Latin America
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Maduro accuses Trump of ‘inventing new eternal war’
"The people of the United States know it, they are inventing a new eternal war. They promised they would never get involved in another war, and now they are inventing a war that we are going to prevent. How?" he said in an address in Caracas. "By mobilizing the peoples of South America."
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Bessent says US signed a $20 billion 'economic stabilization agreement' with Argentina
The confirmation comes after President Donald Trump teased last week that financing for the South American country would be contingent on President Javier Milei's success in his midterm elections.
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US seizes survivors after striking suspected drug-smuggling vessel in Caribbean: report
With this sixth strike, the death toll has reached at least 28
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Venezuelan officials proposed plan to slowly replace Maduro that US rejected: report
According to the reported plan, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would step down from power in three years and cede authority to his vice president
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Peru's Congress impeaches president, replaces with congressional leader
Since taking office in December 2022, President Dina Boluarte had faced eight other attempts to remove her
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Argentina’s poverty rate drops sharply under Milei
According to the national statistics agency cited by Semafor, about 32% of Argentinians lived in poverty during the first half of 2025, which represents a sharp decline from roughly 53% when Milei assumed office in late 2023.
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Colombian President calls for criminal charges against Trump over boat strikes
Trump ordered military strikes on Sept. 2, Sept. 15 and Sept. 19 on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean.
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Maduro said Venezuela faces 'biggest threat' in 100 years amid buildup of naval forces in Caribbean
The U.S. says the military deployment is an effort to disrupt drug cartel activity, and that it is part of Trump’s broader border policy. But Maduro sees it as an intervention in Venezuelan affairs.
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Maduro deploys millions of Venezuelan troops across country after US ships near Latin America
Maduro said that the activations are in response to the recent "extravagant, bizarre and outlandish" threats from the United States.
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Costa Rica draws inspiration from El Salvador's CECOT with new massive high security prison
The Central American country's new maximum-security prison will house 5,100 inmates who are linked to drug trafficking and violent gangs as the country attempts to quell a surge in organized crime.
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Colombian senator, presidential hopeful dies two months after being shot at rally
Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay was a member of the conservative Democratic Center party and an outspoken critic of Colombian President Gustavo Petro's policies
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Brazilian police raid Bolsonaro's home, order he wear electronic ankle tag over flight risk concern
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that the ankle tag is “supreme humiliation” and said that he “never thought of leaving Brazil”
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Early hurricane season Erick makes landfall in Mexico, near Acapulco, as Category 3 storm
The storm, with its high winds and heavy rains, landed near Punta Maldonado