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Bolivia Joins the Condemnation of US Violations to Venezuelan Sovereign Waters
Destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109), with 96 missiles and 380 marines, was used to assault the Venezuelan fishing boat “Carmen Rosa”: 21 meters, 9 unarmed fishermen. Photo: X September 14, 2025 Hour: 7:47 pm The Bolivian president Luis Arce said...
Bolivia to face South Korea, Japan in friendlies
LA PAZ, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia will play friendlies against South Korea and Japan in November as part of its preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs, the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) said on Friday. The South American side...

Bolivia’s Gold Forwards Buy Time but Bind the Next Government
Bolivia has turned bullion into breathing space, raising nearly a billion dollars through gold forwards and hedges to stave off default. The gamble eases today’s crisis but burdens the next government with deliveries, legal risks, and...

Bolivia: better the devil you don’t know than the old already known
The defeat of the presidential candidate of the Movement for Socialism (MAS), Eduardo Del Castillo, in the first round of the presidential elections marks, for now, the closing of the left-wing populist cycle in Bolivia. Del Castillo’s electoral...
Bolivia to meet Jordan in friendly ahead of World Cup playoffs
LA PAZ, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia will begin its preparations for the FIFA World Cup playoffs with a friendly against Jordan next month, the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) said on Thursday. The match will be played in Türkiye - at a venue...

Bolivia Enacts Law to Protect Minors’ Sexual Integrity in Digital Environments
September 11, 2025 Hour: 2:47 pm On Wednesday, Bolivian President Luis Arce enacted the Law for the Protection of the Sexual Integrity of Children and Adolescents in Digital Environments. RELATED: Bolivia’s President Arce Condemns US Military...

'I'm 67 . . . my doctor treats me like a schoolmarm'
Last November, after I fell off my bike and fractured my elbow, I wrote about the critical reaction I received from a doctor who thought I shouldn't be riding a bike at my age (then 80). In response, I received a series of emails from older...

Devotees say Bolivia’s lightning-struck ‘miracle tree’ conjures luck
A tree that was struck by lightning years ago, and has since been considered sacred, rises above the General Cemetery in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia — Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm...

Trump pisotea el legado de mano dura de Reagan contra el Kremlin antes de su visita de Estado al Reino Unido
Análisis por Stephen Collinson, CNN Así es como Donald Trump ha cambiado radicalmente el mundo y el lugar de Estados Unidos en él. El primer presidente de Estados Unidos que durmió en el Castillo de Windsor, Ronald Reagan, fue criticado en Gran...

Bolivia, Lithium’s Largest Source, Moves Sharply Right
TOPSHOT - Aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine of the Chilean company SQM (Sociedad Quimica Minera) in the Atacama Desert, Calama, Chile, on September 12, 2022. - The turquoise glimmer of open-air pools meets the...
More than 200 Organisations Inhumane Deportation Rules Should be Rejected
On 11 March 2025, the European Commission presented a new proposal for a Return Regulation to replace the current Return Directive. Behind the euphemistic name, the proposal outlines coercive, traumatising, and rights-violating measures premised...

Three South American countries singled out by US for not fighting drug trafficking
Tuesday, September 16th 2025 - 08:50 UTC In the list released on Monday, Trump included Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela The US Government of President Donald Trump has signaled five countries - three of them in South America - for failing to...

U.S. Says Colombia, Venezuela Did Not Meet Counternarcotics Commitments
Home South America U.S. Says Colombia, Venezuela Did Not Meet Counternarcotics Commitments "I hereby designate Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, Colombia, and Venezuela as having failed demonstrably during the previous 12 months to ... adhere to their...

US says Colombia, Venezuela failed to fight drug trafficking
US President Donald Trump designated on Monday countries such as Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, Colombia and Venezuela among those the United States believes to have "failed demonstrably" in upholding counternarcotics agreements during the past...
US says Afghanistan and Colombia failed to fight drug trafficking
BOGOTA – US President Donald Trump said in a determination on Sept 15 that Afghanistan, Bolivia, Myanmar, Colombia and Venezuela were to be added to a list of countries that the US believes have “failed demonstrably” to uphold their obligations...
Trump criticises Petro as Colombia is added to list of rogue nations over drugs
The US has “decertified” Colombia as a partner in the war on drugs amid the biggest cocaine boom in history. The move is likely to hit foreign investment, multilateral funding and tourism, as a long-time ally of Washington now finds itself in the...

Bolivia: Arce signs bill protecting children from online abuse into law
Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 09:54 UTC “We are strengthening prevention, protection, and redress for serious crimes such as grooming,” Arce said Bolivian President Luis Arce on Wednesday signed into law a new bill aimed at protecting children...

CONMEBOL cambia sede de final Copa Sudamericana, de Bolivia a Paraguay
BUENOS AIRES — CONMEBOL le quitó a Bolivia la sede de la final única de la Copa Sudamericana de este año y mudó la contienda a Paraguay por segunda edición consecutiva. La entidad había determinado en mayo que el partido decisivo del segundo...

Bolivia defeatz Brazil 1-0 to reach to WC playoff
Terceros converted in the 45th minute for the Bolivians who defeated Brazil at home for the first time since 2019. The playoff tournament will involve six nations and will be played in March’s international window to decide the last two spots for...

Bolivia stun mighty Brazil in Qualiffiers to enter playoffs of 2026 World Cup
Terceros converted in the 45th minute for the Bolivians, who defeated Brazil at home for the first time since 2019 Miguel Terceros scored from a penalty in the first half and Bolivia downed Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday in South American qualifying which...