Americas
US, Colombia recall top diplomats as rift deepens over alleged assassination plot
The US and Colombia recalled their top diplomats Thursday amid escalating tensions, linked to an alleged plot against Colombia’s leftist president. Washington first withdrew its chargé d'affaires, citing "baseless and reprehensible" comments from Colombia’s government, a State Department spokesperson said, without elaborating.
July 3, 2025
‘The ground shook’: drone attacks help Haitian government wrest control of capital from criminal gangs
July 2, 2025
Chinese Companies Set Their Sights on Brazil
Confronted with tariffs and scrutiny in the United States and Europe, Chinese consumer brands are betting that they can become household names in Latin America’s biggest economy.
June 20, 2025
Venezuela elects representatives for Guyana-administered Essequibo
El Dorado (Venezuela) (AFP) – Venezuela elected officials on Sunday for the first time for Essequibo region, an oil-rich territory that Caracas claims from neighboring Guyana as part of a centuries-old dispute.
May 26, 2025
Venezuela accuses El Salvador of human trafficking as prisoners caught in row between authoritarians
Nayib Bukele offered to exchange 252 Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador for 252 prisoners in Venezuela
April 21, 2025
El Salvador’s president offers Maduro US-deported Venezuelans for prisoner swap
April 20, 2025
Panama opposition party accuses US of ‘camouflaged invasion’
Discontent with government handling of diplomatic crisis rises as Pete Hegseth says US troops moved to country
April 12, 2025
Brazil sack boss Dorival after Argentina defeat
Brazil sack manager Dorival Junior after losing 4-1 to arch-rivals Argentina in World Cup qualifying.
March 28, 2025
Humiliation as Propaganda: Videos of Shackled Detainees Have History in El Salvador
A video showing rough treatment of deportees over the weekend was an extraordinary depiction by U.S. standards, but not by El Salvador’s.
March 19, 2025
How Mexico’s president became the world’s leading Trump whisperer
Claudia Sheinbaum has twice persuaded Trump to postpone tariffs. The low-key scientist’s success is helping her step out of her predecessor’s shadow.
March 10, 2025
On Mexico’s Once-Packed Border, Few Migrants Remain
There has been a dramatic drop in the number of people gathering at the U.S. border and trying to cross. Can it help Mexico stave off President Trump’s threatened tariffs?
March 3, 2025
Trump cancels Chevron's Venezuela oil licence, citing lack of electoral reforms
US president Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was "reversing the concessions" given to oil and gas multinational Chevron to operate in Venezuela by his predecessor Joe Biden, accusing President Nicolas Maduro of not making progress on electoral reforms and migrant returns.
February 27, 2025
Mexican president responds to US decision labeling cartels as terrorist organizations
February 20, 2025
US adds Mexican cartels to list of foreign terrorist organisations
Six cartels added to list as part of Trump’s plan to ‘wage war’ on drug trafficking groups to address fentanyl crisis in US
February 19, 2025
Bolsonaro indictment leaves Brazil’s tropical Trump staring at prospect of jail
The ex-president faces charges of a murderous conspiracy while his US counterpart has surged back to power
February 19, 2025
Mexico president says U.S. tariffs on her country delayed for 1 month
Mexico will reinforce the border with 10,000 soldiers as part of deal
February 3, 2025
