Ione Wells

My journalism and videos are now mostly on Instagram: @ionewells Please get in touch on there or via email instead.

What has my report from Venezuela out today got to do with the national football team? Have a watch - and read the report here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… #manotengofe

Useful info on @BBCWomansHour from @ionewells and others about the two prominent #Venezuela women in the news, #MariaCorinaMachado and #DelcyRodriguez. share.google/4H5OdKieNIuCR8…

What’s next for Venezuela? Our podcast here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Fear of crime and migration fuels Chile's swing to the right. My analysis here 👇 bbc.com/news/articles/…

Family of missing Colombian seek answers after US strike on alleged drug boat bbc.in/3XdR0KL

Chile's presidential election will go to a run-off vote in December. The far-right candidate Kast came second narrowly to the Communist Party candidate Jara, but given the other candidates were right-wing... I think Kast will be celebrating tonight. bbc.com/news/articles/…

The leader of one of Ecuador's biggest drug-trafficking gangs has been captured in an operation involving Spanish police. Wilmer "Pipo" Chavarria was the head of Los Lobos, one of the country's most notorious gangs. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Mining company BHP has been found liable for a 2015 dam collapse in Brazil, known as the country's worst-ever environmental disaster, by London's High Court. BHP will appeal and says this duplicates compensation in Brazil for hundreds of thousands. bbc.com/news/articles/…

I interviewed @jacindaardern at COP30 yesterday about climate solutions - and how world leaders that do want a green transition should respond if they receive a political backlash to net zero or conservation policies. Watch & listen across @BBCNews

Javier Milei has had a good night in Argentina’s midterms by the looks of it. Preliminary results show his party gained 27 deputies seats in the lower house of Congress and 6 seats in the Senate. Lots of happy supporters outside the hotel where he is watching here in BA

If you understand authoritarian regimes, it's clear Trump's bounty on Maduro won't work. So what is afoot with #Venezuela? @ionewells

Warships, fighter jets and the CIA - what is Trump's endgame in Venezuela? 🇻🇪🇺🇸 By me from South America and ⁦@joshcheetham⁩ from BBC Verify bbc.com/news/articles/…

Brazil grants oil exploration licence in Amazon region bbc.com/news/articles/…

Trump not subtle at all that the US's $20bn currency swap with Argentina is about politics and upcoming Argentine midterm elections. Trump says upcoming Argentina elections will decide how 'generous' US will be. Follow live: bbc.com/news/live/c0mx…

How President Milei's 'Thatcherite' economics split his nation - but won over Trump bbc.in/475etSZ

Argentina’s President Javier Milei is visiting the White House today. The Trump admin has offered him a $20 billion lifeline. How does that square with America First foreign policy? Take a listen to The Global Story. Our pod today with @ionewells open.spotify.com/episode/1RcYRF…

Listen to my latest episode with The Global Story on why Trump is offering Javier Milei a $20bn lifeline swap - and what on earth is going on in Argentina right now: open.spotify.com/episode/1RcYRF…

As Nobel Prize goes to Venezuela's opposition leader, how far would Trump go to help her? bbc.com/news/articles/…