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On today's podcast China - U.S. President Xi Jinping today received his counterpart Donald Trump at a summit aimed at stabilizing bilateral relations, achieving greater predictability in terms of trade, reinforcing the one-China principle, and reducing global tensions.  Beijing criticizes United States arms sales to Taiwan, unilateral technological restrictions, and the actions of the Trump a...

On today's podcast Ecuador - price gasoline In Ecuador, the price of gasoline is rising for the third consecutive month, causing long lines and shortages in several cities across the country. Fuel distributors contradict the statements of Novoa's government, which claims that supply is operating normally, pointing out that deliveries from Petro-Ecuador terminals have been reduced by 30%....

On today's podcast Venezuela - ICJ - Hague In the final session of the oral hearings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Venezuela's Acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, led Venezuela's closing arguments in the territorial dispute with Guyana over the Esequibo region.  The Venezuelan leader, who arrived in the Netherlands yesterday for that purpose, is defending the co...

On today's podcast Venezuela At the International Court of Justice, the Venezuelan delegation led by Foreign Minister, Yvan Gil, presented its arguments before the court regarding the dispute over the Guayana Ezequiba, making it clear that Venezuela does not recognize the jurisdiction of this body because the only mechanism to resolve the dispute is, he says, the Geneva Agreement of 1966. Hil...

On today's podcast. Venezuela At the International Court of Justice, the Venezuelan delegation led by Foreign Minister, Ivan Gil, presented its arguments before the court regarding the dispute over the Guayana Ezequiba, making it clear that Venezuela does not recognize the jurisdiction of this body because the only mechanism to resolve the dispute is, he says, the Geneva Agreement of 1966. Hi...

On today's podcast... Colombia-Ecuador Colombian President Gustavo Petro has invited his Ecuadorian counterpart Daniel Noboa to visit their shared border, saying the goal is to build peace.  Analysts say Noboa has been repeatedly launching verbal attacks against Petro's government, attempting to discredit it. Some believe these actions, aligned with U.S. interests, potentially aim at inf...

On today's podcast... Venezuela Venezuela's Acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, reaffirmed her commitment to the Bolivarian project during a massive event in the state of Carabobo, in the north-central part of the country.  The leader stated that in the face of attacks coming from what she called pettiness and irrationality, her absolute priority is the defense of peace, stability and nat...

On today's podcast... Venezuela - Barbados Venezuela and Barbados are strengthening their ties of cooperation with a joint work agenda to promote integration and mutual development, following the official visit on Monday by Venezuela's Acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, to Barbados Prime Minister Mia Motley. The Venezuelan leader announced the birth of an economic and commercial union be...

On today's podcast... Venezuela The Acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, received this Friday, in Caracas, the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro.  This was the first direct meeting between the two, and it also makes Petro the first head of state to meet with Rodríguez, since she assumed power after the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.  The agenda focused main...

On today's podcast Venezuela The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, received this Friday in Caracas the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro.  This was the first direct meeting between the two, and it also makes Petro the first head of state to meet with Delcy Rodriguez since she assumed power after the kidnapping of president Nicolas Maduro and his wife.  The agenda focused main...

On today's podcast.  Iran - United States The president of Iran says that the United States naval blockade of Iran is the main obstacle to genuine negotiations. On his X account, the president affirmed that Iran maintains its willingness to reach agreements but directly pointed to the White House for failing to keep its promises and maintaining the blockade around the Strait of Hormuz.  He de...

On today's podcast.  Venezuela The Acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, is promoting a call for a major national consultation to design a new model of justice. The leader is proposing a deep reform with a model that is more humane, does not criminalize poverty, offers alternatives to prison, and introduces changes in the appointment of magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice. ...

On today's podcast Venezuela The Acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, in a message to the nation on Sunday night, presented an assessment of her first 100 days in office, describing it as progress towards a new historical moment in which she has been promoting national reconciliation and overcoming political hatred.  Earlier, the leader took part in the State of Zulia in the nation...

