. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Ukrainian rescuers stand next to the new equipment, which was provided by USAID, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 17, 2023. | © 2023 Alina Smutko/Reuters | US President Donald Trump's executive order to pause all United States foreign development assistance and the subsequent stop-work and stop-spending directives from Secretary of State Marco Rubio will have far-reaching effects in Ukraine, where Russia's full-scale invasion will soon enter its third year.A wide range of USAID-funded programs providing critical relief in sectors affected by the war, including health care, agriculture, psych…

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-28). Elsa Vega Jiménez y su apego a las ideas de Martí (+Audio). radiohc.cu Autora de 18 libros, incluyendo textos universitarios estudiados en Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador y Venezuela, China, Elsa Vega Jiménez ha dedicado muchos años de su actividad investigadora al estudio de la obra de Martí, descubriendo algunas de sus facetas más desconocidas…

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-28). Venezuela Loses Multi-Billion Dollar ConocoPhillips ICSID Appeal. venezuelanalysis.com

Adriaan Alsema (2025-01-28). Colombia's Air Force repatriates 201 migrants from US. colombiareports.com Colombia's Air Force repatriated the first 110 migrants who were supposed to be deported by US migration authorities as if they were violent criminals. Two aircraft of the Colombian Air…

Staff (2025-01-28). Gustavo Petro confirma llegada de 200 migrantes deportados por Estados Unidos a Bogotá. cubadebate.cu Dos aviones de la Fuerza Aérea del gobierno de Colombia llegaron este martes a Bogotá con unos 200 migrantes deportados por Estados Unidos, luego de superarse las tensiones diplomáticas con el gobierno de Donald Trump, confirmó el presidente Gustavo Petro.

Staff (2025-01-28). Colombia Backtracks After Deportation Tensions With United States. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro's government announced that it is backing down from its conflict with the United States by announcing that it will accept the deportation of its citizens. Meanwhile, Donald Trump's administration stated that it "made itself respected." | In an official statement released on Sunday night by Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo, he stated that "we have overcome the impasse with the United States government." | Foreign Minister Murillo announced that in the coming days, he will travel with other officials to Washington to hold high-level meetings to follow up…

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-28). Congreso de Colombia analizará declaratoria de Conmoción Interior. radiohc.cu La Habana, 28 ene (RHC) La Cámara de Representantes y el Senado de Colombia se reunirán hoy para analizar el decreto de Conmoción Interior declarado por el Gobierno para acabar con el estado de inseguridad que atraviesa la región del Catatumbo.

Michelle Begue (2025-01-28). Colombia celebrates Chinese New Year. america.cgtn.com Colombians in Bogota celebrated the start of the Chinese Spring Festival the weekend of Jan. 25. An event hosted by the Chinese Embassy and the Colombian and Chinese Chamber of Commerce also marked the holiday. Michelle Begue reports.

Staff (2025-01-28). Colombia Backtracks After Deportation Tensions With United States. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro's government announced that it is backing down from its conflict with the United States by announcing that it will accept the deportation of its citizens. Meanwhile, Donald Trump's administration stated that it "made itself respected." | In an official statement released on Sunday night by Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo, he stated that "we have overcome the impasse with the United States government." | Foreign Minister Murillo announced that in the coming days, he will travel with other officials to Washington to hold high-level meetings to follow up…

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2025-01-28: News Headlines

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-28). Elsa Vega Jiménez y su apego a las ideas de Martí (+Audio). radiohc.cu Autora de 18 libros, incluyendo textos universitarios estudiados en Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador y Venezuela, China, Elsa Vega Jiménez ha dedicado muchos años de su actividad investigadora al estudio de la obra de Martí, descubriendo algunas de sus facetas más desconocidas…

krish-rad_ind (2025-01-28). Venezuela Loses Multi-Billion Dollar ConocoPhillips ICSID Appeal. venezuelanalysis.com

Adriaan Alsema (2025-01-28). Colombia's Air Force repatriates 201 migrants from US. colombiareports.com Colombia's Air Force repatriated the first 110 migrants who were supposed to be deported by US migration authorities as if they were violent criminals. Two aircraft of the Colombian Air…

Staff (2025-01-28). Gustavo Petro confirma llegada de 200 migrantes deportados por Estados Unidos a Bogotá. cubadebate.cu Dos aviones de la Fuerza Aérea del gobierno de Colombia llegaron este martes a Bogotá con unos 200 migrantes deportados por Estados Unidos, luego de superarse las tensiones diplomáticas con el gobierno de Donald Trump, confirmó el presidente Gustavo Petro.

