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Meet the US’s drug running friends: A history of narcotics involvement
Trump claims to be cracking down on drug gangs in Venezuela but pardoned a Honduran drug lord serving time in the US.
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Bolivia on the brink: How a presidential election heralds a political shift
After two decades of left-wing governments, Bolivia’s presidential run-off will usher in conservative leadership.
Thousands protest livestreamed murder of 2 women, young girl in Argentina
Drug gang suspected in torture and murder of two young women, and a 15-year-old girl, in crime that shocks Argentina.
Colombia’s President Petro decries US claim Bogota failing to fight drugs
US President Trump also places Afghanistan, Bolivia, Myanmar and Venezuela on list of states who failed to fight drugs.
Bolivia beat Brazil to earn World Cup playoff spot, Ecuador stuns Argentina
Bolivia pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the South American qualifiers to reach the World Cup playoff round.
Bolivian opposition leader Camacho released from jail after nearly 3 years
In another victory for the right wing, a criminal case against ex-interim leader Anez has been annulled.
Court transfers Bolivian politician Luis Fernando Camacho to house arrest
Camacho, a prominent conservative, has been held in pretrial detention since 2022 over allegations of ‘terrorism’.
From: NewsFeed
Left-wing government ousted in historic Bolivia election
Bolivia is heading to its first ever presidential run-off vote after an election that confirmed the ousting of the left-
Published On 18 Aug 2025
Bolivia to hold presidential run-off between centrist and right-winger
Early results show centrist Rodrigo Paz in the lead, with 32.8 percent of the vote.
Polls close in Bolivia as 20 years of leftist rule expected to end
Right-wing candidates are the frontrunners in elections marked by economic crisis and division in the socialist ranks.
Palestinians gather in prayer over the bodies of journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, who were killed in a targeted Israeli air strike. The solemn funeral ceremony took place outside Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital complex [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo]
Afghans gather to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the US withdrawal and the start of Taliban rule in Kabul, Afghanistan. [Siddiqullah Alizai/AP Photo]
US President Donald Trump stands alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US. The talks ended without a ceasefire deal for Ukraine, but Trump said they were a 'success'. [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]
Mourners gather for funeral prayers honouring victims of the cloudburst tragedy in Salarzai, Pakistan. The disaster authority reports that the death toll has climbed to at least 321 people following heavy monsoon rains that unleashed landslides and flash floods across northern Pakistan. [Anwarullah Khan/AP Photo]
A supporter of presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina applies lipstick to another supporter during a campaign rally in La Paz, Bolivia, five days before the presidential elections. Voting will start at about 12:00 GMT in the elections that will likely see the return of the right wing after almost two decades of leftist rule. [Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo]
Enaam al-Majdoub bathes her 3-year-old granddaughter, Jourieh, using water gathered from a distribution point, while her son Zaki prepares a meal with some of the same water inside their family tent in Gaza City. [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo]
A woman desperately battles flames with a garden hose during a wildfire in Santa Baia de Montes, northwestern Spain.
Since the beginning of the year, more than 157,000 hectares (about 400,000 acres) have been reduced to ashes across Spain, according to the real-time monitoring of the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS). [Lalo R. Villar/AP Photo]
Shia pilgrims gather in Karbala, Iraq, to observe Arbaeen, which commemorates the conclusion of the 40-day mourning period after Ashoura. [Ammar Khalil/AP Photo]
Service members of the 127th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces undergo training as recruits in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. [Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters]
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions rally in Seoul, South Korea, commemorating the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. Their signs read "Preventing American economic exploitation and threats to the Korean Peninsula". [Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo]
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