Latin America

• Wednesday, June 25th 2025 - 04:17 UTC

  Foreign Investments Reshaping South America's Gaming Industry

  

  Neon reflections shimmer across a brand‑new casino floor in Recife while servers hustle caipirinhas to tables ringing with multilingual chatter. The scene repeats from Bogotá to Buenos Aires, powered not by chance but by a torrent of overseas capital that has re‑wired an industry once confined to provincial lotteries and riverboat halls.

• Tuesday, June 24th 2025 - 16:09 UTC

  Milei claims Argentina is the world’s 23rd military power — but global rankings say otherwise

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei has sparked controversy by claiming that Argentina is currently the 23rd strongest military power in the world. The statement, made during a recent interview in Casa Rosada, credited Defense Minister Luis Petri’s leadership. However, data from international defense rankings tell a different story.

• Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 21:38 UTC

  Measles epidemic reported in Bolivia

  

  Bolivian health authorities confirmed 50 cases of measles plus another 300 under suspicion, which prompted the declaration of an epidemic, primarily in Santa Cruz, with additional detections in La Paz and Potosí.

• Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 10:00 UTC

  Bolivia says US attacks on Iran were “arbitrary”

  

  Bolivia's President Luis Arce Catacora and the South American country's government condemned the US military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, calling them an “arbitrary attack” that violates international law and the UN Charter.

• Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 09:15 UTC

  Flybondi has new major stockholders

  

  A US-based international investment fund has bought a stake in Argentine budget carrier Flybondi, becoming now the company's main stockholder. COC Global Enterprise seeks to strengthen Flybondi's positioning amid plummeting public perception following numerous delays and cancellations. The new co-owners also hope to add new aircraft and expand the company's route network.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 10:33 UTC

  Latin American countries evacuate diplomatic missions in Tehran

  

  Most Latin American countries have evacuated their diplomatic missions in Tehran as the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates to unprecedented levels, with some Western analysts even fearing possible use of nuclear weaponry.

• Tuesday, June 17th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

  Bolivia's new Justice Minister sworn in

  

  Jessica Saravia was sworn in Monday as Bolivia's new Minister of Justice and Institutional Transparency, replacing César Siles, who resigned amid allegations of involvement in a plan to remove an elected magistrate.

• Tuesday, June 17th 2025 - 10:07 UTC

  Colombian Presidential hopeful in critical condition after last week's shooting

  

  Colombian Senator and Presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay was reported to be in “extremely critical” condition Monday following emergency surgery for acute intracerebral bleeding caused by intense edema. He was shot twice in the head and once in the leg during a campaign event in the Modelia neighborhood in western Bogota last week.

• Monday, June 16th 2025 - 13:39 UTC

  Bolivia's Justice Minister resigns amid crisis

  

  César Siles resigned as Bolivian Justice Minister effective June 17, citing unfounded rumors and accusations against him. In a letter to President Luis Arce Catacora, the departing official expressed his intent to step down to defend his reputation and avoid destabilizing the government amid Bolivia's economic crisis and political tensions.

• Monday, June 16th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

  Argentine Supreme Court Justice booed in Mexico for CFK ruling

  

  Argentine Supreme Court (CSJN) Justice Carlos Rosenkrantz was booed in Mexico City for the ruling against former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK). Demonstrators, including Argentines in Mexico and Mexican citizens, gathered outside the Marquis Reforma Hotel, where Rosenkrantz was speaking at a conference.