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Toronto Star
27 minutes ago
- Politics
- Toronto Star
Latin America and Caribbean week in pictures
June 6-12, 2025 Argentina's highest court upheld a six-year prison sentence for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in a ruling that permanently banned her from public office over the corruption conviction that found she had directed state contracts to a friend while she was the first lady and president. Miguel Uribe, a conservative Colombian presidential hopeful, was in critical condition after being shot in the head from close range during a campaign rally. People created a human chain along a Rio de Janeiro beach shore as part of a symbolic group hug with the sea to mark World Oceans Day. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Brad Pitt donning a buzzcut arrives at a red carpet premiere in Mexico City to promote his latest film, 'F1: The Movie'. This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean. The selection was curated by AP photo editor Anita Baca, based in Mexico City. ___ Follow AP visual journalism: AP Images blog: Instagram:
The Independent
32 minutes ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Latin America and Caribbean week in pictures
June 6-12, 2025 Argentina's highest court upheld a six-year prison sentence for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in a ruling that permanently banned her from public office over the corruption conviction that found she had directed state contracts to a friend while she was the first lady and president. Miguel Uribe, a conservative Colombian presidential hopeful, was in critical condition after being shot in the head from close range during a campaign rally. People created a human chain along a Rio de Janeiro beach shore as part of a symbolic group hug with the sea to mark World Oceans Day. Brad Pitt donning a buzzcut arrives at a red carpet premiere in Mexico City to promote his latest film, 'F1: The Movie'. This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean. The selection was curated by AP photo editor Anita Baca, based in Mexico City. ___ Follow AP visual journalism: AP Images blog:
The Guardian
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
Beach beasts, balloons and BTS fans: photos of the day
The Green party MP for Brighton Pavilion, Siân Berry and the party's MP in Waveney Valley, Adrian Ramsay, join demonstrators outside the Houses of Parliament on the morning of the government's spending review Photograph:A supporter holds up a drum with an image of the former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after the supreme court upheld her guilty verdict for defrauding the state Photograph: Tomás Cuesta/Reuters Tributes were laid out in the main square the day after a former student opened fire at a school, killing and wounding several people Photograph: Darko Bandić/AP A man holds an umbrella printed with the slogan 'Convict Sara Now!' as people gather to protest after a senate decision concerning the impeachment trial of the country's vice-president, Sara Duterte Photograph: Jam Sta Rosa/AFP/Getty Images The Capitol building at dawn, before of the US army's 250th birthday celebration and parade Photograph: Alexander Drago/Reuters An elephant tries to eat leaves from a man's costume during a religious procession, before an annual chariot procession called Ratha Yatra Photograph: Ajit Solanki/AP A groom at the Cadre Noir of Saumur – part of the French military riding academy – prepares saddles for a morning show Photograph: Loïc Venance/AFP/Getty Images A Conservator examines stonework on the south facade of Rosslyn Chapel, which featured in the film The Da Vinci Code, during annual maintenance work Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA A 12ft-tall bronze statue of a young black woman, Grounded in the Stars by the British artist Thomas J Price, stands in Times Square Photograph: Aashish Kiphayet/NurPhoto/Shutterstock The wind-powered Strandbeesten (beach beasts) by the Dutch artist Theo Jansen, which have been exhibited along the Dutch north sea coast, are moved to a permanent home in a former cable factory near the artist's home Photograph: Peter Dejong/AP A standard bearer watches as the former Royal Navy destroyer HMS Bristol, which was deployed in the Falklands war, is towed out of the harbour to be taken to Turkey and recycled Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA Two members of the K-pop supergroup BTS, Jungkook and Jimin, talk to reporters and fans after completing 18 months of military service Photograph: Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images Pope Leo XIV wears a Chicago White Sox baseball cap as he poses for a picture during his general audience in St Peter's Square Photograph: Remo Casilli/Reuters A pilot checks rigging inside a hot air balloon before a sunrise launch over Gilcombe Farm, Somerset, to announce the Show of Hands music and arts festival Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA President Prabowo Subianto launches the Pandu, an electric military vehicle, during the Indo Defense 2025 exhibition Photograph: Adi Weda/EPA A damaged Cristo de la Concordia statuette stands in the road as people walk through blockades set up by supporters of former president Evo Morales Photograph: Claudia Morales/Reuters The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, speaks in parliament – where a vote of confidence in his centre-left coalition cabinet is due – flanked by empty seats of the Law and Justice (PiS) opposition party Photograph: Kacper Pempel/Reuters A vehicle is set on fire during riots that broke out on Monday after a vigil for a teenage girl allegedly sexually assaulted by two 14-year-old boys. Police said the unrest turned into racially motivated attacks on foreigners Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images A man stands on a damaged balcony after Russian drone strikes killed or wounded several people Photograph: Florent Vergnes/AFP/Getty Images An injured Palestinian girl receives medical treatment at Nasser hospital after Israeli forces attacked makeshift tents Photograph: Abdallah F.s. Alattar/Anadolu/Getty Images Palestinians receive the body of their relative, killed by an Israeli attack in the Netzarim Corridor, at al-Shifa hospital Photograph: Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu/Getty Images A charity distributes meals to desperate, hungry Palestinians as Israel's aid blockade continues Photograph: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu/Getty Images
2 days ago
- Politics
Argentine Supreme Court upholds 6-year prison sentence for ex-President Fernández
