News of assassination

Brazil's Bolsonaro denied passport for Trump inauguration

16-01-2025 17:58 Brazil's supreme court denied former president Jair Bolsonaro, under investigation for an alleged coup plot, from traveling to Donald Trump's inauguration next week.

ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner testifies, faces would-be assassin in court

14-08-2024 16:39 Denouncing a climate of violence prior to the assassination attempt on her life and facing her assailant for the first time in person, former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner states in court that she found out about shots fired at her after the fact.

UNITED STATES

Bullet and the ballot box: violent US rhetoric comes 'home to roost'

14-07-2024 10:12 Donald Trump was the victim of an assassination attempt by a gunman at a campaign rally Saturday in a chaotic and shocking incident set to supercharge political tensions ahead of the US presidential election.

SHOCK IN UNITED STATES

Milei blames 'international left' for 'cowardly' Trump assassination attempt

14-07-2024 09:35 Argentina's President Javier Milei blames "international left" for assassination attempt Saturday targeting former former US president Donald Trump.

CFK ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

CFK attempted murder trial: Carrizo says he 'would never kill'

04-07-2024 16:23 Nicolás Carrizo weeps as he defended himself in court on Wednesday, saying he would "never kill a person" during second hearing into September 2022 attempted assassination of former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

CFK ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

Would-be assassin tells court he wanted to kill CFK for 'social good'

26-06-2024 16:42 Fernando Sabag Montiel testifies in his trial over the attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in September 2022. "I wanted to kill her," he tells court.

KIRCHNER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

The defendants standing trial for Fernández de Kirchner's attempted murder

26-06-2024 16:05 Fernando Sabag Montiel, Brenda Uliarte and Nicolás Carrizo are the defendants standing trial for the attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

CFK ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

Trial into attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner begins

26-06-2024 12:14 Trial into 2022 assassination attempt of ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner gets underway in Buenos Aires; Fernando Sabag Montiel, Brenda Uliarte and Nicolás Carrizo are the accused in a trial set to feature more than 270 witnesses.

COURTS

Trial into attempted assassination of Fernández de Kirchner set for June

12-03-2024 11:31 Fernando Sabag Montiel, Brenda Uliarte and Nicolás Carrizo to stand trial for attempted assassination of former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; More than 270 witnesses expected to be called – including the victim.

Global Affairs

Venezuela arrests 32 in alleged plot to kill Nicolás Maduro

23-01-2024 15:26 Authorities have accused civilians and soldiers of treason for their alleged part in the attempted assassination of President Nicolas Maduro.

ATTACK ON VICE-PRESIDENT

Brenda Uliarte changes tack on CFK assassination attempt

28-09-2023 00:20 Brenda Uliarte, co-defendant and former partner of would-be assailant Fernando Sabag Montiel, testifies that “somebody is clearly behind” the attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as she attempts to distance herself from plot to kill vice-president.

ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

CFK assassination attempt: President Fernández slams 'slowness' of courts

01-09-2023 19:56 President Alberto Fernandez slams justice system for its "singular slowness" in criminal investigation into attempted assassination of Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

IN FOCUS

Murder, cocaine and tears: Ecuador confronts a perilous descent

11-08-2023 09:33 Fernando Villavicencio’s assassination has thrust unwanted attention on Ecuador. Just a few years ago it had enjoyed the reputation of being tranquil and relatively safe but now its descent toward becoming a narco-state has become evident in the eyes of the world.

ECUADOR

Fernando Villavicencio: fierce opponent of corruption

10-08-2023 10:17 Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead after holding a rally in Quito on Wednesday evening. The 59-year-old journalist, was one of eight candidates in the August 20 presidential election.

ASSASSINATION IN ECUADOR

Ecuador presidential candidate shot dead after rally

09-08-2023 21:54 Ecuadorean presidential candidate and journalist Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead after holding a rally in Quito on Wednesday evening, local media reported.

ATTACK ON VICE-PRESIDENT

Judge sends trio of suspects to trial for CFK assassination attempt

12-06-2023 19:10 Federal judges adhere's to prosecutor's request and orders three defendants accused of attempting to kill Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to stand trial; Former president rejects move, calling for further investigation into alleged masterminds behind attack.

ATTACK ON VICE-PRESIDENT

‘I pulled the trigger and it didn't fire,’ says CFK’s would-be assassin

14-03-2023 11:37 "I have no regrets. I wanted to kill her because of the situation in the country," reveals Fernando Sabag Montiel, the man behind the failed assassination attempt against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner last September 1.