Latin America

Tuesday, October 28th 2025 - 09:19 UTC
Bolivia: Private fuel import bill signed into law to tackle shortages

Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora enacted the so-called “Short Law” on Monday to tackle fuel shortages and guarantee the supply of diesel and gasoline. The legislation, which originated with the Pro Santa Cruz Committee and was passed by the Legislative Assembly last week, offers an alternative solution to the recurring fuel scarcity.
Monday, October 27th 2025 - 19:39 UTC
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa nearing Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa, a catastrophic Category 5 storm, is accelerating toward Jamaica and eastern Cuba, prompting urgent government and relief preparations across the region. With maximum sustained winds of 260 km/h, the storm is expected to deliver destructive winds, storm surges, and catastrophic flooding.
Monday, October 27th 2025 - 19:14 UTC
Guatemalan President denounces “coup attempt”

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo on Sunday delivered a strong rebuke against what he called an attempted “coup,” publicly accusing Attorney General Consuelo Porras and Judge Fredy Orellana of leading a “criminal alliance” to dismantle the country's democratic institutions.
Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:35 UTC
US strike kills six on Caribbean boat

The US military conducted a “lethal kinetic strike” on a vessel in international waters overnight Thursday, killing six people described as “narco-terrorists,” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday.
Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:34 UTC
Maduro says foreign movements organizing brigades to help Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced Friday that international social movements were organizing the “Simón Bolívar Internationalist Brigades” to “fight alongside Venezuela for independence, sovereignty, and peace.”
Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:30 UTC
US sanctions Petro over alleged drug links

The US government has imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family members, and a top minister, alleging failure to curb illicit drug trafficking and ties to criminal organizations.
Friday, October 24th 2025 - 19:47 UTC
Ecuador's President says they tried to poison him with jam and chocolate

Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa insisted that he was the target of an alleged assassination attempt through poisoned food at a public event. The concentration of chemicals makes it “impossible that it was an accident,” he argued.
Thursday, October 23rd 2025 - 10:29 UTC
US hits second boat in the Pacific

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that the US Southern Command carried out a second “lethal kinetic strike” in the Pacific Ocean in less than 24 hours. Hegseth stated that these attacks will “continue, day after day,” and controversially dubbed the three crew members, all of whom perished in the attack, the “Al Qaeda” of “our hemisphere” who “will not escape justice.”
Thursday, October 23rd 2025 - 10:24 UTC
Ecuador's main indigenous group ends strike

The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) announced on Wednesday the end of the national strike declared on Sept. 22 in rejection of the government's decree eliminating the diesel subsidy, which raised the fuel price from US$1.80 to US$2.80.
Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 22:24 UTC
Peru: State of emergency declared in Lima and Callao

Peru's Acting President José Jerí declared a 30-day state of emergency in Lima and Callao on Wednesday to tackle the insecurity crisis under which “crime has grown disproportionately,” according to his explanation in a 46-second broadcast message. “Today we are beginning to change history,” he added.