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Montevideo, January 13th 2026 - 02:23 UTC

Latin America

  • Wednesday, December 24th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Kast and Noboa discuss “humanitarian corridor” for Venezuelan immigrants to return home

    Kast spoke of the “negative effects generated by the dictatorial government of Venezuela”

    Following a high-level summit at the Carondelet Palace in Quito on Tuesday, Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast and Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa have signaled a unified front on the South American migration crisis. Both leaders discussed Kast's proposal to establish a “humanitarian corridor” to facilitate the return of undocumented Venezuelan migrants to their home country.

  • Wednesday, December 24th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

    Colombia: Petro declares 30-Day “economic emergency”

    Petro warned that the Constitutional Court repealing his measure would trigger a “serious economic crisis”

    In a move to bypass Congress on his proposed tax hikes, Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared a 30-day “economic emergency” on Tuesday. The measure, enacted via Decree 1390 of 2025, grants the head of State extraordinary powers for 30 days to circumvent Parliament and impose new taxes on the country’s wealthiest citizens.

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    General strike cripples Bolivia over so-called “Gasolinazo”

    “The Miners' Federation does not go out to tickle people,” Paye warned

    Thousands of miners, coca growers, and labor activists descended on the seat of government on Monday, marking the first day of a national general strike against Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira's decision to terminate fuel subsidies. The mobilization, led by the Bolivian Workers' Union (COB), has effectively paralyzed the capital and several other major departments.

  • Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:44 UTC

    Chile: Kast bound for crime-torn Ecuador

    The agenda of Tuesday's talks between Kast and Noboa has not yet been disclosed

    Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast is departing on Monday for Ecuador amid escalating security concerns.

  • Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    Venezuela reactivates Panama flight despite US “airspace closure”

    Rutaca is reportedly capitalizing on surging ticket prices, given the restrictions

    In a move to preserve international connectivity amid escalating regional tensions, Venezuelan carrier Rutaca Airlines officially resumed commercial service between the city of Barquisimeto and Panama City on Sunday.

  • Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:23 UTC

    Trump picks Special Ops Veteran for Southcom Chief post

    If confirmed by the Senate, Donovan will oversee a massive regional deployment

    US President Donald Trump has nominated Marine Corps Lieutenant General Francis “Frank” L. Donovan to head the US Southern Command (Southcom), the Pentagon confirmed Friday.

  • Saturday, December 20th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Bolivia faces indefinite strike to protest end of fuel subsidies

    “The decree will not be changed because it is a starting point,” Paz asserted

    Bolivia's powerful labor and transport unions confirmed they would launch an indefinite national strike starting Monday after President Rodrigo Paz Pereira vowed that Supreme Decree 5503, eliminating decades-old fuel subsidies, was a “non-negotiable” starting point for his administration.

  • Saturday, December 20th 2025 - 09:34 UTC

    Former Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra hospitalized

    Vizcarra was treated at a hospital he had inaugurated as president

    Former Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra was rushed from the Barbadillo prison to the Ate Vitarte - EsSalud hospital on Friday after suffering a severe hypertensive crisis and physical decompensation. The medical emergency occurred just days after Vizcarra began serving a 14-year sentence for corruption.

  • Friday, December 19th 2025 - 21:46 UTC

    Ecuador: Three days of mourning after death of former President Rodrigo Borja

    Rodrigo Boja was a founder and the main leader of Izquierda Democrática (ID) well into the early 2000s

    Former Ecuadorean President Rodrigo Borja Cevallos passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at the age of 90. In response to the loss of one of the 20th century’s most influential political figures, President Daniel Noboa has declared three days of national mourning to be observed from December 19 to 21, with the flag flying at half-mast.

  • Friday, December 19th 2025 - 21:34 UTC

    Superflu makes it to Argentina and Brazil

    The primary concern for health officials remains low vaccination uptake

    Health authorities across South America are on high alert following the confirmed detection of the Influenza A (H3N2) “K subclade” in Argentina and Brazil. The variant, which has already triggered emergency protocols in Chile and Bolivia, is characterized by genetic mutations that may increase transmissibility, though experts emphasize it does not currently appear to be more lethal than standard flu strains.