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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung leaving after giving a speech
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South Korea’s Lee wins big in local election, Bolivia’s domestic crisis deepens, White House goes back to tariff policy

South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung's Democratic Party is poised to win 11 of 16 municipal races, a reversal from four years ago when the now-disgraced PPP dominated. But Lee’s surging popularity has foreign policy ramifications.

A protestor throws a tear gas canister back towards the police
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Bolivian labor protests get fiery, US-Iran deal looks increasingly unlikely, Trump critic faces Republican primary challenger

Two weeks of protests have paralyzed Bolivia's capital, La Paz, costing businesses $50 million a day amid the country's worst economic crisis in 40 years. Unions are calling for the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz, just six months into his tenure.

​Centrist senator and presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz celebrates in La Paz, Bolivia, on October 19, 2025.
Analysis

Bolivia takes a right turn – will its neighbors follow?

After two decades of left-wing dominance in Bolivia, the Latin American country elected a centrist president on Sunday. It isn’t the only country in the region that’s tilting to the right.

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017.
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What We’re Watching: Trump to meet Putin, Indigenous voters in Bolivia shift right, Lula’s anti-Trump strategy goes global

Palestinians wounded in an Israeli strike near a humanitarian aid distribution centre are rushed to Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis.
US & Canada

HARD NUMBERS: Gaza aid point killings rise, US states approve opioid settlement, and more

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, on December 11, 2017.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Pressure on Israel, Jitters in Bolivia, Podcasts for Democrats

The UK and EU threatened Tuesday to revise trade ties with Israel unless PM Benjamin Netanyahu stops the new offensive in the Gaza Strip and allows sufficient humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave.

NATO likely to respond if Russia sends North Korean troops to Ukraine
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NATO likely to respond if Russia sends North Korean troops to Ukraine

With reports of North Korean troops in Kursk, what is the likelihood of NATO directly intervening in the Ukraine-Russia war? Moldova's pro-Western President secured a second term after narrow runoff win. Does her victory reflect Western strength against Putin? How is the political rift between Bolivia's government and the former President Evo Morales affecting the country's stability and economy? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

​Bolivia's former President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference, in Cochabamba, Bolivia October 4, 2024.
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Did Bolivia’s ex-president stage an assassination … on himself?

The day after former Bolivian President Evo Morales claimed to have survived an attempt on his life on Sunday, Interior Minister Eduardo de Castillo accused Morales of staging an attempt on his own life.

​ Photo taken on April 22, 2012, shows the Pantanal wetlands in western Brazil.
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Hidrovia Project threatens Pantanal’s survival

​A member of the military police walks amid tear gas as Bolivia's President Luis Arce "denounced the irregular mobilization" of some units of the country's army, in La Paz, Bolivia June 26, 2024.
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Bolivia's coup lasts just hours

Bolivian state television broadcast images of armored military vehicles ramming the door of the government complex in La Paz on Wednesday, as soldiers occupied the capital city’s central square in an apparent coup attempt.