On today's podcast. Venezuela The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, described as a major achievement of Venezuelan diplomacy, the country's return to the International Monetary Fund after six years of institutional blockage, which opens the door to more than five billion dollars in frozen reserves. The World Bank has also resumed relations with Venezuela. In her address to...

On today's podcast.  Venezuela In Venezuela, acting president Delcy Rodriguez stated that lifting sanctions is the only way to provide long term legal certainty for investments in the country. The leader's statement followed the announcement by the United States Department of Treasury, which lifted sanctions on the Central Bank of Venezuela and three state owned banks, Banco de Venezuela...

On today's podcast. Peru In Peru, with more than 60% of the presidential electoral vote counted from Sunday, Keiko Fujimori, daughter of dictator Alberto Fujimori, remains the leading candidate, while far-right contender Rafael López Aliaga and former foreign minister Jorge Nieto of a center-left tendency are virtually tied for second place. The process is moving slowly amid significant delay...

On today's podcast. Peru In Peru, presidential candidates Keiko Fujimori, a right-wing figure and daughter of former dictator Alberto Fujimori, and Rafael López Aliaga, who is close to the far right, are set to face each other in a runoff on June 7, following Sunday's election. Preliminary results show both securing just 16 or 17 percent of the vote in a crowded field of more than 30 can...

On today's podcast  Middle East - United States The second day of the ceasefire between Iran and the United States began with uncertainty due to Israel's constant violations. On Wednesday, Israel launched a massive attack that caused large-scale destruction in Lebanon, leaving at least 183 dead and nearly a thousand injured. Iran has put on the negotiation table with the United States, t...

On today's podcast,  Middle East Brigadier General of Iran Mahmoud Mousavi in a post on his ex-account stated quote, by abandoning the cities of the northern part of the occupied territories, the Zionist regime of Israel has practically accepted defeat in the balance of power.  And from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, they warned that if the U.S. crosses red lines, the Iranian response...

On today's podcast Iran The Iranian Army warned that the Strait of Hormuz will never be the same after announcing strategic changes in the Gulf region, and the Iranian Navy reported that it forced the U.S. Navy helicopter carrier and amphibious assault ship Tripoli, with more than 5,000 sailors and marines on board, to withdraw from the Middle East conflict zone. Brazil In Brazil, the Free La...

On today's podcast Iran Iran labels as genocide against the Persian nation the systematic and brutal pattern of illegal war that the U.S. and Israel have been carrying out against Iran.  The spokesperson of Iran's Foreign Ministry denounced that imperialism and Zionism have deliberately attacked more than 600 schools and educational centers in the world that they have been waging for 33...

On today's podcast Venezuela Venezuela's Acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, welcomed the decision by the United States to remove her name from the sanctions list, the so-called Clinton list, on which she had been included since 2018.  The lifting of sanctions on Delsi Rodriguez allows her U.S.-recognized government to regain operational control of CITCO and other PDVSA subsidiaries, a ke...

On today's podcast Middle East In the Middle East, Iran ratified that it's not holding negotiations with the United States and clarified that there is only an exchange of messages through allied countries.  In addition, Tehran announced that starting today, it will attack US companies in the region in retaliation for American attacks on its territory.  Israel Today, Israel is experiencin...

On today's podcast Palestine - Israel - death penalty law Palestine describes as a human rights violation the approval of the death penalty in Israel, a law that obliged military courts to apply execution by hanging, except in certain cases, to Palestinian prisoners who are deemed responsible for the death of Israeli citizens in what are classified as acts of terrorism.  In an official statem...

On today's podcast Cuba-Russia The Russian oil tanker Anatoly Kolotkin arrived in Cuba, where it is currently waiting to be unloaded at the port of Matanzas, in the north of the island.  The vessel is carrying around 100,000 tons of oil, classified as humanitarian aid, in a context marked by a severe energy crisis affecting the Caribbean island as a result of the tightening of Trump's bl...