News of armed

Venezuela's Supreme Court decriminalises homosexuality in armed forces

17-03-2023 09:51 Venezuela's Supreme Court annulls a controversial article of the military justice code that had criminalised homosexuality within the armed forces.

ARMED FORCES

Army imposes alcohol ban after initiation rituals end in death, serious injuries

14-07-2022 21:46 Military condemns violent ‘baptisms’ among serving officers and enforces booze ban; Corporal Michael Natanael Verón in critical condition after serious spinal injuries; Second lieutenant Matías Chirino dies after choking on his own vomit.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Martín Balza: ‘The Malvinas War is the only conflict in memory in which both sides respected the dignity of the adversary’

01-04-2022 12:00 Lieutenant-General Martín Balza, former chief-of-staff of Argentina’s Army, on the 40th anniversary of the Malvinas War, the conflict in Ukraine and ideology in the Armed Forces.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ELECTIONS 2021

Security guard almost draws gun onstage at Javier Milei campaign event

15-11-2021 01:07 A moment of confusion and tension drew headlines in Argentina this electoral Sunday after an armed security guard almost drew his weapon onstage during celebrations marking Javier Milei’s election as lawmaker.

CRIME & SECURITY

Ecuador's president declares state of emergency over drug violence

19-10-2021 09:13 Guillermo Lasso declares a state of emergency in the country grappling with a surge in drug-related violence and orders mobilisation of police and military.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Court investigates FARC for recruitment of 18,000 children

11-08-2021 15:57 Colombia's former rebel group being investigated over alleged recruitment of more than 18,000 children to fight in guerrilla conflict against state.

FEATURE

Life in the crossfire of Venezuela's slums

26-07-2021 13:20 Confrontations between criminal gangs and security forces in some poor neighbourhoods of the Venezuelan capital have left locals fearing for their lives.

Bolsonaro's Brazil

Under fire Bolsonaro leads motorcycle rally of supporters

10-05-2021 11:08 As the Brazilian Senate investigates president Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic, the far-right leader led hundreds of his supporters in a motorbike rally on Sunday for Mother's Day.

COLOMBIA IN FOCUS

Fears of militarisation as Colombian soldiers confront protesters

05-05-2021 12:13 Fears have been raised of a creeping militarisation in Colombia, after police and soldiers forcefully clamp down on wave of recent protests.

BILATERAL RELATIONS PLUNGE

Fernández hits back at Bolsonaro over military's role during pandemic

15-04-2021 12:47 President Alberto Fernández responded to a mocking attack from his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday, following the Argentine leader's announcement of tightened restrictions to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.

Maduro's Venezuela

Venezuela to request UN aid to clear mines from Colombia border

05-04-2021 12:34 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said in a televised speech that the country is preparing to ask for immediate emergency aid from the UN to defuse antipersonnel mines allegedly placed in the southeast of the country by Colombian armed groups.

News of armed

Venezuela's Supreme Court decriminalises homosexuality in armed forces

Army imposes alcohol ban after initiation rituals end in death, serious injuries

Martín Balza: ‘The Malvinas War is the only conflict in memory in which both sides respected the dignity of the adversary’

Security guard almost draws gun onstage at Javier Milei campaign event

Ecuador's president declares state of emergency over drug violence

Court investigates FARC for recruitment of 18,000 children

Life in the crossfire of Venezuela's slums

Under fire Bolsonaro leads motorcycle rally of supporters

Fears of militarisation as Colombian soldiers confront protesters

Fernández hits back at Bolsonaro over military's role during pandemic

Venezuela to request UN aid to clear mines from Colombia border

Biden, Fernández call for 'economic integration' in White House meet

Rosario: A city under threat from murderous drug gangs

Fernández asks Biden for IMF support in White House meeting

Alberto Fernández lands in New York ahead of Biden bilateral

Four ‘crypto-hacker’ gang members arrested after US$800,000 theft

Se desinfla el "operativo clamor" para Cristina Kirchner

Un astronauta latino fue al espacio por seis meses y ahora no puede volver a la Tierra

Un ex ingeniero de Google predijo que se conseguirá la inmortalidad en 8 años

Video: el Kun Agüero sufrió una "mini arritmia" en pleno streaming con Ibai Llanos

Cómo es el acuerdo de 1849 que los isleños manipulan para justificar la ocupación británica