South America

EU will support peace negotiations in Colombia: Envoy

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) -- The European Union will support upcoming peace talks between the Colombian government and dissident factions of…

Brazil court suspends Telegram app in neo-Nazi probe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- A Brazilian court on Wednesday ordered the countrywide suspension of messaging app Telegram after…

Brazil may surpass US as world’s No. 1 corn exporter

by Morgann JEZEQUEL Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- On his farm in the state of Mato Grosso,…

‘Join forces’ against sanctions ‘blackmail’ urges Russia’s Lavrov

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Tuesday for like-minded countries to "join forces" against Western sanctions…

Under fire, Brazil’s Lula ‘condemns’ invasion of Ukraine

Brasília, Brazil (AFP) -- Under fire for "parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda," Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on…

Brazil rejects US criticism, defends Russia ties

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil rejected US criticism that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is parroting Russian and Chinese…

Russia’s Lavrov meets Lula as Brazil, US trade barbs on Ukraine war

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Russia's foreign minister met in Brazil on Monday with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, as…

White House says Brazil ‘parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda’ on Ukraine

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The White House on Monday sharply criticized Brazil after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva…

Lula says US should stop ‘encouraging’ war in Ukraine

Beijing, China | AFP | Saturday 4/15/2023  Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that the United States…

Attackers slay five in new spate of violence in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AFP) -- Armed attackers on Thursday killed three women guards outside a jail in southwestern Ecuador, while in…

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