Calm has returned to Bolivia’s capital after troops led by a top general stormed the presidential palace, then quickly retreated. The tumultuous scenes threatened to pitch the long-troubled South American democracy into chaos. The nation of 12 million watched in shock and bewilderment on Wednesday as Bolivian military forces appeared to turn on the government […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Thursday it hoped calm would be restored in Bolivia in the wake of an attempted coup, after the Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the plotters and expressed Moscow’s support for the government of President Luis Arce. Bolivian armed forces pulled back from the presidential palace in La Paz on […]
By Daniel Ramos LA PAZ (Reuters) -Bolivian armed forces pulled back from the presidential palace in La Paz on Wednesday evening and a general was arrested after President Luis Arce slammed a “coup” attempt against the government and called for international support. Earlier in the day, military units led by General Juan Jose Zuniga, recently […]
Armoured vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace in La Paz on Wednesday in an apparent coup attempt, but President Luis Arce vowed to stand firm and named a new army commander who ordered troops to stand down. The soldiers pulled back along with a line of military vehicles as hundreds of Mr […]
Armoured vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace on Wednesday as President Luis Arce said the country faced an attempted coup and urged people to mobilise. In a video of Mr Arce surrounded by ministers in the palace, he said: “The country is facing an attempted coup d’etat. Here we are, firm in […]
Armoured vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace as a top government official warned of a coup attempt and President Luis Arce said “irregular” deployment of troops was taking place in the capital. In a message on his X account, Mr Arce called for “democracy to be respected”. It came as Bolivian television […]
Matt Turner #1 and the USMNT play Bolivia in their first Copa group stage match this Sunday. (Mark Thorstenson/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF) The Copa America 2024 soccer — or football — tournament continues tonight with USA vs. Bolivia. The USMNT currently rest at 11th place in the latest FIFA rankings. Right now, Bolivia is […]
STORY: The type of Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) known as spectacled bear or Jukumari, the only one native to South America, is also the inspiration behind beloved fictional bear Paddington, who travels to London, is adopted by a family and eats lashings of marmalade. Since 2017, the Chester Zoo’s Andean Carnivore Conservation Program initiative has […]
LA PAZ (Reuters) -Heavy rain in Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency, a government document showed on Sunday, after overflowing rivers destroyed many houses over the weekend. Bolivian President Luis Arce pledged to send heavy machinery and 3,000 troops to prevent further damage, according to the document. Heavy rains […]
STORY: A local woman told Reuters that on Tuesday night (February 20) the Irpavi River began to swallow the 82 feet (25 meters) separating her house from the waterbed, damaging her home and keeping her family on vigil throughout the night. Several buildings in the area are still at risk of being washed away. Authorities […]