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AMYGOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Well, June 28th marked the 10th anniversary since Honduran soldiers stormed into the residency of democratically elected Presi…

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Jesús Santrich, who is blind, is one of the most recognisable former Farc leaders A Colombian former rebel-turned-lawmaker remains missing less than a week before he is due to appear before the country's supreme court ov…

In a stunning reaffirmation of core European values, the next European leadership team will by led by women and men who are strongly committed to European partnership and opposed to the anti-European ideology of Boris Johnson, Viktor Orban, Matteo Salvini and…

A 16-year-old has lost his eyesight after being shot in the face by officers at a protest over the lack of gasoline in President Nicolas Maduro's Venezuela. A policeman reportedly fired pellets at Rufo Valendria as he protested in the town of Tariba, in the …

Luis Alvarez, a retired New York Police Department bomb squad detective who fought for ailing 9/11 first responders before Congress, died on Saturday at a hospice in New York. He was 53. Earlier in June, Alvarez, who developed cancer years after working at Gr…

BOGOTA, Colombia Negotiations aimed at breaking Venezuela's political standoff will resume next week, likely on the Caribbean island of Barbados, according to three people familiar with the talks between representatives of President Nicolas Maduro and the U.S…

Tens of thousands marching in the streets nationwide to denounce government corruption, reports of police and gang violence and murder and a downwardly spiraling economy. Calls for the government to step down. If this were Venezuela, as recent FAIR analyses …

Earlier this millennium, a series of power brownouts and blackouts in California led to the recall of a sitting governor and a special election for his replacement: Arnold Schwarzenegger. Argentina’s leadership is running for reelection this October, and if i…

Here is todays Foreign Policy brief: the G-20 summit kicks off in Osaka, Iran talks continue in Vienna, and the aftermath of Ethiopia’s attempted coup. We welcome your feedback at morningbrief@foreignpolicy.com. G-20 Kicks Off in Osaka The president has a …

Photograph Source: Guía de Viajes Oficial de Medellín – CC BY 2.0 I often tell people that Medellíns where Blade Runner meets Mad Max, but despite the prevalence of the indigent and destitute, the proximity of war zones, and the chokehold of organized crime,…