2023-07-04: News Headlines

José Luis Granados Ceja (2023-07-04). Venezuela's Maduro Denounces US-EU Meddling Ahead of 2024 Presidential Race. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela rejected external "interference" after US and EU officials spoke out in defense of far-right opposition leader María Corina Machado.

Dave DeCamp (2023-07-04). Biden Nominates Elliott Abrams to Public Diplomacy Commission. news.antiwar.com President Biden announced Monday that he will nominate Elliott Abrams to the bipartisan United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, CNN has reported. Abrams is a neoconservative hawk who led the Trump administration's failed Venezuela regime change effort, which involved crushing economic sanctions that are still in effect today, besides Biden giving Chevron a limited …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-04). Venezuela celebrates CARICOM's 50th anniversary. plenglish.com Caracas, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan government on Tuesday joined to the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as an example of leadership, integration, solidarity, and inclusion.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-07-04). Venezuelan Foreign Minister attends NAM's meeting in Azerbaijan. plenglish.com On his Twitter account, the head of Venezuelan diplomacy indicated that the NAM is "the largest movement of countries that maintains its struggle for a new fair world order." | In the audiovisual accompanying the message, Gil pointed out that this will be the last encounter of the Bolivarian Republic as a member of the troika, unfolding that in 2024 Uganda will assume the pro tempore presidency of the bloc. | Accompanied by the Caracas' Ambassador to Azerbaijan Christopher Martinez, the minister explained that the delegation he presides will fulfill a work agenda within the NAM and another parallel agenda with b…

Alejandra Garcia, Bill Hackwell (2023-07-04). Iran joins forces with Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to blow back U.S. sanctions. workers.org This lightly edited article is reprinted from Resumen Latinoamericano English edition which was posted on June 19, 2023. Iran President Ebrahim Raisi The President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, concluded, this Friday (June 16) in Havana, a trip to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba that aimed to denounce the U.S. sanctions suffered . . . |

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-04). Venezuela congratulates US people on Independence Day. plenglish.com Venezuela and the United States have been linked by struggles and aspirations for a life with guarantees of happiness and dignity, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed in a statement. | The release stated that the Venezuelan people will always express solidarity with the US people in fighting for social justice, overcoming poverty and discrimination, and for "relations of respect with the rest of the world that leave any imperialist pretensions behind. | The Bolivarian Government stated that, with political will, the United States could resume the path of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and diplomacy…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-04). Colombia condemns Israeli military operation in Palestine. plenglish.com Bogota, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) Colombian government on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel ¥s military violence over the Jenin Refugee Camp, based in the occupied Palestinian territories, which left several civilians dead and dozens injured.

teleSUR (2023-07-04). The ELN Gets Ready to Begin a Ceasefire in Colombia. telesurenglish.net The National Liberation Army (ELN) ordered all its structures to cease fire against the military forces starting on Thursday until August 3. This marks the official start of the national bilateral ceasefire, which was agreed upon by the Colombian government for a period of 180 days. | RELATED: | This decision serves as a way to fulfill the "preparation" period agreed upon by the guerrilla and the government in the…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-07-04). Colombia arrests paramilitaries' proposed negotiator. colombiareports.com Colombia's defense minister said that security forces have arrested the alleged accountant of paramilitary organization AGC. According to Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez, "Bayron" was arrested in an operation in the…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-07-04). Plea deal triggers major corruption probe into Colombia's congress. colombiareports.com The conviction of a former Liberal Party senator triggered criminal investigations into six members of Colombia's Congress. The criminal investigations also implicate at least six mayors, the former deputy director…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-07-04). Gobierno colombiano pide perdón por los 6.000 falsos positivos. telesurtv.net El responsable de la cartera de Defensa apuntó que se trata del reconocimiento de "un grave error y un crimen que se cometió" y por el cual el Estado "solo siente vergüenza".

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