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On today's podcast.  Middle-East Iran denounces a United States plan to seize Jark Island and warns that a new war front could open on its territory if it is attacked. U.S. actions would be carried out in coordination with a West Asian country not yet identified to take control of the strategic island, and Tehran warned that it will respond continuously and relentlessly against any collaborat...

On today's podcast. Venezuela The lawyer of the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, is today asking in a federal court in New York that the case against Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, be dismissed, arguing that the US government is interfering with their right to an adequate defense. In this second hearing today, both once again plead not guilty to the charges against them after being...

On today's podcast. Venezuela Acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, will participate in the priority summit of the International Investment Forum in Miami, where President Donald Trump will be present on Friday. Also, the latest Monitor Pais study by the polling firm Interlaces, corresponding to the month of March, indicates that three out of four Venezuelans view positively the wor...

On today's podcast. Middle East  Iran denounces attacks by the United States and Israel on its energy facilities even though President Trump said he would not do it, and responds with force. As retaliation, Iran launched a missile at Tel Aviv, leaving at least nine people dead, and continues keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed.  Argentina Today, March 24, marks 50 years since the coup that in...

On today's podcast,  Middle East-United States The war in the Middle East is now in its fourth week, and Iran reiterated that will respond to every attack it receives from the US and Israel, keeping the Strait of Hormuz totally closed. As a result, president Trump who had threatened to completely destroy Iran's energy system reversed course and announced in a message on his truce social...

On today's podcast Middle East As the third week of war in the Middle East comes to an end, Iran launched a new wave of missiles against targets in Israeli territory and the neighboring countries' allies with the U.S.  Following the Israeli attack on the largest gas field in the world located in its territory, Iran responded by striking Israel's main refinery, energy infrastructure...

On today's podcast Middle East In the war in the Middle East, Iran continues responding to attacks by the U.S. and Israel striking energy and military targets linked to the U.S. and its allies across the region. As part of its military response, Iran hit a target in the United Arab Emirates that supplied the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, a key facility used by the U.S. Meanwhile, in...

On today's podcast Middle East On day 19 of the conflict in the Middle East, Iran struck several targets in Israel including Tel Aviv, causing fires in buildings and train stations in the city, in response to ongoing U.S. and Israeli attacks.  Israeli media reported the death of two Israelis as a result of the Iranian retaliatory offensive. Likewise, a new Israeli attack was recorded against...

On today's podcast Middle East-United States On the 11th day of the war in the Middle East, Iran launched a new wave of missiles at areas occupied by Israel and strategic centers and U.S. bases in retaliation for the constant aggression by the U.S. and Israel.  Israel had to activate air raid sirens in Haifa, Galilee and the occupied Gaza Strip. United States-Cuba President Donald Trump, in a...

 On today's podcast Venezuela The Acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, formalized the signing of a new agreement with the companies Repsol of Spain and Eni of Italy for the development of the Cardon 4 consortium, one of the most important gas projects in the region.  The agreement seeks to increase gas production in Venezuela to ensure domestic supply and generate exports that will...

On today's podcast Venezuela The government of the United States formally recognized Delcy Rodriguez as the acting president and the only legitimate head of state of Venezuela.  Delcy Rodriguez said that the recognition is not only of a person or a government, but of a country, and of that country being able to recover its life and breath again.  Although the measure may not bring immediate b...

On today's podcast  Middle East On the 11th day of the war in the Middle East, Iran launched a new wave of missiles at areas occupied by Israel and strategic centers and U.S. bases, in retaliation for the constant aggression by the U.S. and Israel.  Israel had to activate air raid sirens in Haifa, Galilee and the occupied Gaza Strip.  United States-Cuba President Donald Trump, in a press conf...

On today's podcast Oil - Price - United States The eyes of the world today are on oil, whose price has surged past $100 a barrel due to the continuing war in the Middle East, which today enters its 10th day.  Despite the global inflationary pressure this increase represents, President Donald Trump said the higher price is, quote, a small price to pay for the security and peace of the U.S. and...

On today's podcast. Middle East On the fifth day, crossfire continues in the Middle East war.  Iran, with its missiles and drones, has reached Israeli territory, a US military base, a CIA station and embassies in the region.  And Israel, despite proclaiming that its attacks on Iran are directed at military or strategic targets, its bombings have largely struck civilian structures such as hosp...

On today's podcast Middle East In the Middle East, attacks against Iran and Iran's retaliatory strikes continue on the fourth day of war. International media reports an explosion followed by a fire at the US embassy in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, while the United States government has urged its citizens in sixteen countries in the region to leave as soon as possible.  For its pa...

On today's podcast Middle East-Military escalation On the third day of the military escalation in the Middle East, the intense exchange of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran continues, along with Iran's response, which announced the 10th wave of Operation True Promise, in which it attacked Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Dubai, and in Israel, it attacked the office of Benjamin...

On today's podcast VENEZUELA Venezuela's Acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, sent a message to President Trump urging him to end the blockade and sanctions against Venezuela as an act of goodwill in light of the improvement in bilateral relations.  Delcy Rodriguez affirmed that the bombings on January 3rd were the result of years of lies spread by transnational media corporations and requ...

On today's podcast.  Cuba-United States-Russia Cuba denounces as a terrorist act the attempted armed infiltration by a fast boat registered in Florida carrying 10 Cuban residents in the United States who, in Cuban waters, opened fire on the authorities of the border guard who repelled the attack, killing four of them and injuring the other six, who have already been identified, all with a his...

 On today's podcast United States Yesterday's State of the Union address by President Trump triggered strongly critical reactions across Latin America.  Leaders in the region denounced the speech mentioning that it exacerbated fear and the excessive use of force and increased tensions between Latin America and his government.  Presidents Lula, Petro and Sheinbaum condemned U.S. intervent...

On today's podcast Venezuela Venezuela's Acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, met with victims of political violence calling for deeper national reconciliation. She stressed that what must truly be healed is hatred and intolerance toward those who think differently or have a different skin colour or religion.  Delcy Rodriguez added, I have had to sit face to face with my father's exec...

On today's podcast Mexico In Mexico, President Claudia Sheinbaum, following the confirmation of the death of the drug lord known as El Mencho, affirmed that his elimination represents a significant step in the fight against organized crime in the country, but she highlighted that violence in several regions remains a challenge.  At this moment, Mexico is experiencing a tense situation, with s...

On today's podcast Venezuela Venezuela's Acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, signed the amnesty law and said the legislation opens a door for Venezuela's reunification.  The head of state added, quote, this law opens an extraordinary door for Venezuela to reunite and to learn to live democratically and to rid itself of hatred so that understanding and recognition may prevail, Rodrigu...

On today's podcast Peru Peru has a new interim president, Jose Maria Balcazar, 83 years old, affiliated with the leftist Peru Libre Party, the party of ousted President Pedro Castillo, and with controversial background issues that cast doubt on his integrity amid the country's chronic institutional crisis. Balcazar, after taking office by designation of Congress without a popular vote, i...

On today's podcast Peru  At this hour, Peru is facing a new institutional crisis following the removal of its Interim President Jose Jeri on corruption charges.  In the last decade, Peru has had seven presidents, most of them right-wing and removed for corruption.  Peru is scheduled to hold presidential elections in less than two months, and the two frontrunners are right-wing and aligned wit...

On today's podcast Guatemala Maria Consuelo Porras, the attorney general described as corrupt and a puppet of the pact of the corrupt, has been called by the United Nations to be investigated for alleged links to the illegal adoption of at least eighty indigenous children.  Porras, who has systematically attempted to remove social democratic president Bernardo Arebalo and his party from polit...