Staff (2025-01-28). Colombia Backtracks After Deportation Tensions With United States. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro's government announced that it is backing down from its conflict with the United States by announcing that it will accept the deportation of its citizens. Meanwhile, Donald Trump's administration stated that it "made itself respected." | In an official statement released on Sunday night by Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo, he stated that "we have overcome the impasse with the United States government." | Foreign Minister Murillo announced that in the coming days, he will travel with other officials to Washington to hold high-level meetings to follow up…

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-28). Congreso de Colombia analizará declaratoria de Conmoción Interior. radiohc.cu La Habana, 28 ene (RHC) La Cámara de Representantes y el Senado de Colombia se reunirán hoy para analizar el decreto de Conmoción Interior declarado por el Gobierno para acabar con el estado de inseguridad que atraviesa la región del Catatumbo.

Michelle Begue (2025-01-28). Colombia celebrates Chinese New Year. america.cgtn.com Colombians in Bogota celebrated the start of the Chinese Spring Festival the weekend of Jan. 25. An event hosted by the Chinese Embassy and the Colombian and Chinese Chamber of Commerce also marked the holiday. Michelle Begue reports.

Francisco Dominguez, Roger D. Harris, Popular Resistance. (2025-01-27). US Media Promotes Military Intervention In Venezuela. popularresistance.org The New York Times, the so-called US "newspaper of record," carried an opinion piece by one of its columnists promoting "military intervention" to promote "democracy" by overturning the democratically elected government of Venezuela. | The central tenet of the NYT piece is that the moral basis for deposing the current president is clear because it claims that he stole the election, terrorizes his opponents, and brutalizes his people with no sign of letting up, much less letting go. Every other option for political change, it contends, has been attempted. Not only that, but Venezuela maintains friendly relations w…

Luis Fuenmayor Toro (2025-01-27). Trump and Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Luis Fuenmayor Toro — Jan 24, 2025 | Let me start by saying, to make it clear from the start, that if I have to choose between the interests of the United States and those of Venezuela, I would, without hesitation, choose those of Venezuela. If I have to decide between Trump and Maduro, I choose Maduro. | I will always be against any kind of armed intervention in Venezuelan territory, and it seems cynical and ridiculous to me that those who place their political hopes in this type of action try to disguise them as humanitarian interventions and defense of human rights, following the script of justificatio…

tvbrics (2025-01-27). Venezuelan rice production increases by 26% in 2024. tvbrics.com Rice cultivation in the Latin American country takes place during the rainy and dry seasons…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-01-27). Venezuelan police take control of Sucre municipality. plenglish.com Caracas, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan Ministry of Internal Relations, Justice, and Peace informed that units of the Bolivarian National Police Corps and the Armed Forces took control of Sucre municipality, in northern Miranda state, as part of operations to bring peace to that territory.

Roger Harris (2025-01-27). Maduro Assumes a Third Term: Prospects and Problematics for Venezuela. counterpunch.org The first thing greeting me as I disembarked from my flight in Caracas was a wanted poster for one Edmundo González Urrutia. The reward was $100,000. Not to be outdone, the US had slapped a $25 million bounty on the head of President Maduro and lesser amounts on other Venezuelan leaders. Both González and the

Pressenza New York (2025-01-27). US Media Promotes Military Intervention in Venezuela. pressenza.com The New York Times, the so-called US "newspaper of record," carried an opinion piece by one of its columnists promoting "military intervention" to promote "democracy" by overturning the democratically elected government of Venezuela. | By Francisco Dominguez and Roger D. Harris | The central tenet of the NYT piece is that the moral basis for deposing the current president is clear because it claims that he stole the election, terrorizes his opponents, and brutalizes his people with no sign of letting up, much less letting go. Every other option for political change, it contends, has been attempted. Not only that,…

Francisco Dominguez, Roger D. Harris, Popular Resistance. (2025-01-27). US Media Promotes Military Intervention In Venezuela. popularresistance.org The New York Times, the so-called US "newspaper of record," carried an opinion piece by one of its columnists promoting "military intervention" to promote "democracy" by overturning the democratically elected government of Venezuela. | The central tenet of the NYT piece is that the moral basis for deposing the current president is clear because it claims that he stole the election, terrorizes his opponents, and brutalizes his people with no sign of letting up, much less letting go. Every other option for political change, it contends, has been attempted. Not only that, but Venezuela maintains friendly relations w…

Luis Fuenmayor Toro (2025-01-27). Trump and Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Luis Fuenmayor Toro — Jan 24, 2025 | Let me start by saying, to make it clear from the start, that if I have to choose between the interests of the United States and those of Venezuela, I would, without hesitation, choose those of Venezuela. If I have to decide between Trump and Maduro, I choose Maduro. | I will always be against any kind of armed intervention in Venezuelan territory, and it seems cynical and ridiculous to me that those who place their political hopes in this type of action try to disguise them as humanitarian interventions and defense of human rights, following the script of justificatio…

