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Brazil’s embattled former President Jair Bolsonaro has requested the return of his passport in order to visit Israel, fuelling speculation that he could be seeking respite abroad from his domestic legal troubles. Defence lawyer and…

Argentina’s president calls his Colombian counterpart a ‘terrorist’, ‘murderer’ and ‘communist’, prompting a diplomatic spat.Colombia has ordered the expulsion of Argentinian diplomats to the Andean nation, with the Colombian foreign…

Opposition leader María Corina Machado named professor Corina Yoris as her replacement in the 2024 presidential race.Maria Corina Machado, the opposition leader in Venezuela’s upcoming presidential election, has thrown her support behind…

Texas has upped its fight to make a controversial new law — which would allow local authorities to arrest and detain migrants — enforceable. The law has been the subject of an ongoing legal battle, with the United States Supreme Court…

The United States Supreme Court has lifted a pause on a controversial law that allows Texas state authorities to detain and deport migrants and asylum seekers, a measure critics have dubbed the “show me your papers” law. The top court on…

Montreal, Canada – Marjorie Villefranche has never experienced anything like it. For the past six months, the head of Maison d’Haiti (Haiti House), a community centre in Montreal’s St-Michel neighbourhood, has received a wave of…

Top military leaders reported plan to police, said they would arrest Bolsonaro if he moved forward, documents show.Top military leaders in Brazil have alleged that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented them with a plan to reverse the…

Haitian armed groups have dominated global headlines in recent weeks, as gunmen attack police stations, prisons and other institutions in the capital of Port-au-Prince, effectively paralysing the city. But the power of these gangs has…

Luz Adriana Camargo Garzon will lead probes into President Petro and his son after weeks of delay in the appointment process.Colombia’s Supreme Court of Justice has chosen Luz Adriana Camargo Garzon as the country’s new attorney general,…

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Announcement follows emergency CARICOM summit on the spiralling crisis in Haiti.Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, according to Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Guyana’s president and the current chair…

The US operation comes amid gang violence that threatens to bring down the government and has led thousands to flee their homes.The US military says it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel from…

By midday on March 8, 2024, small groups of women dressed in lilac, wearing purple bandanas tied around their wrists, hair and necks, started to congregate in Mexico City. Soon they comprised an 180,000-strong crowd, marching and…

For most countries, the first day of fasting is likely to be March 12, depending on the sighting of the new moon.The first day of fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Mecca will be Monday, March 11 or Tuesday, March 12,…

Thousands have fled since gangs began a coordinated campaign to push Henry from power.Jimmy Cherizier, the Haitian gang leader behind a violent attempt to overthrow Prime Minister Ariel Henry, has warned of civil war and “genocide”…

Necocli, Colombia – Shortly after 8am, about a dozen Chinese migrants rush out the doors of Mansion del Darien, a rundown hotel a few blocks from Colombia’s Caribbean coast, and pile into three tuk-tuks waiting on the street. “We’re full…

Rescuers retrieve 23 bodies after a wall of earth collapses upon workers at an illegally operated mine in Bolivar state.At least 23 people have died in central Venezuela after a wall of earth collapsed at an illegally operated gold mine…

Leaked document claims first lady allegedly conspired with former PM to kill the president and replace him herself.A Haitian judge investigating the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise has charged his widow, the former prime…

Israel says Brazilian president is not welcome in the country after he compared Israel’s war on Gaza to the Holocaust.Brazil has recalled its ambassador to Israel, and Israel says Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is not…

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Yellow and green feathers radiating from his headdress, Davi Kopenawa strode onto the parade route with a mission in mind. All around him, the city of Rio de Janeiro was pulsing with music and merry-making: It…

Earlier this week the UN agency expressed ‘deep concern’ over the detention of prominent rights activist, Rocio San Miguel.Venezuela has ordered the local office of the United Nations human rights body to suspend operations and given its…

Before Elon Musk announced that he would pour billions into building his largest Tesla plant in the industrial outpost of Monterrey, Mexico, United States trade winds were already shifting south. In late 2022, Mexico’s Economy Minister…

The 74-year-old billionaire tycoon has died in a crash in the popular vacation spot Lago Ranco in southern Chile.Chile’s former President Sebastian Pinera, a billionaire tycoon who twice held the South American nation’s top job, has died…

At least 10 people have died and the blaze in the tourist region of Valparaiso has forced many to flee their homes.Chile has declared a state of emergency as it battles spreading forest fires in the centre of the country that have so far…

