Lula-Rubio feud escalates from Miami as Brazil closes in on election, while Colombia’s new president faces a deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake just three days into office — political fault lines and literal ones, both very much active
7.4-magnitude earthquake — Colombia’s strongest in a decade — struck Monday, killing at least 80 & causing widespread damage from Chocó to Cali, just three days into President de la Espriella’s term
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Lula calls Marco Rubio a “frustrated Latin American” who “hates Brazil,” accusing him of interfering in October’s election. Miami Congressman Carlos Giménez fired back — posting a doctored image placing him in Maduro’s custody photo, captioned “What awaits him.”
Newsweek’s cover declares “Trump Was Right (About Venezuela)” — six months after Maduro’s capture, the chaos skeptics predicted never materialized
Lula calls Marco Rubio a “frustrated Latin American” who “hates Brazil,” accusing him of interfering in October’s election. Miami Congressman Carlos Giménez fired back — posting a doctored image placing him in Maduro’s custody photo, captioned “What awaits him.”
From a Brooklyn jail cell, Maduro publicly endorsed Venezuela’s dialogue process ahead of next week’s first in-person talks — a process he has no role in, proceeding without Machado, as his own trial date now sits confirmed for June 2027
Newsweek’s cover declares “Trump Was Right (About Venezuela)” — six months after Maduro’s capture, the chaos skeptics predicted never materialized
Cuba’s Díaz-Canel compares U.S. officials to Nazis, accuses Washington of “genocide,” as blackouts stretch past 30 hours in Havana and U.S. pressure — sanctions, a new State Department report — continues to mount
House of Representatives attaches the SAVE America Act to $1.15 trillion defense authorization act in a 216-212 vote, its second major push this year after an earlier version stalled in the Senate
As de la Espriella takes office vowing “no peace processes,” his government transfers 117 high-profile inmates to maximum-security prisons on inauguration day, while Washington announced a $1 billion security package
For the first time in its modern trade history, Mexico’s AI server exports overtake cars — hitting a record $105.8 billion, up 84.5% year-over-year
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