Pressenza New York (2025-01-27). US Media Promotes Military Intervention in Venezuela. pressenza.com The New York Times, the so-called US "newspaper of record," carried an opinion piece by one of its columnists promoting "military intervention" to promote "democracy" by overturning the democratically elected government of Venezuela. | By Francisco Dominguez and Roger D. Harris | The central tenet of the NYT piece is that the moral basis for deposing the current president is clear because it claims that he stole the election, terrorizes his opponents, and brutalizes his people with no sign of letting up, much less letting go. Every other option for political change, it contends, has been attempted. Not only that,…

Staff (2025-01-27). "Anxiety and Fear": Immigrants Under Attack as Trump Militarizes Border, Ramps Up Deportation Flights. democracynow.org A dramatic standoff between the U.S. and Colombia unfolded Sunday with Colombian President Gustavo Petro turning back two U.S. military planes that were carrying deported migrants in shackles, saying immigrants should be treated with dignity. The two countries then traded tariff threats before announcing a deal in which Colombia would begin accepting flights of deported migrants. Meanwhile, Trump has sent 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, further militarizing the region. "We're very, very concerned," says immigration activist Fernando García of the El Paso, Texas-based Border N…

Adriaan Alsema (2025-01-27). Colombia agrees to Trump's deportation flights after major row. colombiareports.com The government of Colombia agreed to accept military deportation flights from the US after a major row over the treatment of deported migrants. In a press statement, Foreign Minister Luis…

Amy Goodman (2025-01-27). Trump Militarizes Border, Ramps Up Deportation Flights in Immigration Crackdown. truthout.org A dramatic standoff between the U.S. and Colombia unfolded Sunday with Colombian President Gustavo Petro turning back two U.S. military planes that were carrying deported migrants in shackles, saying immigrants should be treated with dignity. The two countries then traded tariff threats before announcing a deal in which Colombia would begin accepting flights of deported migrants. Meanwhile… |

Michelle Begue (2025-01-27). Colombians react to Trump's tariff threats after deportation conflict. america.cgtn.com The United States and Colombia have calmed down after coming close to a trade war on Sunday, Jan. 26. The two countries came to an agreement on Colombia's acceptance of a military aircraft carrying deported migrants. | But the threat that the U.S. would retaliate with tariffs and sanctions has left a lot of worry among Colombian citizens. | CGTN's Michelle Begue report.

Adriaan Alsema (2025-01-27). Trump orders huge tariffs on goods from Colombia amid deportation row. colombiareports.com US President Donald Trump ordered his administration to impose major tariffs on imported goods from Colombia in response to the country's refusal to receive military airplanes with deported migrants. In…

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-27). Cuba expresa respaldo a Colombia frente a arbitrariedad de EE.UU. radiohc.cu La Habana, 27 ene (RHC) El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, expresó su respaldo al mandatario colombiano, Gustavo Petro, frente a las acciones arbitrarias de Estados Unidos relacionadas con el tema migratorio.

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-27). Video: Honduran President Castro threatens to close US military bases if Trump expels Hondurans. skwawkbox.org Honduras joins Colombia in standing up to Trump's bullying and posturing, as Trump tries to bully Denmark into giving up Greenland Honduran president Xiomara Castro has become the latest national leader from Central and South America to stand up to microwaved US president Donald Trump's bullying and posturing. Earlier on Sunday, Colombian premier Gustavo Petro …

Staff (2025-01-27). Presidente Díaz-Canel expresa apoyo de Cuba a Gustavo Petro. cubadebate.cu El primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, expresó el apoyo de la Isla al mandatario colombiano, Gustavo Petro, ante una nueva manifestación de arbitrariedad y chantaje de la Administración de Donald Trump.

Amy Goodman (2025-01-27). Trump Militarizes Border, Ramps Up Deportation Flights in Immigration Crackdown. truthout.org A dramatic standoff between the U.S. and Colombia unfolded Sunday with Colombian President Gustavo Petro turning back two U.S. military planes that were carrying deported migrants in shackles, saying immigrants should be treated with dignity. The two countries then traded tariff threats before announcing a deal in which Colombia would begin accepting flights of deported migrants. Meanwhile… |

Michelle Begue (2025-01-27). Colombians react to Trump's tariff threats after deportation conflict. america.cgtn.com The United States and Colombia have calmed down after coming close to a trade war on Sunday, Jan. 26. The two countries came to an agreement on Colombia's acceptance of a military aircraft carrying deported migrants. | But the threat that the U.S. would retaliate with tariffs and sanctions has left a lot of worry among Colombian citizens. | CGTN's Michelle Begue report.

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