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
October 9, 2025
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
October 3, 2025
Venezuela says it detected 5 US ‘combat planes’ flying 75km from its coast, calls it a ‘provocation’
October 3, 2025
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.
October 1, 2025
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".
September 18, 2025
Majority in Brazil’s Supreme Court panel votes to convict Bolsonaro for attempted coup
September 11, 2025
Jamaicans head to polls for election as ruling party faces corruption concerns
September 3, 2025
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.
August 21, 2025
Venezuela Readies Militia as Trump Involves Military in Fight Against Drugs
August 20, 2025
Mexico expels 26 cartel figures wanted by US authorities in deal with Trump administration
August 12, 2025
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
August 11, 2025
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
August 4, 2025
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
July 30, 2025
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.
July 19, 2025