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Between agreements and betrayals: Balcázar’s election that occurred in the midst of RP, FP fights and APP moves

José María Balcázar has been elected the new president of Peru. With 64 votes, the congressman associated with Free Peru won in a second round Maricarmen Alvawho only received the support of

February 20, 2026

Peru

Septuagenarian arrested for causing fire in Guanare landfill

A 74-year-old citizen was arrested in Portuguesa, accused of causing a raging fire in the Guanare municipal landfill that affected vegetation and solid waste, just behind a gas plant. The fire spread

February 20, 2026

Venezuela

Revenue opens consultation on Income Tax residual batch

Moraes orders the president of Unafisco to testify after criticizing the operation

Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), ordered that the president of the National Association of Federal Revenue Auditors (Unafisco), Kleber Cabral, be notified to provide clarifications within the

February 19, 2026

Brasil

Ica: New attack in the intangible area of the El Candelabro geoglyph in Paracas

Four subjects entered the intangible area of the El Candelabro geoglyph, located in Paracas, region Icaviolating access restrictions and putting this at risk. cultural heritage. According to a report from Channel N,

February 19, 2026

Peru

Venezuela and Japan address issues of strategic interest

At the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a high-level working meeting was held this Thursday with the participation of the vice minister for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania, Tatiana

February 19, 2026

Venezuela

Lula and Macron deal with defense, science and technology and trade

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on his visit to India at the invitation of the country’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, met this Thursday (19) with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron,

February 19, 2026

Brasil

“We thought we were going to Mexico but they sent us back to Cuba”

Miami/As if it were a regular flight of deportees, the Ministry of the Interior reported on its networks the arrival at the José Martí International Airport in Havana, this Thursday, of 116

February 19, 2026

Ecuador

Profonanpe will grant up to US$600 thousand to Amazon conservation businesses

With the aim of promoting the sustainable development of the Peruvian Amazon, the private environmental fund Profonanpe launched the Amazon Bioinvestment 2026 contest through which it will finance, for a total amount

February 19, 2026

Peru

Fassi highlighted efforts before the national government and highlighted difficulties in municipal functioning

—You could say that you have a direct line with the national government. What achievements can you point to? —We had to wait for the five-year budget to be approved, but we

February 19, 2026

Uruguay

María Corina Machado rejects the arrest of Juan Pablo Guanipa: The regime is terrified

María Corina Machado coordinates with Trump the roadmap for her return to Venezuela

María Corina Machado plans her return to the country | Photo: Lenin Nolly / EFE Opposition leader María Corina Machado, 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, assured that she maintains contacts with Donald

February 19, 2026

Venezuela

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