Stories for November 2025

Sunday, November 16th 2025 - 07:27 UTC
Sweden to supply Gripen jets to Colombia; Petro orders bombing of narco-terrorist camp

Colombia signed a US$ 4.3 billion deal to buy Swedish Gripen fighter jets at a time when the country, once a staunch ally of the US, is now ruled by a left leaning government locked in tension with President Donald Trump in his Caribbean battle against what he calls narco-terrorist regimes.
Saturday, November 15th 2025 - 10:58 UTC
Argentina-US deal shakes up Uruguay

The recent announcement by Washington and Buenos Aires of a joint trade agreement has generated controversy in Montevideo, where it is perceived as a violation of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) rules, so the government of President Yamandú Orsi will monitor the case closely.
Saturday, November 15th 2025 - 10:41 UTC
Uruguayan cows stranded off Türkiye due to certification issues

Nearly 3,000 head of cattle exported from Uruguay are stranded aboard a cargo ship off the coast of Türkiye, unable to unload their cargo due to irregularities in their health and commercial certifications, according to Turkish authorities.
Saturday, November 15th 2025 - 10:37 UTC
Chilean Army NCO wounded by accidental gunshot on Peruvian border post

A Chilean Army corporal was wounded Friday afternoon after a conscript soldier accidentally discharged his service weapon at a border observation post near the Peruvian frontier.
Saturday, November 15th 2025 - 10:32 UTC
Dominican Republic boosts border security as cholera resurges in Haiti

Authorities in the Dominican Republic have upped all border security measures after Haiti's Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), backed by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and other international agencies, admitted to the spreading of a cholera outbreak, it was reported in the Caribbean island of Hispaniola on Friday.
Friday, November 14th 2025 - 21:17 UTC
Chile under electoral silence ahead of Sunday's presidential contest

A mandatory period of electoral silence began on Friday in Chile, providing a window for reflection ahead of Sunday's presidential and legislative elections, following a long and acrimonious campaign.
Friday, November 14th 2025 - 20:58 UTC
Mining company accountable for dam collapse in Brazil

The High Court of Justice in London found on Friday that the English mining company BHP was accountable for the collapse of the Fundão Dam in the city of Mariana, in the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais, ten years ago. The company is a shareholder of Samarco, which was responsible for the disaster.
Friday, November 14th 2025 - 10:52 UTC
US launches “Operation Southern Spear” against narco-terrorists

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the formal launch of Operation Southern Spear on Thursday, a major military offensive led by the Southern Command (Southcom) aimed at “eliminating narco-terrorists from our hemisphere.”
Friday, November 14th 2025 - 10:47 UTC
Bolivian President describes country's state as a “sewer of extraordinary proportions”

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira delivered a harsh public assessment on Thursday of the national economy and state institutions, describing the government he inherited from the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) as a “sewer of extraordinary proportions.”
Friday, November 14th 2025 - 10:43 UTC
US and Argentina set framework for reciprocal trade and investment agreement

Presidents Donald J. Trump (United States) and Javier Milei (Argentina) announced on Thursday a “Framework for a Reciprocal Trade and Investment Agreement,” reaffirming a strategic alliance based on shared democratic values and a commitment to free enterprise and open markets.