Latin America

The president's health has been a concern in recent years after he was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2011.Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has indefinitely postponed his trip to China and important talks with President Xi…

Rodolphe Jaar is charged with conspiracy to assassinate or kidnap President Jovenal Moise and supporting the plot.A dual Haitian and Chilean citizen has pleaded guilty to three charges related to a plot to assassinate former Haitian…

For Jose Guerra Ferrer, an industrial engineer from Havana, "the economic situation in Cuba is bad". "I hope it can be addressed by the new parliament," he said, referring to the national assembly elections this weekend. In recent years,…

Paraguay's ex-president and current vice-president are under investigation for alleged corruption – allegations they deny.Paraguay's attorney general has launched a criminal investigation into allegations by the US government that the…

As armed groups continue to struggle for power, the Red Cross reports a six-year high number of civilians injured by explosives.A new report from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) shows that violence between armed groups…

Petroleum Minister Tareck El Aissami announces his resignation on Twitter and says he will cooperate with the government's investigation.Venezuela's powerful petroleum minister has announced his resignation following the detention of at…

Local journalists report receiving envelopes containing small explosives disguised as everyday electronic devices.Journalists from several news outlets in Ecuador have received envelopes containing electronic devices loaded with explosives,…

Havana, Cuba – On June 9, Amelia Calzadilla, a 33-year-old mother of three, posted a video on Facebook. It was an impulsive decision that would turn her into one of Cuba's most prominent new dissidents. “I was never interested in being…

The first time I spoke with survivors of the Darién Gap – the infamous deadly stretch of jungle on the border between Colombia and Panama – was in 2021 during my brief imprisonment in Siglo XXI, Mexico's largest immigrant detention center,…

An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale shakes the coastal region of Guayas, damaging homes and buildings.A strong earthquake rocked the region around Ecuador's second-largest city, killing at least four people, damaging homes and…