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Benjamin Alvarez
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US Correspondent for DW
El grupo de ataque del portaaviones USS Gerald R. Ford, el más grande del mundo, ingresó hoy al área de responsabilidad del Comando Sur de Estados Unidos, confirma la Marina de ese país. La foto del 5 de noviembre muestra al portaaviones cruzando el Océano Atlántico.
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hace casi cuatro años, Yasna Mussa publicó esta columna titulada "Ante las elecciones en Chile, es hora de llamar al fascismo por su nombre." Recomiendo volver a leerla: www.washingtonpost.com/es/opinions/...
Opinión | Ante las elecciones en Chile, es hora de llamar al fascismo por su nombre
El candidato chileno José Antonio Kast ha hecho campaña apostando a un discurso peligroso que ofrece soluciones radicales sin explicar cómo llegar a ellas. Esa superficialidad, repetida y luego masifi...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Former US President Barack Obama surprised an aircraft full of veterans as they arrived in Washington, D.C. for Veterans Day.
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, led by the world's largest aircraft carrier, entered the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility today. www.fourthfleet.navy.mil/Press-Room/N...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Syrian presidency released photos from Trump's meeting with Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa.
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"They're going to have to explain themselves," House Minority Leader Jeffries says on Senate Democrats who voted to end the shutdown. An "overwhelming majority of Senate Democrats continue to remain in the arena fighting to fix our broken healthcare system," Jeffries adds.
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
President Trump has issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The Senate has begun voting on a bipartisan funding plan to end the longest government shutdown in US history.
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Mostly boos, some cheers as President Trump is shown on the big screens of Northwest Stadium during the Washington Commanders vs. Detroit Lions game.
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Air Force One did a flyover over Notthwest Stadium during the Washington Commanders vs. Detroit Lions game.

President Trump is returning from Mar-a-Lago to attend the game.
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection recruiting on mobile billboard trucks in Washington, D.C.
November 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
South Africa notes President Trump's "regrettable" social media post and states that "the characterisation of Afrikaners as an exclusively white group is ahistorical. Furthermore, the claim that this community faces persecution, is not substantiated by fact." dirco.gov.za/south-africa...
South Africa notes President Trump’s regrettable Truth Social post
The South African Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation has noted the content of a post by President Donald J. Trump on the Truth Social platform. The South African Government wishes to ...
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November 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
President Trump departs for Mar-a-Lago.
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Trump hosts Orban at the White House.
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
U.S. President Trump stands by as attendees help a guest after he collapsed during an event on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office at the White House. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images.
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Boric takes aim at Trump ahead of COP30

Chilean President @GabrielBoric called out President Trump, saying he lied at this year's UNGA when Trump dismissed climate change as the "greatest con job ever perpetrated."
November 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said she will press charges against a man who groped her. On a street near the National Palace in Mexico City, a man approached her from behind and attempted to kiss her on the neck and place his hands on her body. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mexico president to seek charges after being groped on street
Claudia Sheinbaum says she is pressing charges because "a line must be drawn" against the harassment of Mexican women.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral race, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. The 34-year-old will become the first Muslim mayor of the largest city in the U.S. @dwnews
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Outside of the Brooklyn Paramount concert venue during Zohran Mamdani's speech:
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
This is the line for Zohran Mamdani's election watch party at Brooklyn Paramount now:
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Montreal's next mayor Soraya Martínez Ferrada is originally from Santiago, Chile. "She and her family moved to Canada as political refugees in 1980 when she was only eight years old, fleeing the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Meet Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Montreal's next mayor | CBC News
For the first time in eight years, Montreal will have a new person leading city hall: Soraya Martinez Ferrada. From her Chilean roots to her political experience, here's some info for you to learn mor...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford leaves the Mediterranean bound for U.S. Southern Command. news.usni.org/2025/11/04/u...
USS Gerald R. Ford Leaves Mediterranean Bound for U.S. Southern Command - USNI News
Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) sailed west through the Strait of Gibraltar into the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, according to ship spotters and confirmed by a defense official. Gerald R. F...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Former Vice President Cheney "was proved wrong on point after point in the Iraq War, without ever losing the conviction that he was essentially right. He alleged links between the 2001 attacks against the United States and prewar Iraq that didn't exist." www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Dick Cheney, one of America's most powerful and polarizing vice presidents, dies at 84
Cheney died Monday night due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, according to a statement from his family.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani casts his ballot at a polling site at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School in Astoria, Queens. Via Kylie Cooper/Reuters.
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM