Caracas - The validation of signatures to try to activate the recall referendum for the mandate of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro begins today until June 24 at the regional offices of the National Electoral Council (CNE, in Spanish).

Brasilia - The website, Vermelho, of the Communist Party of Brazil (PcdoB) warned today that although the government of the interim President Michel Temer is provisional, the damage caused by the measures it introduces will last much longer.

Brasilia - The resignation of a third minister of the cabinet led by interim president Michel Temer questions the governability in the nation, which has plunged into a political and economic crisis.

Caracas - The Venezuelan government repeated its denunciations about the financial support received from Spain by the local extreme right wing sectors to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro.

Geneva - The livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people are in danger due to soil degradation, the United Nations warned today on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.

United Nations - The fulfilment of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development will be the priority for the next president of the General Assembly of the United Nations in its 71st Period of Sessions, stated Peter Thomson (Fiji Islands) after being elected for the post Monday.