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Bolivia arrests 17 as failed coup deepens instability
Gen. Juan Mario Paulsen Sandi, left, and Anibal Aguilar Gomez, arrested for his alleged involvement in what President Luis Arce called a coup attempt, is presented to the press in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, June 27, 2024.
Failed Coup in Bolivia: General Zuniga Arrested
In Bolivia, an attempted military coup concluded with the arrest of its organizer, General Juan Jose Zuniga. The military units he dispatched to the presidential palace in La Paz withdrew from Murillo Square, according to reports from Reuters.
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Turkey reshuffles around two dozen of ambassadors
Turkey has reshuffled dozens of ambassadors, including Deputy Foreign Minister Yavuz Selim Kıran, who has been appointed as Turkey's ambassador to Zagreb.
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473 Turks died from COVID-19 abroad: FM Çavuşoğlu
Some 473 Turkish citizens abroad passed away from the coronavirus, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said, informing that more than 65,000 Turks from 103 countries have been brought back to Turkey since the pandemic hit the world.
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Interim gov't to probe nearly 600 ex-officials in Bolivia
Bolivia's interim government led by Jeanine Anez announced on Jan. 8 it will launch investigations against nearly 600 former officials in the ousted administration.
Mexico says Spanish diplomats' cars blocked by Bolivia at La Paz embassy
Mexico's government said Bolivian police had impeded the departure of Spanish officials visiting the Mexican ambassador in La Paz on Dec. 27, widening a spat over Bolivia's surveillance of its diplomatic facilities that has rumbled on for days.
Arrest Warrant Issued against Evo Morales
The Prosecutor General's Office of Bolivia has issued an arrest warrant against the former exiled president Evo Morales after the provisional government's accusations of incitement and terrorism.
Prosecutors in La Paz have signed an order for the police to detain the 60-year-old politician and bring him to the Attorney General's office.
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Food shortages cripple Bolivia, new elections still uncertain
Bolivians languished in long lines on the streets of La Paz on Nov. 17 to secure chicken, eggs and cooking fuel as supporters of ousted President Evo Morales crippled the country's highways, isolating population centers from lowland farms.
Bolivia's Morales boards plane to Mexico as protests rage in La Paz
Bolivia's ousted president Evo Morales was flying to political asylum in Mexico on Nov. 11 night, the latest step the once-beloved leader's rapid fall, while military and police deployed in the streets of La Paz to quell violence.
Kotzias in Bolivia for Ancient Civilizations Forum
Donning a traditional Andean poncho, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias addressed the Ancient Civilizations Forum in La Paz, Bolivia on Saturday, highlighting the importance of cooperation between cultures "through multidimensional synergies."
The Ancient Civilizations Forum brings together representatives of states where great ancient cultures once existed.
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