Latin America

• Thursday, October 3rd 2024 - 02:21 UTC

  What new Latin American movies are available to stream?

  

  The arrival of streaming services has allowed Latin American movies to reach a wider audience than ever before. With a variety of films from across the region making waves recently, what are some of the best new movies you might want to stream?

• Tuesday, October 1st 2024 - 22:45 UTC

  Leftist Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico's first female president

  

  The 62-year-old Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico's first-ever woman president Tuesday after being sworn in on Tuesday. The former Mexico City Mayor thus succeeds her leftwing MoReNa (Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional) mentor Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has announced he would be retiring from politics.

• Tuesday, October 1st 2024 - 09:16 UTC

  Milei welcomes Bukele at Casa Rosada

  

  Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele met Monday in Casa Rosada with his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei to discuss bilateral cooperation on issues such as “energy, trade, and security,” it was reported in Buenos Aires. During his stay in the Argentine capital, Bukele also held an encounter with Foreign Minister Diana Mondino and participated in other protocol engagements.

• Monday, September 30th 2024 - 09:47 UTC

  Bolivia stops gas sales to Argentina, shifts toward Brazil

  

  After terminating the supply to Argentina, Bolivia will up its gas pumping towards Brazil according to an agreement between YPFB and Petrobras. Buenos Aires announced it would no longer be needing Bolivian gas since Vaca Muerta, the second-largest reserve in the world and the fourth-largest oil reserve, guarantees the supply for its domestic market.

• Thursday, September 26th 2024 - 10:32 UTC

  Quito fires lead Noboa to cancel UN engagements and return to Ecuador

  

  Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa Wednesday halted his agenda in New York and returned to his country after a suspect was arrested in connecting with arson maneuvers in Quito that have the country's capital under fire. The head of state also explained that terrorism charges would be filed against the perpetrator, who would thus face between 10 to 13 years in prison.

• Wednesday, September 25th 2024 - 15:40 UTC

  Well-preserved Ice Age mastodons found in Peru

  

  Peruvian archaeologists found the fossilized remains of three Ice Age mastodons, which shed new light on these animals' presence in the region, with further specimes hoped to be unearthed shortly as the excavations that began in 2019 in the Chambara Valley, 300 kilometers east of Lima, are scheduled to continue. The behemoths found there are believed to be between 11,000 and 12,000 years old.

• Wednesday, September 25th 2024 - 11:09 UTC

  Colombian President critical of Argentine colleague before UN

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro criticized the advance of global right leaders who chant “Long fucking live freedom“ but mean ”only the freedom of the richest 1% of the world's population.” Although he did not mention him by name, Petro was undoubtedly referring to his Argentine colleague Javier Milei's war cry. “Their mercantile and free sentiment leads to the destruction of the atmosphere and of life,” Colombia's first-ever leftwing head of state elaborated in defense of the environment.

• Monday, September 23rd 2024 - 19:15 UTC

  Violence-torn Haiti still relies on UN and foreign help to fight gangs

  

  Provisional authorities in violence-torn Haiti are stepping up their efforts to garner international help in their fight against local gangs. During the weekend, visiting Port-au-Prince was Kenyan President William Ruto, whose country has already contributed a 400-strong police force and pledged to add some more troops shortly if necessary. At the same time, Presidential Transitional Council member Leslie Voltaire met with India's Ambassador Ramu Abbagani to discuss the issue, in addition to other topics such as climate change, natural disasters, public health, artificial intelligence, and solar energy.

• Monday, September 23rd 2024 - 08:02 UTC

  HMS Protector involved in practicing boarding operations with navies from four countries

  

  Ice Patrol HMS Protector has provided the perfect training platform during Exercise Unitas, the world's longest-running multinational maritime exercise. Teams from the UK, US, Chile, Mexico and Colombia used the Royal Navy's ice patrol ship for practicing boarding operations, where personnel move between vessels.

• Saturday, September 21st 2024 - 10:31 UTC

  Buenos Aires holds talks with Gol regarding Aerolineas Argentinas' future

  

  Argentina's Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos and Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo met Friday with representatives from the Brazilian airline Gol to discuss the possible handover of Aerolíneas Argentinas operations amid threats of additional strikes by pilots and cabin crewmembers. Earlier this month, some 37,000 travelers were affected by the protests seeking wage increases to cope with inflation.