9 January 2026 Archives

Call for entries for the Isla Verde Cuban film festival closes soon

Published on: January 9, 2026
08:38

Havana, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) The deadline for submitting audiovisual works to the 4th Isla Verde International Film and Environment Festival of the Caribbean is February 6, according to the event's announcement on its website.

Brasil: Bolsonaro asks to have his sentence reduced through reading

Published on: January 9, 2026
08:35

Brasilia, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Jair Bolsonaro's defense team has requested authorization from Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes for the former Brazilian president, who is currently serving a sentence for leading a coup, to participate in a sentence reduction program through reading.

DRC: UN experts point to stalled peace processes

Published on: January 9, 2026
08:32

Kinshasa, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Group of Experts considered in its latest report that talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance-March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) are currently stalled.

Agricultural exports on the rise in Colombia

Published on: January 9, 2026
08:30

Bogota, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Colombian agricultural exports are currently showing an upward trend, driven primarily by products such as unroasted coffee and bananas, which account for more than 50 percent of the increase.

Mexico: Solidarity Committees raise voices for Cuba and Venezuela

Published on: January 9, 2026
08:26

Monterrey, Mexico, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) The Committee of Solidarity with Venezuela in the Mexican city of Monterrey, the movement of solidarity with Cuba, and the National Association of Democratic Lawyers of the Nuevo Leon state chapter, condemned the US military aggression against Caracas.

Ecuador’s Popular Front will mobilize to demand social investment

Published on: January 9, 2026
07:51

Quito, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Leaders of Ecuador's Popular Front announced they will mobilize alongside students and teachers on January 29 to demand social investment from the government, particularly in education.

Syria announces ceasefire in Aleppo after intense clashes

Published on: January 9, 2026
07:49

Damascus, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Defense Ministry announced a ceasefire in the northern city of Aleppo, after several days of clashes between the Syrian Army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

Japan announces working visit of Italian PM iorgia Meloni

Published on: January 9, 2026
07:47

Tokyo, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) The Japanese government announced that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will pay a working visit to the Asian nation from January 15 to 17.

A third of France on alert for storm Goretti

Published on: January 9, 2026
07:45

Paris, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Storm Goretti, with winds exceeding 100 kilometers per hour, triggered alerts in 33 departments of northern France, causing severe disruptions to electricity and rail services.

Uruguay awaits EU decision on Mercosur treaty

Published on: January 9, 2026
07:42

Montevideo, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay, as part of Mercosur, is awaiting the decision that the Council of the European Union (EU) could adopt on a free trade agreement that has been under negotiation since 1999.

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