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentina's highest court upheld a six-year prison sentence for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in a ruling Tuesday that permanently banned her from public office over the corruption conviction that found she had directed state contracts to a friend while she was the first lady and president. The explosive Supreme Court ruling left Fernández, Argentina's charismatic yet deeply divisive ex-leader, subject to arrest and sent her supporters pouring into the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital, and blocking major highways in protest. The court asked Argentina's security ministry to set up a detention center to hold 72-year-old Fernández. Her defense lawyer Carlos Beraldi told C5N, a television station in Buenos Aires, that he had requested Fernández be allowed to serve her sentence in house arrest given her age. The ruling bars Fernández from running in this fall's Buenos Aires legislative elections just days after she launched her campaign. Fernández, who dominated Argentine politics for two decades and forged the country's main left-wing populist movement known as Kirchnerism, after her and her husband, former President Néstor Kirchner, rejects the charges as politically motivated. During Fernández's eight years in office (2007–2015), Argentina expanded cash payments to the poor and pioneered major social assistance programs. But her governments funded the unbridled state spending by printing money, bringing Argentina notoriety for massive budget deficits and sky-high inflation. Critics blamed Argentina's years of economic volatility on Fernández's policies, and outrage over successive economic crises and the country's bloated bureaucracy helped vault radical libertarian President Javier Milei to the presidency in late 2023. The ruling dealt a severe blow to Milei's opposition during a crucial midterm election year. He celebrated the ruling, writing on social media: 'Justice. Period.' Fernández was embroiled in multiple corruption scandals during her tenure. She was convicted in 2022 in this corruption case, which centered on 51 public contracts for public works awarded to companies linked to Lázaro Báez, a convicted construction magnate and friend of the presidential couple, at prices 20% above the standard rate in a scheme that cost the state tens of millions of dollars. The high court rejected Fernández's request for the court to review her prison sentence in March. In a resolution obtained by The Associated Press, the court said that the prison sentence 'does nothing more than to protect our republican and democratic system." The Kirchner governments carried out 'an extraordinary fraudulent maneuver' that harmed the interests of the government and resulted in the embezzlement of roughly $70 million at the current exchange rate, the resolution said. Supporters of Fernández and her political movement blocked main roads into Buenos Aires and stormed the offices of Argentina's two main cable networks that are widely considered critical of the ex-leader, Channel 13 and Todos Noticias, smashing televisions, vandalizing cars and shattering windows. There were no injuries reported. Fernández rejected the decision, calling the court justices 'puppets' of those wielding economic power in the country. 'They're three puppets answering to those ruling far above them," she told supporters in a rousing speech outside her party's headquarters. 'It's not the opposition. It's the concentrated economic power of Argentina's government.' Gregorio Dalbón, one of Fernández's lawyers, vowed 'to take this case to all international human rights organizations.' Fernández has questioned the impartiality of the judges. She claims her defense didn't have access to much of the evidence and that it was gathered without regard to legal deadlines.
NBC News
2 days ago
- Politics
- NBC News
Argentina's top court upholds 6-year prison sentence for ex-President Fernández over corruption
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina 's highest court upheld a six-year prison sentence for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in a ruling Tuesday that permanently banned her from public office over the corruption conviction that found she had directed state contracts to a friend while she was the first lady and president. The explosive Supreme Court ruling left Fernández, Argentina's charismatic yet deeply divisive ex-leader, subject to arrest and sent her supporters pouring into the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital, and blocking major highways in protest. The court asked Argentina's security ministry to set up a detention center to hold 72-year-old Fernández. Her defense lawyer Carlos Beraldi told C5N, a television station in Buenos Aires, that he had requested Fernández be allowed to serve her sentence in house arrest given her age. The ruling bars Fernández from running in this fall's Buenos Aires legislative elections just days after she launched her campaign. Fernández — who dominated Argentine politics for two decades and forged the country's main left-wing populist movement known as Kirchnerism, after her and her husband, former President Néstor Kirchner — rejects the charges as politically motivated. During Fernández's eight years in office (2007–2015), Argentina expanded cash payments to the poor and pioneered major social assistance programs. But her governments funded the unbridled state spending by printing money, bringing Argentina notoriety for massive budget deficits and sky-high inflation. Critics blamed Argentina's years of economic volatility on Fernández's policies, and outrage over successive economic crises and the country's bloated bureaucracy helped vault radical libertarian President Javier Milei to the presidency in late 2023. The ruling dealt a severe blow to Milei's opposition during a crucial midterm election year. He celebrated the ruling, writing on social media: 'Justice. Period.' Fernández was embroiled in multiple corruption scandals during her tenure. She was convicted in 2022 in this corruption case, which centered on 51 public contracts for public works awarded to companies linked to Lázaro Báez, a convicted construction magnate and friend of the presidential couple, at prices 20% above the standard rate in a scheme that cost the state tens of millions of dollars. The high court rejected Fernández's request for the court to review her prison sentence in March. In a resolution obtained by The Associated Press, the court said that the prison sentence 'does nothing more than to protect our republican and democratic system.' The Kirchner governments carried out 'an extraordinary fraudulent maneuver' that harmed the interests of the government and resulted in the embezzlement of roughly $70 million at the current exchange rate, the resolution said. Supporters of Fernández and her political movement blocked main roads into Buenos Aires and stormed the offices of Argentina's two main cable networks that are widely considered critical of the ex-leader, Channel 13 and Todos Noticias, smashing televisions, vandalizing cars and shattering windows. There were no injuries reported. Fernández rejected the decision, calling the court justices 'puppets' of those wielding economic power in the country. 'They're three puppets answering to those ruling far above them,' she told supporters in a rousing speech outside her party's headquarters. 'It's not the opposition. It's the concentrated economic power of Argentina's government.' Gregorio Dalbón, one of Fernández's lawyers, vowed 'to take this case to all international human rights organizations.' Fernández has questioned the impartiality of the judges. She claims her defense didn't have access to much of the evidence and that it was gathered without regard to legal deadlines.
