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  • | Photo composition showing former Mexican President José López Portillo left and the logo of the US Central Intelligence Agency CIA right Photo SDP Noticias | MR Online

    Former president of Mexico revealed as CIA asset

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on April 20, 2023 (more by Orinoco Tribune)  |

    Declassified documents of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have revealed that former president of Mexico, José López Portillo, who led the country during 1976-1982, was a CIA asset.

  • | THE LARGEST SOURCE OF WOMENS UNPAID LABOUR IS DOMESTIC WORK | MR Online

    Proletariat of the proletariat: Women’s unpaid labor

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on May 1, 2023 (more by Orinoco Tribune)  |

    The pandemic brought the spotlight on many of the wrongs of capitalism, among them the issue of unpaid labor.

  • | Chinese President Xi Jinping left and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky right Photo Alexey FurmanLintao ZhangGettyimagesruOrinocoTribune | MR Online

    Xi Jinping speaks with Zelensky about China’s peace plan for Ukraine

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on April 27, 2023 by Alba Ciudad (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Apr 29, 2023)

    The president of China, Xi Jinping, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, held their first contact since the beginning of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia in February 2022, as reported by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

  • | Ukrainians wave communist flags near a statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin during an International Workers Day parade in Donetsk Ukraine May 2014 Photo Marko DjuricaReutersFile photo | MR Online

    Successive Governments in Ukraine have accommodated Nazis to counter Soviet nostalgia: Ukrainian Communist Dmitri Kovalevich (Interview)

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on April 17, 2023 (more by Orinoco Tribune)  |

    Dmitri Kovalevich described a range of issues to Orinoco Tribune, including the 2014 coup, Ukrainian President Zelensky’s rise to fame, war crimes and human rights violations in Ukraine, the economic collapse of the country, and many others.

  • | US SOUTHCOM head General Laura Richardson meets Argentinian Defense Minister Jorge Taina on Monday April 17 2023 Photo HispanTV | MR Online

    Argentinians protest visit from head of U.S. Southern Command

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on April 18, 2023 by HispanTV (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Apr 12, 2023)

    The protesters denounced the neocolonial role of the U.S. general and the White House towards Latin America and the Caribbean, exemplified in the military command organization SOUTHCOM.

  • | Chinese President Xi Jinping left and French President Emmanuel Macron right during their meeting in Beijing China April 6 2023 Photo CGTN | MR Online

    China’s president on Ukraine conflict: all sides involved should assume responsibility

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on April 8, 2023 by Últimas Noticias (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Apr 10, 2023)

    The president of China, Xi Jinping, commented to his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, that all parties involved in the conflict in Ukraine “must assume their responsibilities” and “create the conditions” for a political solution and avoid escalation.

  • | Ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Photo RedRadioVEFile photo | MR Online

    Lawfare in the making: Habeas Corpus denied to President Pedro Castillo in Peru

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on March 1, 2023 by Milena Bravo (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Mar 04, 2023)

    On Monday, February 27, the Sixth Constitutional Court of Lima, in Peru, declared the habeas corpus that sought the immediate release of President Pedro Castillo and his reinstatement as president of Peru inadmissible.

  • | President Maduro at a government event Photo Presidential Press | MR Online

    Maduro’s neoliberal turn?

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on February 17, 2023 by William Serafino (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Feb 20, 2023)

    The narrative about the Venezuelan government’s shift towards a neoliberal economic policy has been going on for some time now and has been promoted by the mainstream media.

  • | Small crowd of pro ZelenskyNATOwar protesters in front of the White House demanding more weapons for Ukraine Photo Gallup NewsFile photo | MR Online

    U.S. public opinion shifting sides about Ukraine

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on January 28, 2023 by Neal Resnikoff (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Jan 31, 2023)

    The U.S./NATO war on Russia via its proxy Ukraine has awakened significant opposition here in the U.S.

  • | Relatives of 18 people killed by police repression wait with empty coffins outside the morgue of the Carlos Monge Medrano hospital in Juliaca southern Peru on January 10 2023 Photo Juan Carlos CisnerosAFP | MR Online

    U.S.-backed coup regime has murdered 46 demonstrators

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on January 10, 2023 by Steve Lalla (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Jan 13, 2023)

    In Peru, the death toll has risen to at least 46 following the December 7 U.S.-backed coup overthrowing democratically elected socialist President Pedro Castillo.

  • | Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro being interviewed by journalist Ignacio Ramonet Photo Telesur | MR Online

    Maduro: Venezuela produces 94% of its own food in 2022 after importing 80% for over 100 years

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on January 4, 2023 by Víctor Castallanos (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Jan 09, 2023)

    “Venezuela is experiencing the first stage of a long recovery cycle,” said President Maduro.

