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Bad Bunny Imagines Trump Doing The Absolutely Unthinkable In New Music Video
LOADINGERROR LOADING Bad Bunny, in his new music video, depicted Donald Trump doing something highly unlikely to ever happen: apologize for his hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies. Well, at least a voice sounding remarkably like the...

Neighbors Come Together to Defend Urban Trees in Caracas, Venezuela
By Estefanía Salazar, Trans by: Rebecca Wilson This article is part of the “Environmental Defenders” series, co-published by Latin America Bureau and Global Voices. What must I do as a citizen to love and care for nature and the blue sky sea of...

Salvadoran Cardinal Demands End to Emergency Rule, Transparency on Detained Venezuelan Migrants
Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez has urged the government of Nayib Bukele to disclose the whereabouts and conditions of more than 250 Venezuelan migrants held incommunicado in a maximum-security prison. Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez calls for the...

In the News… quick recap of the week ending July 19, 2025
A synopsis of happenings in the news this week. To learn more, just put the topics in your search bar and more will come up – or let us know and we’ll help you research the topic. RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Rhode Island Catholic and the diocesan...

María Gabriela de Faría: A Venezuelan Star Shines in Hollywood
Los Angeles, CA — María Gabriela de Faría, a Venezuelan actress, is making her mark in Hollywood as she prepares to portray Angela ‘Angie’ Spica in the upcoming film Superman directed by James Gunn. Known for her roles in Venezuelan telenovelas...

Find a taste of Venezuelan snacks and treats at Yumfood
Patricia Reverol-Urdaneta started Yumfood, a Venezuelan snack and dessert business, in Urbandale, Iowa. Reverol-Urdaneta, originally an engineer, learned to cook from her family in Venezuela and honed her skills during the pandemic. Yumfood offers...

Flight 41 of Plan Vuelta a la Patria Returns 203 Venezuelan Migrants from United States via Honduras
203 Venezuelan nationals returned from U.S., arrive safely in Maiquetía.Photo:TeleSUR July 9, 2025 Hour: 8:26 pm On July 9, 2025, Venezuela’s Plan Vuelta a la Patria repatriated 203 Venezuelan migrants originally from the United States, who made a...

Long Beach Walls returns this month, celebrating 10 years of colorful, artistic impact across city
Long Beach Walls and Arts Renzei will return this month, celebrating 10 years of its colorful and artistic impact across the city. The annual public art festival will once again bring new murals, installations and community-driven creativity to...

Trump and Bukele Manage a Massive Prisoner Swap
Holy SMOKES. I don't think anyone saw this coming. Bukele just posted this. Today, we have handed over all the Venezuelan nationals detained in our country, accused of being part of the criminal organization Tren de Aragua (TDA). Many of them face...
Venezuela marks 214 years of independence
Venezuela celebrates its 214th independence anniversary today. To commemorate this occasion, the Venezuelan Embassy in Namibia, in collaboration with the Namibian government, hosted a screening of the historical film Miranda Returns. The event was...

BREAKING: Andry Hernández Romero, gay asylum seeker disappeared by Trump, part of prisoner swap
Andry Hernández-Romero, a gay makeup artist who sought asylum in the U.S. due to persecution in Venezuela but was deported to a prison in El Salvador, has been released as part of a prisoner swap — but he's being sent back to Venezuela instead of...

Trump officials pursued 2 Venezuelan prisoner swaps, both failed: Report
What was meant to be a strategic deal to bring Americans home from Venezuelan prisons was derailed by competing diplomatic efforts within the Trump administration, according to The New York Times. The two separate sets of negotiations with...

HYBE reveals finalists for SANTOS BRAVOS, its first-ever Latin music boy group
A key part of the strategy for HYBE’s global expansion is to bring to the world the “K-pop methodology” that made global superstars out of such groups as BTS, Seventeen and Enhyphen. That method, developed by HYBE founder and Chairman Bang...

Venezuela Repatriates 213 Migrants in Direct Flight from U.S. under Vuelta a la Patria Program
Returning home: Venezuela welcomes 213 migrants back from the United States.Photo:@ mijpvzla/Instagram. July 4, 2025 Hour: 8:12 pm In a continued effort to reunify Venezuelan families, 213 migrants deported from the U.S. returned home on a direct...

Don't Fall for It: New 'Superman' Movie's Immigrant Controversy Is Totally Manufactured by the Media
If you’ve been hanging around social media for long enough this summer, you’ve probably heard that the new “Superman” movie is supposed to be insufferably woke. While nowadays you have to be on the lookout for virtually every superhero movie...

Celebrating the global majority with Pivot Arts
Founded in 2012 by theater director Julieanne Ehre as a celebration of multidisciplinary work, Pivot Arts held its first festival in May 2013 with the theme of “Reigniting the Vaudeville Era in Uptown and Edgewater,” featuring artists like Mucca...

Elon Musk’s AI Grok Sparks Global Outrage After Praising Hitler: The Risks of Unregulated Artificial Intelligence
Grok AI scandal: Musk’s chatbot under fire for endorsing Hitler amid Texas tragedy.Photo:EFE. July 9, 2025 Hour: 4:27 pm Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has ignited international controversy after making statements praising Adolf Hitler, raising...

Hybe Latin America Sets ‘Santos Bravos’ As Title Of Reality Series & Music Group: Meet The All-Male Cast Of Hopefuls
Hybe Latin America has set Santos Bravos as the title of their new music project and the name of the all-male music group that emerges from the reality series. The series will follow 16 rising Latin talents from Mexico, Colombia, Brazil,...

How Trump officials botched a deal to get Americans out of Venezuelan prisons in exchange for deported migrants
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Kurdistan, Venezuela explore closer ties
2025-07-09T10:49:51+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Erbil/Caracas On Wednesday, Kurdish President Nechirvan Barzani met with Venezuela’s ambassador to Iraq, Arturo Anibal Gallegos Ramirez, to explore deepening diplomatic...