The South African government deployed police units across the country before planned demonstrations against undocumented foreigners. The group March & March set an unofficial deadline of June 30 for immigrants without documents to leave the country. At least 5 people have died in xenophobic violence-related incidents.
Niger's military regime has arrested at least 40 people for homosexuality following a new penal code that punishes same-sex relationships with up to 10 years in prison. Health organizations warn of a potential HIV resurgence as access to preventive medications and health services for key populations has been disrupted.
The US Supreme Court has rejected Donald Trump's executive order aimed at ending automatic citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants. The ruling upholds the Fourteenth Amendment. Trump now seeks a legislative solution, though the chances of success are considered minimal due to congressional requirements.
Más de 25.000 personas fueron repatriadas y al menos cuatro murieron tras una campaña contra extranjeros que fijó el 30 de junio como fecha límite para abandonar el país. Las protestas masivas en Durban y otras ciudades dejan un panorama desolador con familias enteras durmiendo a la intemperie.
The devastating earthquake that left over 1,700 dead and thousands missing now faces a new challenge: critical sanitary conditions and essential supply shortages threaten survivors and rescue teams in Venezuela's worst affected regions.
El Papa León XIV atraviesa su primera gran crisis pontificia tras advertir que la Fraternidad Sacerdotal San Pío X planea ordenar cuatro obispos sin aprobación papal el 1° de julio en Écône, Suiza. El Vaticano advierte que esto constituiría un acto cismático con excomunión automática.
An international rescue team from Jordan successfully saved Klieber Morán in La Guaira state, defying all odds after the devastating earthquakes of June 24. The death toll has risen to 1,943 with over 10,000 injured, while 27 countries have sent more than 3,300 rescuers to the disaster zone.
The Fujimorista leader won the runoff with 50.13% of votes, a margin of just 49,641 ballots over Roberto Sánchez. This marks her fourth candidacy after three consecutive defeats. Fujimorismo returns to power after 25 years. The inauguration is scheduled for July 28, 2026.
Delegations from the United States and Iran are heading to Doha, Qatar, for a new round of talks following the agreement that suspended military attacks. Doubts persist about whether there will be a direct meeting between both parties. The conflict, which began in March 2026, left more than 4,200 dead and 1 million displaced in Lebanon.
Yaya Peñaloza, a Venezuelan woman living in Argentina for eight years, awaits news of her father who disappeared inside the La Gabarra building, one of many structures that collapsed after the powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake. She denounces the critical shortage of heavy machinery and warns about misinformation spreading on social media.
The daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori secured 50.13% of votes against 49.86% for Roberto Sánchez, in a historic election marking the return of Fujimorismo to power after 25 years. The opposition candidate refuses to recognize the results, claiming irregularities in overseas voting.
Pope Leo XIV has issued a stern warning that the ordinations planned for July 1, 2026, would constitute a schismatic act resulting in automatic excommunication. The Society of Saint Pius X (FSSPX), founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, rejects the reforms of the Second Vatican Council and claims a "state of emergency" in the Church. The Superior General responded with a letter asking for understanding and time for discernment.
Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori has been proclaimed President of Peru after obtaining 50.13% of votes against 49.86% for Roberto Sánchez. The difference was only 49,641 votes in one of the closest elections in the history of the Andean nation. She will assume office on July 28.
Six days after the earthquakes that devastated the Venezuelan coast, a NASA satellite study estimated that 58,870 buildings were damaged or destroyed. The official death toll stands at 1,719, but the anguish of families crying out for machinery to rescue their loved ones is increasing tensions in the disaster's ground zero.
An unprecedented heatwave scorching Europe since June 21, 2026, has resulted in over 1,300 deaths. France reports around 1,000 additional fatalities and Spain exceeds 320, as morgues in Paris reach capacity during this record-breaking weather event.
The United Nations coordinated the delivery of 10,000 body bags as a precautionary measure given the magnitude of the tragedy, while maintaining hope the final death toll won't reach that number. Teams from 27 countries are working around the clock to locate approximately 50,000 people missing under the rubble.
María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate currently in exile, has declared her willingness to do whatever necessary to return home and assist victims of the catastrophic earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, 2026. However, the transition government led by Delcy Rodríguez has kept Venezuelan airspace closed, complicating humanitarian efforts.
La líder opositora y Premio Nobel de la Paz 2025 contactó a funcionarios de la Casa Blanca, el Departamento de Estado y el Congreso para solicitar apoyo que facilitara su retorno al país ante la crisis humanitaria. La administración de Trump habría dado una respuesta negativa.
A viral video captures Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello interfering with US rescue operations in La Guaira after the devastating June 24 earthquakes. The American rescue worker firmly demanded he step back while teams raced to locate survivors trapped under rubble in what has become the largest rescue operation in Venezuela's recent history.
Conservative leader Keiko Fujimori has been proclaimed the winner of Peru's presidential election, securing victory by a razor-thin margin of fewer than 50,000 votes against leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez. She is set to become the first female president in the country's history, ending a decade of political turbulence.
In a critical breakthrough for the conflict that began in March 2026, Iran and the United States have agreed to suspend military attacks and open a new round of negotiations in Qatar. The agreement, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, salvages a peace memorandum that was on the verge of collapse following recent escalations.
A devastating armed attack at a support center for vulnerable young mothers in Stade, northern Germany, has left five adults dead and several seriously injured. Authorities detained two individuals, including the suspected shooter, and confirmed there is no ongoing threat to the public.
The catastrophic earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, 2026 have claimed over 1,450 lives, with approximately 70,000 people still unaccounted for. International rescue teams from 24 nations are working around the clock in La Guaira, the worst-hit coastal region near Caracas, where a powerful 4.6 magnitude aftershock on Monday complicated ongoing rescue operations.
The French overseas territory in the South Pacific opened its polls on Sunday, June 28, 2026, for the first provincial elections since 2019. Approximately 192,000 voters will choose 76 councilors who will define the island's political future, following violent riots in 2024 that left 14 dead and over €2 billion in damages.
The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented rescue operation with 250 specialists and US$ 150 million in aid following the devastating earthquakes of June 24, 2026. Secretary of State Marco Rubio leads the humanitarian response to a nation whose president Nicolás Maduro was deposed in January by US special forces, leaving Delcy Rodríguez as the interim leader.
Alfredo S. Quiroga
