17 July 2025 Archives

Arms confiscation on the rise in Guatemala

Published on: July 17, 2025
13:14

Ciudad de Guatemala, 17 jul (Prensa Latina) Guatemala law enforcement agencies confiscated 1,812 firearms in the first half of this year—a record high compared to the same period in 2020, according to Diario de Centro América.

Ecuadorian opposition denounces attempt to buy legislators

Published on: July 17, 2025
12:27

Quito, July 17 (Prensa Latina) Former presidential candidate and leader of the Citizen Revolution (RC) movement, Luisa González, denounced that the Ecuadorian government is attempting to buy legislators from her party to weaken them as an opposition.

Russian army expels Ukrainian military from three new settlements

Published on: July 17, 2025
12:25

Moscow, July 17 (Prensa Latina) The Russian forces involved in the special military operation took control of three towns in three different regions last day, the Defense Ministry announced today.

China and South Africa review bilateral relations

Published on: July 17, 2025
12:17

Beijing, Jul 17 ( Prensa Latina) China’s vice president, Han Zheng, met today in the capital with South African vice president, Paul Mashatile, with whom he reviewed the state of bilateral relations.

Venezuela and Algeria seal environmental agreement

Published on: July 17, 2025
12:16

Caracas, July 17 (Prensa Latina) The governments of Venezuela and Algeria signed a document in this capital city that benefits both countries in environmental matters, including joint research and academic exchanges, authorities reported.

Dominican President to travel to US business forum

Published on: July 17, 2025
12:11

Santo Domingo, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) Dominican President Luis Abinader will travel to Montana, United States today to attend a forum of business leaders.

Israel seeks to sow chaos and division in Syria, Al-Shara says

Published on: July 17, 2025
12:06

Damascus, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) Syrian transitional president Ahmad Al-Shara said today that Israel has always endangered Syria’s stability and has tried to sow discord among the citizens of this Arab nation.

Ecuadorian court approves extradition of drug trafficker to the US

Published on: July 17, 2025
12:05

Quito, July 17 (Prensa Latina) The president of Ecuador's National Court, José Suing, forwarded to President Daniel Noboa the favorable decision to extradite drug trafficker José Adolfo Macías, aka Fito, to the United States."

Cambodia denounces Thailand’s political maneuver against its leader

Published on: July 17, 2025
11:56

Phnom Penh, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) Cambodia today denounced Thailand’s attempt to involve the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) in a case against President Hun Sen and called the action an "unsubstantiated political maneuver".

Germany and the United Kingdom sign friendship treaty

Published on: July 17, 2025
11:52

London, July 17 (Prensa Latina) Germany and the United Kingdom signed a friendship treaty primarily addressing defense and economic issues.

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