South America – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for May 2, 2025

South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 2, 2025.

MIL-OSI: Equinor sells the Peregrino field for USD 3.5 billion
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Equinor Brasil Energia Ltda., a subsidiary of Equinor (OSE: EQNR, NYSE: EQNR), has entered into agreements(1) with Brazilian company Prio Tigris Ltda., a subsidiary of PRIO SA (PRIO3.SA) for a sale of its 60% operated interest in the Peregrino field in Brazil. PRIO, Brazil’s largest independent oil and gas company, will pay […]

MIL-OSI Security: Prosecutors in CDCA Charge 45 Defendants with Being Illegal Aliens in U.S. Following Removal – a 3,755% Increase from Previous Year
Source: Office of United States Attorneys LOS ANGELES – Federal prosecutors in the Central District of California this week criminally charged 45 defendants who allegedly illegally re-entered the United States following removal, bringing the total number of defendants charged with this crime since January 20 of this year to 347, a year-over-year increase of 3,755%, […]

MIL-OSI Security: Prosecutors in CDCA Charge 45 Defendants with Being Illegal Aliens in U.S. Following Removal – a 3,755% Increase from Previous Year
Source: Office of United States Attorneys LOS ANGELES – Federal prosecutors in the Central District of California this week criminally charged 45 defendants who allegedly illegally re-entered the United States following removal, bringing the total number of defendants charged with this crime since January 20 of this year to 347, a year-over-year increase of 3,755%, […]

MIL-OSI Australia: Mexican Fiesta Street Party in Hargreaves Mall
Source: New South Wales Ministerial News In celebration of the exclusive Frida Kahlo: In her own image exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery, Hargreaves Mall will be transformed into a Mexican-themed Fiesta Bendigo Street Party tomorrow, Saturday May 3, 2025 from 11am to 4pm. This community event will celebrate the rich music, delicious food, colourful culture, […]

MIL-OSI USA: May 1st, 2025

Heinrich, Luján, Colleagues Demand to Know Who Killed Minority Business Development Agency, Why & Where’s the Money Going?
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Martin Heinrich “Who is actually running the Department: Secretary Lutnick or Elon Musk and DOGE?” Senators ask WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, joined U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the […]

MIL-OSI USA: VIDEO: Lummis Speaks on Senate Floor About First 100 “Transformational” Days of the Trump Administration
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Wyoming Cynthia Lummis Washington, D.C. — This week, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) took to the Senate floor to highlight the completion of President Trump’s first 100 “transformational” days back in office. In the remarks, Senator Lummis discusses how President Trump has revitalized American energy independence, cut wasteful government spending, […]

MIL-OSI: Gran Tierra Energy Inc. Reports First Quarter 2025 Results, Record Production and Continued Exploration Success
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Achieved Record Total Company Average Quarterly Production of 46,647 boepd Ecuador Exploration Success Continues with Additional Oil Discoveries in Iguana Block Solid Balance Sheet, Exited the Quarter with $77 Million in Cash Following Active Capital Campaign, Paid Down $27 Million of Debt Additional Liquidity Secured with Signing of New $75 Million Credit […]

MIL-OSI Security: MS-13 Gang Member who Led Transnational Fentanyl Distribution Operation from Inside State Prison Sentenced to 17 Years by South Florida Federal Judge
Source: Office of United States Attorneys MIAMI – A district judge in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. has sentenced an MS-13 gang member and leader of a transnational drug trafficking organization (DTO) to 210 months in federal prison for running a fentanyl distribution ring, some of which he did from inside a state prison. Mario Clifford Rivera (a/k/a […]

MIL-OSI USA: Luján, Heinrich, Colleagues Demand to Know Who Killed Minority Business Development Agency, Why & Where’s the Money Going?
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) “Who is actually running the Department: Secretary Lutnick or Elon Musk and DOGE?” Senators ask Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), joined U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of […]

MIL-OSI Security: Cuban National Indicted On Charges Related To Credit Card “Skimming” And Submitting A False Naturalization Application
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the return of an indictment charging Yunier Perez-Bertemati (40) with 22 counts of access device fraud, possessing and trafficking in unauthorized device-making equipment, aggravated identity theft, making a false statement on an immigration application, and making a false statement to a […]

MIL-OSI Security: Mexican national sentenced in drug trafficking conspiracy
Source: Office of United States Attorneys PLANO, Texas –A Mexican national has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr. Willy Armando Ramirez-Garcia, 34, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 320 […]

MIL-OSI Security: Rockford Man Sentenced to Eleven Years in Prison for Attempting To Import More Than Half a Kilogram of Fentanyl
Source: Office of United States Attorneys ROCKFORD — A Rockford man was sentenced today to eleven years in federal prison for attempting to import more than half a kilogram of fentanyl into the United States from Mexico.  BENIGNO SANCHEZ, 47, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of attempting to possess with intent to […]

MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General James Denounces Trump Administration for Gutting Family Planning Services
Source: US State of New York EW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and a multistate coalition of 20 other attorneys general today called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately reinstate tens of millions of dollars in Title X funds, which provide federal funding to health centers […]

MIL-OSI USA: Carbajal, Dunn, Luján, Moody Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Bolster Spaceport Infrastructure Investments
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24) Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Neal Dunn, M.D. (R-FL-02) joined Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Ashley Moody (R-FL) to reintroduce bicameral and bipartisan legislation to incentivize investment in spaceport infrastructure. The Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act will provide spaceports like Vandenberg Space […]

MIL-OSI USA: Mfume Joins Bicameral Letter on Cuts to Medicaid in District of Columbia
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) WASHINGTON, DC – Amid reports that House Republicans plan to reduce the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) in the District of Columbia, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) led 15 Members in sending a letter […]

MIL-OSI USA: Padilla, Kaine, Van Hollen, Schumer to Force Senate Vote Demanding Answers on Trump Administration’s Compliance With Court Orders and El Salvador’s Horrific Human Rights Record
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Padilla, Kaine, Van Hollen, Schumer to Force Senate Vote Demanding Answers on Trump Administration’s Compliance With Court Orders and El Salvador’s Horrific Human Rights Record WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer […]

MIL-OSI: Codere Online Files 2023 Annual Report on Form 20-F and to Release Q1-25 Earnings on May 16th
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, May 1, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. (Nasdaq: CDRO / CDROW) (the “Company” or “Codere Online”), a leading online gaming operator in Spain and Latin America, today announced that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) its annual report on […]

MIL-OSI Security: ICYMI: ICE Targets Major Human and Drug Smuggling Property In Oklahoma City
Source: US Department of Homeland Security WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security set the record straight regarding an April 24, 2025, execution of court-authorized search warrant at a home owned by a human smuggling suspect in Oklahoma City. This lawful operation conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), led by Homeland Security Investigations […]

MIL-OSI USA: El Paso, Texas, man pleads guilty to alien smuggling, money laundering conspiracies
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An El Paso, Texas man who led a major human smuggling operation has plead guilty to federal charges of conspiring to transport and harbor illegal aliens and to launder the proceeds of the smuggling scheme, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Homeland Security […]

MIL-OSI USA: Amateur Radio Scientists Shine at the 2025 HamSCI Workshop
Source: NASA Love Ham Radio? The HamSCI project fosters collaboration between amateur radio operators and professional researchers. Its goals are to advance scientific research and understanding through amateur radio activities, encourage the development of modern technologies to support this research, and provide educational opportunities for the amateur community and the public. HamSCI held its annual Workshop, […]