San Salvador, El Salvador – He suspended civil liberties. Led a mass incarceration effort. And provoked international criticism for human rights violations. But five years after he was first elected, President Nayib Bukele appears on…

Venezuela’s Supreme Court upheld a 15-year ban on opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holding public office.The United States has begun reimposing sanctions on Venezuela by restricting its mining sector after the South American…

In December 2022, Brazilian media published photos of malnourished Yanomami children which shocked the nation. The Indigenous peoples of the Amazon had long lived off of hunting, farming, and gathering food and resources from the…

MIAMI, Jan. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Latin American and Caribbean Counsel Association (LA&CCA) is excited to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with Oxford University's Saïd Business School to offer a unique…

With city streets largely deserted apart from a massive military deployment, Ecuador found itself in a “state of war” as drug cartels waged a brutal campaign of kidnappings and attacks in response to a government crackdown. Hundreds of…

City streets deserted after gangs take prison staff hostage, set off explosions and briefly seize a TV station live on air.Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa says his country is “at war” after drug gangs took more than 130 prison guards…

Washington, DC – Military aid for Ukraine in exchange for stricter migration and asylum policies: That is the gambit put forward by Republicans in the United States Congress as they negotiate with Democrats over government spending. But…

Cali, Colombia – As the only sister to nine brothers, Carmen Diaz enjoyed a boisterous childhood in the port city of Buenaventura, Colombia. Together with her siblings, she would wreak havoc around the house or go out in the streets and…

The move is the latest shift in economic and foreign policy by newly elected hard-right President Javier Milei.Argentina has announced that it will not join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, fulfilling a campaign promise by newly…

The artificial intelligence (AI) industry began 2023 with a bang as schools and universities struggled with students using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to help them with homework and essay writing. Less than a week into the year, New York City…

In Belize, where diabetes is rampant, patients need insulin every day to maintain proper blood sugar levels. But if people lack electricity or a refrigerator, they cannot store insulin at home. Medical advice…

As part of the agreement, US President Joe Biden agreed to grant clemency to Alex Saab, an ally of Nicolas Maduro.The United States has reached a deal to secure the release of 10 citizens from Venezuela, including six people who it said…

New York City, United States – A clock on the electronic display flickers to noon above the bustling Times Square subway station in New York City. Amid the lunchtime crowd of commuters and tourists stands María, a 31-year-old single…

Colombia’s president says Diaz’s mother has been rescued, but a search continues for his missing father.The mother of Liverpool’s Colombian winger Luis Diaz has been rescued from kidnappers but the search for his father continues,…

In hospitals in North and South America, nurses are hacking medical equipment to improve patient care. Using off-the-shelf materials, they’ve created prescription bottles for the visually impaired, pipe systems…

On Sunday, Venezuela’s opposition parties held their first primary in 11 years to select a candidate to face current Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in the 2024 presidential election. Here is all we know about the Venezuelan…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico Friday night, setting off alarms as far away as Mexico City, but without immediate reports of damage.The U.S. Geological Survey…

Record numbers have crossed the Darien Gap, a strip of jungle between Panama and Colombia once seen as impassable.The Central American nation of Panama has announced new measures to crack down on migrants and asylum seekers entering the…

Rescue teams are combing through the rubble of the historic Hotel Saratoga, where a massive explosion also injured dozens.The death toll from a massive explosion at a hotel in downtown Havana late last week has risen to 35, a Cuban…

The annual MIT SHASS Research Fund supports research in the Institute's humanities, arts, and social science fields that shows promise of making an important contribution to the proposed area of activity.…

Millicom | Tigo to launch new digital “Conectadas” platform for the digital skilling and inclusion of women and girls in Latin America    Luxembourg, April 28, 2022 – Millicom, a leading provider of fixed, mobile and…

Report accuses illegal miners of committing rape, other acts of violence in Indigenous communities in Brazilian Amazon.Illegal gold mining surged by a record amount last year on Brazil’s biggest Indigenous reservation, according to a new…

The right-wing former finance minister defeated centrist former President Jose Maria Figueres amid low turnout.Economist Rodrigo Chaves, a right-wing former finance minister, has won a runoff presidential election in Costa Rica amid…

ENGLISH Peru is a multicultural, megadiverse country, with abundant ecosystem and natural resources, and an ancient tradition in the sustainable management of its resources. However, growing pressures from extractive industries,…

In his final days as President, Donald Trump travelled to the Rio Grande Valley to survey the project that he had made his signature political issue—the border wall with Mexico. Behind Trump, dozens of American flags lined an unfinished…