Latin America

• Friday, October 31st 2025 - 10:12 UTC

  Argentina strengthens border controls targeting Brazilian gang members

  

  Argentine authorities have reinforced the country's borders with Brazil, in case gang fighters pushed by local law enforcement might intend to escape through any of those crossings, following the controversial raid earlier this week in two Rio favelas.

• Thursday, October 30th 2025 - 09:26 UTC

  Uruguay explores Mexican markets for further agricultural exports

  

  Uruguay’s Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries (MGAP) is working to significantly strengthen trade ties with Mexico, through new market access for high-value agricultural products such as citrus fruits and cereals, while seeking to ease protocols for meat imports.

• Wednesday, October 29th 2025 - 22:28 UTC

  Melissa causes havoc in Jamaica and Cuba

  

  Hurricane Melissa hit Cuba's eastern provinces overnight, leaving a wake of widespread destruction, cutting off communities, flooding homes, and causing severe damage to critical infrastructure. The powerful storm eventually weakened but continued to generate unstable conditions across the eastern part of the island, where communities grappled with the aftermath as it drifted northeast.

• Wednesday, October 29th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  New US attacks leave 14 dead in Pacific Ocean

  

  The Pentagon announced on Tuesday it executed three new strikes against alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 14 people in the deadliest single wave of attacks so far in President Donald Trump's intensified military campaign against illegal narcotics.

• Wednesday, October 29th 2025 - 10:37 UTC

  Venezuela declares Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister “persona non grata”

  

  The Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) unanimously approved a declaration on Tuesday to deem Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar “persona non grata,” citing her alleged role in a “criminal conspiracy” with the United States military to attack Venezuela.

• Wednesday, October 29th 2025 - 10:34 UTC

  Bolivia's judiciary among the worst in the region and globally

  

  Bolivia was one of the world's worst-ranked countries in the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2025, falling to 131st place out of 143 nations evaluated, with severe deficiencies in judicial independence, corruption, and government accountability to blame for this performance.

• 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.