Tensions rise in Bolivia as protesters march toward presidential palace
Demonstrators gathered near the presidential palace in La Paz as police maintained blockades and tensions remained high.
View Topics
International reporting on events and trends that influence Panama and the region. Stories include geopolitics, diplomacy, and global developments.
Demonstrators gathered near the presidential palace in La Paz as police maintained blockades and tensions remained high.
Iranian and U.S. officials agree progress to end the war has been made, but how much remains uncertain. President Trump suggested this weekend that a deal was close, before saying that the U.S. is in no rush to reach an agreement. Negotiations resumed in Doha with a visit by senior Iranian officials. Iran acknowledged progress, but said any agreement was not imminent. Nick Schifrin reports.
In our news wrap Monday, Southern California authorities say a tank full of hazardous chemicals is no longer a threat to explode, the WHO head says at least 220 people have died from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa and a bystander who was struck in Saturday’s shooting near the White House remains in serious but stable condition.
Pope Leo called for artificial intelligence to be “disarmed” in his first papal encyclical, urging major regulation to protect against potential risks, including war and economic dislocation. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Christopher Hale, who writes “Letters from Leo” on Substack.
When he left the presidential race, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. galvanized his supporters to vote for Donald Trump. Trump promised to let Kennedy “go wild” on health care policy. But as fans of Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again movement have learned, that promise has limits. And now some MAHA voters are feeling disillusioned. Ali Rogin reports.
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s fight to reshape the Republican Party moves to Texas as he tries to take out another incumbent senator and Democrats weigh how to move past 2024 losses with the midterms fast approaching.
Memorial Day was first established in the aftermath of the Civil War, but has become a day to mark all those who died serving in the military. As the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, Judy Woodruff reports on a local project to mark our revolutionary origins and the final resting places of some of the nation’s first veterans. It’s part of her series, America at a Crossroads.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee begins Tuesday in Washington, D.C., bringing together 247 finalists from all 50 states. These spellers emerged from millions of competitors across the nation who dream that this moment from last year may be theirs: This year, the competition will be hosted by ESPN’s Mina Kimes. She sat down with Amna Nawaz to discuss her new role.
The resources are expected to go toward businesses that support sustainable tourism, improve infrastructure in the Amazon and expand the “bioeconomy” — the so-called economic activity based on natural resources that preserves the forest.
Netanyahu’s warning came as Hezbollah has been firing fiber optic drones — a weapon used widely in the war in Ukraine — at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon and northern Israel in recent weeks.
Moscow condemned the actions of the Czech police, calling the detainment a ‘provocation’.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India marks an effort by Washington and New Delhi to steady strained relations as the two countries seek to reinforce strategic and economic ties despite recent trade tensions.
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz says he and his cabinet ministers will cut their salaries by 50 percent.
The deal being discussed between the U.S. and Iran fails to achieve any of Israel’s goals for the war, Israel’s opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Monday, as he accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to influence a better agreement.
US President Donald Trump marked Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery, paying tribute to US troops killed.
The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, continuing a more than century-old tradition. The three-day competition begins Tuesday and concludes Thursday night.
Every Muslim on earth has faced it in prayer. Billions have seen it in photos. Almost nobody knows its story.
Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese businessman credited with creating the 7-Eleven convenience-chain global retail empire, has died. He was 93.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that she has “no issue” with her country hosting Iran’s World Cup team after its training base was moved from the United States to Mexico for the summer soccer competition.
A six-year-old Palestinian girl was killed by an Israeli strike on a displacement camp in Khan Younis.