Latin America
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Boats carrying Mexican aid for Cuba disappear in Caribbean
The aid boats were part of a grassroots effort to help Cuba as it struggles with a U.S.embargo
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Second nationwide power outage hits Cuba in less than one week
Protests have been reported across the island in recent days as frustration grows over prolonged power outages and deteriorating living conditions.
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Trump looks to sever Cuba from sponsorship of its foreign patrons, Chinese & Russian influence
Cuba first received significant support from the Soviet Union shortly after the 1959 revolution, and the island depended on that support for decades until the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. That began a financial spiral for the dictatorship, and now, with the island’s oil supply essentially cut off, there are signs that the regime is starting to feel the heat, including protests and concessions to the United States.
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Maduro's ouster leaves China holding the bag on oil investments, political support
The developments mark a rapid change in fortunes for Beijing, which had a senior delegation of officials visiting Caracas and who met with Maduro only hours before he was seized in a strike by U.S. special forces. China had invested billions into energy projects under the Maduro regime.
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Noem says US seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela
The one tanker was initially pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard off the coast of Venezuela last month
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At least 24 Venezuelan security officers killed in US raid to capture Maduro: officials
“Dozens” of officials and civilians were killed in the military operation, Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek William Saab said
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With Maduro gone, Venezuelans cope with uncertainty from food lines to politics
Many in country awakened by loud booms of U.S. bombs at 2 AM on Saturday.
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Leaders of Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, Iran and Brazil oppose U.S. strike that led to capture of Maduro
Russia and China also condemned the attack in Venezuela
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El Salvador’s Bukele offers to send all prisoners to willing country after Hillary Clinton comments
El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said he'd release the country's entire prison population to any country willing to take them all, which he said would provide journalists and NGOs will subjects to interview who could “confirm whatever conclusions are already expected."
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Far-right Jose Antonio Kast wins Chilean presidency: AP
Kast has been compared to President Donald Trump and Argentinian President Javier Milei.
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US increases pressure on Venezuela with new sanctions targeting Maduro’s family and the oil sector
In addition, the Trump administration took steps to keep the tens of millions of dollars worth of oil in the large oil tanker that the U.S. seized Wednesday off the country’s coast.
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El Salvador touts La Esperanza prison's 'Zero Leisure Plan,' points to drop in crime, gang activity
In 2021, President Bukele initiated a sweeping crackdown on gangs and crime. In a matter of weeks, 87,000 people were arrested.
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Argentine judge fired after documentary appearance causes mistrial in high-profile soccer case
Julieta Makintach was one of three judges involved in a negligence case against the late soccer legend Diego Maradona's medical team. Maradona died in 2020 from heart failure and acute pulmonary edema two weeks after undergoing brain surgery.