The United States announces the start of military operations in Ecuador
The Noboa administration claims that these are joint military operations against “drug trafficking and illegal mining.”
Ecuador’s new mining and energy law puts the Galapagos Islands at risk
The new mining law contradicts what the Ecuadorian people expressed in recent referendums, but the government decided to push ahead with radical mining exploitation and energy privatization anyway. The decision sparked protests in Quito.
Ecuadorian-Iranian Cultural Center attacked in Quito
The attackers, shouting xenophobic insults, beat the occupants of the center, who were praying during Ramadan, with sticks, stones, and tear gas.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei confirmed dead
Over 200 Iranians were killed in the first round of US-Israeli attacks. As Iran’s retaliation against US bases and Israel continues, Trump warns against further attacks.
Trump declares “major combat operations” underway against Iran
The strikes, launched jointly by the US and Israel, come amid ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and the US, mediated by Oman. Iran has begun its “overwhelming” retaliatory action against Israeli targets.
Chaos and then tense calm follow death of Jalisco cartel leader
Following his death, there have been attacks by alleged followers of the Jalisco Cartel in more than 16 states.
Palestinian Authority forces kill two children in northern West Bank
The incident is part of a brutal 20-year crackdown campaign launched by the US-backed PA forces, known as the security coordination process with Israel.
Over 100 Cuban artists call for international solidarity
Amid the latest US attack on the island, over 100 Cuban artists, intellectuals, dancers, musicians, and writers have called on cultural workers across the world to stand in solidarity with Cuba against the blockade.