Latin America

• Monday, August 24th 2026 - 21:55 UTC

  The Pan-American Congress closes with a call for more equal north-south dialogue

  

  The third Pan-American Congress concluded on Sunday in Montevideo with a call to reframe relations between the north and south of the Americas on more equal terms. The forum, which brought together some 150 lawmakers, governors and former heads of state from fifteen countries, will hold its next edition in Brazil in 2027.

• Monday, August 24th 2026 - 21:37 UTC

  Colombia orders deportation of irregular migrants after a decade as the main host country

  

  Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has ordered coordinated operations between the migration authority and the police to begin this week to identify and deport foreigners without regular migration status, marking a shift from the policy the country has maintained for more than a decade as the main destination for Venezuelan migration.

• Monday, August 24th 2026 - 21:26 UTC

  Milei links Lula to the case of the Argentine former adviser detained in Bolivia

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei has attributed the criminal case against his former adviser Fernando Cerimedo, detained in Bolivia over an attempted femicide, to a regional plot in which he included Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former Bolivian president Evo Morales and Argentine lawmaker Marcela Pagano. He offered no evidence to support the claim.

• Monday, August 24th 2026 - 21:08 UTC

  Some 25,000 people are seeking housing in Cali two weeks after Colombia's earthquake

  

  The municipal survey in Cali, Colombia's third city with more than two million inhabitants, now covers 10,000 families affected by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake of August 10 and estimates around 25,000 people have been left without adequate housing. Many have spent recent days in shelters or with relatives while searching for a rental, in a market strained by the sudden loss of supply.

• Monday, August 24th 2026 - 07:32 UTC

  Almost half the minors recruited by armed groups in 2025 were approached via social media

  

  Some 44% of children and adolescents recruited by armed groups in Colombia during 2025 were approached through social media or platforms such as TikTok and Facebook, according to data from the Special Jurisdiction for Peace cited in a Human Rights Watch report published on Monday.

• Monday, August 24th 2026 - 06:53 UTC

  Two newly detained men testify in the case over the shooting of the Bolivian lawyer

  

  Two men held as part of the investigation into the shooting of Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller gave statements to prosecutors in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on Sunday. One is accused of supplying the weapon used in the ambush; the other, a Colombian national identified as a possible gunman, turned himself in after learning he was being sought.

• Saturday, August 22nd 2026 - 08:47 UTC

  Colombia's earthquake toll rises to 329 dead and more than 300,000 affected

  

  The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western and central Colombia on August 10 has left 329 dead, 4,600 injured and 247 missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Management Unit's assessment as of Friday. The number of people affected stands at 314,751, from 154,014 families, across 481 municipalities in 16 of the country's 32 departments.

• Saturday, August 22nd 2026 - 08:40 UTC

  Colombia's government objects to the law barring lower requirements for senior posts

  

  Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella this week objected to the first bill sent to him for signature since he took office on August 7: legislation prohibiting any reduction in the minimum education and experience requirements for senior positions in the public sector and in companies with state participation.

• Saturday, August 22nd 2026 - 08:28 UTC

  Progressive leaders gathered in Uruguay denounce US interference and acknowledge their own mistakes

  

  The opening session of the third Pan-American Congress, held on Friday at the Legislative Palace in Montevideo, combined criticism of United States policy towards Latin America with calls for self-criticism within progressive forces. More than 150 lawmakers, former presidents, ministers and political figures from fifteen countries are taking part, according to organisers.

• Friday, August 21st 2026 - 10:47 UTC

  ECLAC trims its 2026 forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean to 2.2%

  

  The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean on Thursday lowered its regional growth projection for 2026 to 2.2%, one tenth below the estimate issued in December. The United Nations body expects a partial recovery to 2.5% in 2027 and warns that the current pace is insufficient to sustainably raise income per capita.