Tensions rise in Bolivia as protesters march toward presidential palace
Demonstrators gathered near the presidential palace in La Paz as police maintained blockades and tensions remained high.

Demonstrators gathered near the presidential palace in La Paz as police maintained blockades and tensions remained high.


![US President Donald Trump, US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, US on May 25, 2026. [Nathan Howard/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-1779740636.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)






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