  • | A sketch of Alex Saabs first court hearing in the United States December 6 2021 Photo Daniel Pontet via ReutersFile photo | MR Online

    U.S. ‘justice’ system trashes diplomatic immunity & rules against Alex Saab, defense working on appeal

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on December 24, 2022 by Orinoco Tribune Staff (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Dec 28, 2022)

    On Friday, December 23, U.S. Federal Judge Robert Scola of the Southern District of Florida ruled that the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab does not have the right to diplomatic immunity, as the U.S. government does not recognize the government of President Nicolás Maduro.

  • | The late president of Venezuela and leader of the Bolivarian Revolution Hugo Chávez holds in his hand the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela File photo | MR Online

    Why the Government of Venezuela has resisted while many Leftist presidents could not

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on December 10, 2022 by Clodovaldo Hernández (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Dec 14, 2022)

    Each overthrow, removal, disqualification, dismissal, or murder of left-wing presidents or presidential candidates in Latin America highlight the legacies of Comandante Hugo Chávez, of President Nicolás Maduro and, in general, of the Venezuelan political process of the last 23 years.

  • | From left head of Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo head of Zaporizhzhia region Yevgeny Balitsky Russian President Vladimir Putin Denis Pushilin leader of the Donetsk Peoples Republic and Leonid Pasechnik leader of Luhansk Peoples Republic pose for a photo during a ceremony to sign the treaties for the four regions to join Russia Photo Dmitry AstakhovSputnikGovernment PoolVia AP | MR Online

    55% of humanity does not reject the accession to Russia of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on October 21, 2022 by Roger Stoll (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Oct 25, 2022)

    On October 12, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution rejecting the accession to Russia of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions in Ukraine.

  • | Celebration of the Virgen of the Nancite community of Cuajachillo No 2 Ciudad Sandino Photo Casa Benjamin Linder | MR Online

    The Catholic Church and Nicaragua

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on August 25, 2022 by Becca Renk (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Sep 10, 2022)

    Recently a deluge of headlines about the Catholic Church in Nicaragua has appeared in international media–but not one of the articles has accurately explained what is happening. Below I’ll break down Nicaragua’s relationship with the Catholic Church and recent events, all links are to excellent articles for those who want to delve deeper.

  • | Children playing in a slum in Allahabad India October 3 2011 Photo AP | MR Online

    India’s Prabhat Patnaik: Fascism is rooted in the crisis of neoliberalism (Interview)

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on August 21, 2022 by Ganashakti interviewing Prabhat Patnaik (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Aug 23, 2022)

    Renowned Indian economist and political analyst Prabhat Patnaik spoke with Bengali newspaper Ganashakti about the present state of India’s economy and politics, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of India’s independence from British colonial rule.

  • | Protesters in Puerto Rico raise a banner demanding an end to US colonization of the island Photo Progressive International | MR Online

    Puerto Rico’s colonial government collapses

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on August 12, 2022 by José (Papo) Coss (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Aug 22, 2022)

    For the first time in its history, the people of Puerto Rico are seeing the total collapse of the island’s colonial administration, mainly due to the open corruption of the two traditional parties, both of which promote integration into the United States and/or the permanence of the colonial regime.

  • | Venezuelan EMTRASUR Boeing 747 the cargo plane seized in Argentina under US pressure File photo | MR Online

    Lawfare as an imperialist weapon: the case of the Venezuelan plane

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on August 15, 2022 by Atilio Borón (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Aug 19, 2022)

    The subject relayed in the title is becoming more and more complicated. The Argentinian “justice” system, through the actions of the federal judge of Lomas de Zamora, Federico Villena, and Federal Attorney Cecilia Incardona, is determined to retain the EMTRASUR plane and its crew in Argentina even at the price of violating the fundamentals of law (such as the presumption of innocence) to comply with the seizure order issued by U.S. authorities.

  • | OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro being greeted by President Biden at the opening ceremony of the 9th Summit of the Americas Los Angeles Photo TwitterVozdeAmerica | MR Online

    Journalists confront Antony Blinken and Luis Almagro at Summit of the Americas, call out hypocrisy

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on June 11, 2022 by Saheli Chowdhury (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Jun 14, 2022)

    On the second day of the 9th Summit of the Americas that is taking place in Los Angeles, journalists questioned officials from the United States government and the U.S.-controlled Organization of American States (OAS), calling out their hypocritical discourses on democracy and freedom of the press.

  • | From left to right Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo José María Aznar host of the meeting Adolfo Suárez and Felipe González photographed at the Moncloa Palace on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the first democratic elections after the Civil War This meeting of the four presidents of the Government was held on June 13 1997 Photo Gorka Lejarcegi | MR Online

    ‘Either you join NATO or we will make the canaries independent’

    Originally published: Orinoco Tribune on June 6, 2022 by Kahlil Wall-Johnson (more by Orinoco Tribune)  | (Posted Jun 10, 2022)

    A recent interview with former Spanish politician José Manuel Otero has revealed further details regarding his country’s entry into NATO and attests to the double-dealing politics of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE).

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