Latin America

Monday, February 27th 2023 - 08:25 UTC
Navies of Russia, South Africa, and China perform joint drill

Naval forces of Russia, China, and South Africa last week started the Mosi II joint naval exercises in Indian Ocean waters between Durban and Richards Bay, including target practice, tactical maneuvers, and air strike drills, TASS reported one year after the invasion of Ukraine.
Monday, February 27th 2023 - 08:05 UTC
Chile reinforces military presence near Peru, Bolivia border

The Chilean Government of President Gabriel Boric Font has upped the South American country's military strength in areas bordering Peru and Bolivia such as Arica, Parinacota, Tarapacá, and Antofagasta in a move to tackle illegal immigration, it was reported.
Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 10:18 UTC
Peru pulls ambassador from Mexico after AMLO's criticism

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte Friday announced she was recalling Lima's ambassador from Mexico in response to her colleague Adrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) meddling in the internal affairs of her country.
Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 09:27 UTC
Stateless Nicaraguan writers accept new South American nationalities

Writers Sergio Ramírez and Gioconda Belli, who were stripped of their Nicaraguan citizenship by the Daniel Ortega regime which declared them “traitors to the homeland,” have made up their minds on which nationalities to accept from the multiple offers from various Latin American countries who jumped in not to leave them stateless.
Friday, February 24th 2023 - 10:19 UTC
Colombia to endorse Bolivia's bid to remove coca from list of banned substances

The Colombian government of leftwing President Gustavo Petro announced it will endorse Bolivia's request before the United Nations (UN) for the declassification of the coca leaf as a narcotic drug, it was reported.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 - 10:54 UTC
Chilean, Argentine nationalities available to Nicaraguan stateless expatriates

The Governments of Chile and Argentina are among those who would grant citizenship to the Nicaraguan expatriates who were expelled from their country earlier this month and stripped of their nationality on treason charges, it was reported Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 06:48 UTC
AMLO decrees nationalization of Mexico's lithium reserves

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) signed the decree whereby the country's lithium reserves belong to the federal state. “Let the nation be the owner of this strategic mineral” used in the production of batteries for electric cars, the head of state said from Sonora in the municipality of Bacadéhuachi.
Monday, February 20th 2023 - 10:36 UTC
US Coast Guard unit arrives in Uruguay

US Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Stone arrived Sunday in Uruguay as part of her South Atlantic tour to reduce illicit maritime activity and conduct joint exercises with Uruguay's Navy. The vessel's deployment seeks to develop partnerships and increase US interoperability with South American nations to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
Monday, February 20th 2023 - 10:21 UTC
Gustavo Petro has been officially banned from entering Peruvian territory

Peru's one-house Congress approved late Friday by 72 votes in favor, 29 against, and 7 abstentions, the declaration of Colombian President Gustavo Petro as “persona non grata” for his statements likening the local police to Nazi troops. The decision had been endorsed Tuesday by the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee.
Saturday, February 18th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Silence among Latin American powers: Chile, the only that openly condemn Daniel Ortega's latest offensive

Of the five main powers in Latin America, all of which are governed by the left, the executive of Gabriel Boric in Chile has openly expressed its repudiation of what has happened in Nicaragua after President Daniel Ortega stripped 94 opposition members of their Nicaraguan nationality and banished 222 political prisoners to the United States, declaring them stateless.