Venezuela and Cuba strengthen bilateral relations
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel welcomed Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, who is in Havana on an official visit.
Slovak politicians call for easing political tensions after PM attack
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Political tensions in Slovakia have recently escalated due to an attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Chinese and Russian Presidents agree on bilateral agenda
#FromtheSouth News Bits | Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin made clear in Beijing their interest in further strengthening friendly relations and cooperation, a meeting that dashes Western hopes that Beijing will pressure Moscow to stop the war in Ukraine.
United States: Biden and Trump win primaries in three states
#FromTheSouth News Bits | United States President and re-election candidate Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump won primaries in the states of Maryland, Nebraska, and West Virginia, setting them on course for the presidential election scheduled for November.
The Day of Light calls for peaceful development
#OnThisDay | Every May 16, the International Day of Light is celebrated as an opportunity to recognize the importance of this resource in the life of the people and its role in guaranteeing passivity in societies.
Wikileaks Chief Editor denounces legal proceedings against Assange
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Wikileaks Editor-In-Chief, Kristinn Hrafnsson denounced the legal process surrounding the extradition of journalist Julian Assange from the United Kingdom to the United States as corrupt and rigged.
Cuba removed from "Countries Not Cooperating Fully Against Terrorism" List
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Cuba was removed from the 2023 report of countries that do not cooperate in the fight against terrorism, while keeping the island in the list of countries that sponsor terrorism, creating a contradiction.
Indonesia: Mount Ibu volcano erupts again
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Indonesia: The Mount Ibu volcano erupted for the second time this week, with no damage or casualties reported.
Syria: refugees set off their return from Lebanon
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Following three years of suspension, Syrian refugees set off their return from Lebanon to their home.
Slovakian Prime Mminister shot and wounded in attack
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was wounded in a shooting and was taken to hospital in an incident reported late Wednesday afternoon.
President Lula denounces false news about Rio Grande do Sul
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva denounced the false news and misinformation that have harmed those who work and need assistance in Rio Grande do Sul following the floods.
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil debt suspension approved
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Brazil's Chamber of Deputies approved the three-year suspension of Rio Grande do Sul's debt payment to the Treasury, following the historic floods that caused at least 150 deaths and 620,000 displaced people in that southern state.
Palestine: more than 35,000 people killed since start of conflict
#FromTheSouth News Bits | The number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of the Israeli siege has reached 35,000.
Palestine records record number of forced displacements
#FromTheSouth News Bits | The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) released their global report showing that in the last three months of the year 2023, the Palestinian territories recorded 3.4 million forced displacements, or 17% of the total conflict-related displacements worldwide during the year.
The world sees a record number of internally displaced people.
Record number of nearly 76 million internally displaced persons worldwide by the end of 2023.
Palestinians around the world commemorate 76th anniversary of the Nakba
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Palestinians commemorate the 76th anniversary of the 1948 Nakba when more than 700,000 people were expelled from their homes.
Palestinian social movements march in solidarity with Gaza
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Palestine: Several social movements and demonstrators gathered in the city of Hebron in rejection of Israel's violence in the Gaza Strip and the Gazaties.
Israel perpetrates new violent attack against Palestine
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Palestine: Israeli regime forces commit another violent attack on the Gaza refugee camp and other civilian facilities.
Israeli mob destroys and burns trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Palestine: A mob of Israeli settlers attacked and looted trucks carrying humanitarian aid donated by Jordan to the Gaza Strip.
White House denies Israel commits genocide in Gaza
#FromTheSouth News Bits | The United States government rejected that there is "genocide" in the Gaza Strip, but called on Israel to "do more" to ensure the protection of civilians in the Palestinian enclave.