Americas

Americas

Venezuela’s Strongman Is Trying—and Failing—to Appease Trump

Nicolás Maduro accepts deportees and calls for the pope’s help in a bid to fend off American military action

By Editors Desk

October 9, 2025

Americas

US strikes another alleged drug-trafficking boat near Venezuela, killing 4

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says operation targeted vessel carrying substantial narcotics headed to America

By Alexandra Koch

October 3, 2025

Americas

U.N. approves militarized force to take on Haiti’s gangs

The Security Council vote was an acknowledgment that the police mission it once backed had failed to wrest back control of the beleaguered Caribbean nation.

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October 1, 2025

Americas

I have no relationship with Trump, Brazil's President Lula tells BBC

In an exclusive interview, Brazil's president says Trump is "not emperor of the world".

Americas

Brazil police accuse Bolsonaro and son of obstruction of justice over coup trial

Police in Brazil on Wednesday called for former president Jair Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo to be charged with obstruction of justice for their efforts to meddle in the ex-leader's trial for attempting to stage a coup. The police investigation also revealed that Bolsonaro last year had plans to seek political asylum in Argentina.

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August 21, 2025

Americas

No bread, no fuel, no dollars: how Bolivia went from boom to bust

La Paz (AFP) – A bread roll has become a symbol of a severe economic crisis in Boliva that looks set to decide the outcome of the most significant elections in nearly two decades

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August 11, 2025

Americas

The American guns turning Haiti’s gangs into an army

Weapons smuggled from Florida are empowering the country’s militias and enabling them to challenge a fragile government

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August 4, 2025

Americas

Trump accused of ‘attack on Brazilian democracy’ after sanctioning Bolsonaro trial judge

US treasury imposes sanctions on Alexandre de Moraes, presiding over Bolsonaro alleged coup plot trial

Americas

Bolsonaro’s son, known as Number 3, pushes for US pressure on Brazil

Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, has lobbied US officials to sanction the Supreme Court judge investigating an alleged coup plot following Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 2022 win. US President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind the former head of state, threatening to level heavy tariffs on Brazil. The US-based Eduardo now stands accused by the Supreme Court president of having incited "hostile acts" against the South American country.

By Vitoria Barreto

July 19, 2025

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