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Montevideo, February 19th 2026 - 22:49 UTC

Latin America

  • Friday, January 9th 2026 - 10:46 UTC

    Copa announces resumption of Caracas route

    The first flight is scheduled for January 13

    Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines announced on Thursday its resumption of the Caracas route following a long suspension amid US warnings that Venezuela's airspace was unsafe.

  • Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:55 UTC

    Trump invites Petro to White House following phone call

    Petro and Trump shifted from a confrontational to a diplomatic tone

    US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would host Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House in the coming days to resolve a “pre-war” climate between the two nations. The initiative was agreed upon after a telephone call between both leaders lasting over one hour.

  • Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 09:56 UTC

    Three years after the fact, the Jan. 8 uprising still has Lula's future in the balance

    Whichever course of action Lula chooses, he will have to pay a political price

    Brazil is commemorating Thursday the third anniversary of the Jan. 8, 2023, attempted coup d'état, for which most notably former President Jair Bolsonaro and some of his closest aides have been convicted, in addition to some 810 other defendants.

  • Wednesday, January 7th 2026 - 10:12 UTC

    Key IDB Chief's visit to Bolivia announced

    Goldfajn's trip comes 15 years after the last visit to the landlocked country by an IDB head

    Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Ilan Goldfajn is visiting Bolivia between Jan. 13 and 14, marking the first time in 15 years that someone in his position has become interested in the landlocked South American country, signaling a shift in international financial relations under the administration of President Rodrigo Paz Pereira.

  • Monday, January 5th 2026 - 10:36 UTC

    Leftwing governments object to Washington's abduction of Maduro

    Uruguayan left-wing demonstrators protest against US invasion in Venezuela. Photo: Sebastián Astorga

    The governments of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, and Spain issued a joint statement on Sunday, expressing “deep concern and rejection” of the US military operation that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

  • Monday, January 5th 2026 - 10:15 UTC

    Maduro's arrest leaves between 40 and 80 dead, including 32 Cubans

    “Many Cubans died yesterday protecting Maduro,” Trump said on his way to the White House

    Speaking aboard Air Force One on Sunday, US President Donald Trump addressed the mounting death toll from the “Operation Absolute Resolve” raid in Caracas to abduct former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and outlined his administration’s new doctrine regarding ties with Latin American countries.

  • Monday, January 5th 2026 - 10:03 UTC

    Argentina's FM champions no joint Celac document condemning Maduro's arrest

    Opposite visions left the regional bloc, inspired by former Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, increasingly fragmented

    Argentina's President Javier Milei and Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno reportedly played a key role Sunday in barring a joint statement from all members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) objecting to Washington's operation in Caracas to abduct Nicolás Maduro.

  • Monday, January 5th 2026 - 08:44 UTC

    Paraguay's Peña approves of Maduro's arrest and wishes Venezuelans all the best

    Peña highlighted the event as a critical opportunity for a democratic restoration in the region

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña celebrated Washington's intervention in Caracas to hold Bolivarian leader Nicolás Maduro Moros accountable before a New York court of law.

  • Saturday, January 3rd 2026 - 08:44 UTC

    Bolivian President to rule electronically from abroad

    Paz is reportedly seeking to bypass the constitutional succession protocol while overseas

    Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira issued Supreme Decree 5515, allowing him to exercise full constitutional powers through digital means and electronic signatures while outside the country. The move comes amid escalating nationwide protests over the so-called Gasolinazo (end of fuel subsidies resulting in price hikes) and a notorious rift between the head of State and Vice President Edmand Lara.

  • Saturday, January 3rd 2026 - 07:57 UTC

    Two dead after strong quake hits Mexico

    Mexicans were advised to refrain from entering damaged buildings pending professional assessments

    A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck central and southern Mexico early Friday morning, leaving at least two people dead and over a dozen injured. The National Seismological Service has recorded over 850 aftershocks since the initial quake.