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Montevideo, November 19th 2025 - 09:57 UTC

Latin America

  • Thursday, October 16th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Noboa blames illegal mining mafias for recent explosions

    Noboa insisted that these attacks sought to “destabilize his government”

    Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa said Wednesday that illegal mining mafias were behind the car bomb attack in Guayaquil and two subsequent explosions. He claimed these actions were in retaliation against the government's measures in the conflict-ridden Imbabura province.

  • Thursday, October 16th 2025 - 07:40 UTC

    Haiti: 90% of Port-au-Prince under gang control

    MSF's mission has been deemed untenable. Photo: MSF

    According to the latest reports from Haiti, 90% of the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, is under the control of the criminal gangs operating in the area. In addition, the severe humanitarian and security crisis amid escalating violence, mass displacement, and the near collapse of the healthcare system was found to be worsening.

  • Wednesday, October 15th 2025 - 20:14 UTC

    Car bomb kills one in Guayaquil

    Reimberg labeled the incident a “terrorist act”

    A car bomb explosion outside a shopping mall in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Tuesday resulted in at least one person dead and two injured. The fatality was reported to be a local taxi driver. The explosion at around 6 pm local time caused damage to nearby vehicles and buildings.

  • Wednesday, October 15th 2025 - 10:05 UTC

    Bolivia's fuel crisis deepens ahead of presidential runoff

    The fuel crisis has led to long lines at gas stations and an increase in the price of staple foods

    The fuel crisis in Bolivia has deepened just days before this coming weekend's presidential runoff, with stocks plummeting: There is only enough diesel for one day and gasoline for three days, Hydrocarbons Alejandro Gallardo admitted Tuesday. In this context, President Luis Arce Catacora has been accused of causing this problem deliberately.

  • Monday, October 13th 2025 - 10:29 UTC

    Gang violence leaves at least 84 dead in Haiti's historical agricultural heartland

    Violence expanding eastwards deepens the country's food insecurity

    A report from the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH) revealed that armed gangs in Haiti carried out 24 massacres and attacks in the Artibonite department between January and September this year, leaving at least 84 people dead in the country's historical agricultural heartland.

  • Monday, October 13th 2025 - 07:56 UTC

    Peru's acting president hopes to appoint “broad-based” cabinet

    Jerí has been under criticism for taking too long to appoint his cabinet

    Peruvian Acting President José Jerí, who took office early Friday morning following the dismissal of Dina Boluarte, has announced the formation of a “broad-based” cabinet to tackle crime and guide the country until 2026.

  • Monday, October 13th 2025 - 07:37 UTC

    Heavy rains and floods kill at least 47 in Mexico

    Several communities were still isolated as of Sunday, Sheinbaum explained

    At least 47 people have been reported dead as a result of heavy rains, landslides, collapses, and flooding in Mexico as of Sunday, after a tropical system from the Gulf of America -as per US President Donald Trump's rebranding. Tropical cyclones Raymond and Priscilla caused “extraordinary rains” since Thursday. Tropical disturbance 90-E also contributed to the disaster.

  • Saturday, October 11th 2025 - 09:35 UTC

    This is what the survival ranking in Latin America would look like in the event of a world war

    In Uruguay’s case, the AI emphasized that over 99% of the country’s electricity comes from renewable sources, mainly wind and hydro power. Photo: Sebastián Astorga

    An analysis conducted by the artificial intelligence ChatGPT ranked Uruguay as the Latin American country most likely to survive a potential Third World War, highlighting its political stability, energy self-sufficiency, and geographic location.

  • Saturday, October 11th 2025 - 07:54 UTC

    Prosecutors want Boluarte banned from leaving Peru

    Boluarte denied having sought asylum (TV photo)

    Peru's Attorney General's Office has filed requests to impose travel restrictions on former President Dina Boluarte due to multiple ongoing investigations, particularly those regarding the alleged crime of undue advantage of office.

  • Friday, October 10th 2025 - 20:59 UTC

    Bolivia: New fuel shortage and additional scandals at YPFB

    Amid the latest shortages, an arrest warrant was issued against Dorgathen

    The Bolivian city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra is facing a worsening shortage of diesel and gasoline, leading to long queues at petrol stations, particularly lorries waiting up to five days to tank up.