Latin America News

Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the Trump administration of revoking his travel visa to the US. “I can no longer go because I believe they took away my visa,” he […]

By Fernando Ramos and Sanika Tank Colombia’s health ministry declared a nationwide health emergency on Thursday due to the “active circulation” of yellow fever. Since September 2024, there have been […]

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday proposed sending 252 Venezuelans deported from the U.S. and imprisoned in his country to Venezuela, in exchange for taking “political prisoners” held by […]

Brazil’s President Lula and China’s President Xi Jinping have signed a joint declaration strengthening bilateral relations. Lula praised a series of agreements between the two countries, saying that China offers […]

By Fabiola Sanchez Online recruiting techniques and complicit local authorities have been among the details revealed by the renewed investigation of a ranch in western Mexico where authorities say the […]

Chinese antitrust regulators are investigating a US consortium’s deal for two ports in the Panama Canal zone, reportedly delaying the deal’s closing that was originally set for next week. President […]

By Samantha Schmidt, Katharine Houreld and Karen DeYoung As Latin America’s drug trade surges, the Trump administration’s aid freeze has brought crucial anti-narcotics programs to a screeching halt. The administration […]

By Ana Cristina Alvarado Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishermen. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water pumps get clogged with debris, and boats collide […]

By Adelita Coriat Colombian and Mexican cartels control the drug trafficking business in Panama. They’ve turned the isthmus into a key corridor, a highway along which cocaine moves towards the […]

By Michael Loria Two former Colombian Navy employees have been extradited to the U.S. in connection with a plot to assist a narco intelligence operation foil drug interdiction ships from […]

A 61-year-old Peruvian fisherman has been rescued after spending 95 days adrift at sea off the southern coast of Ecuador. He had been hanging on to life for months by […]

Peru’s president has declared a state of emergency in the capital Lima and ordered the deployment of soldiers to the streets to help police address a recent surge of violence […]

By Serah Louis The rise of U.S. protectionism is forcing Canada to look further afield for trade partners, with some pointing south — much farther south — to one potential […]

By Ruta Kulkarni “No, we will not allow the U.S. to invade Mexico. It will not happen,” was the response Friday by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gave about the possibility […]

By Julia Ainsley and Laura Strickler Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents deported fewer immigrants in February than they did under the Biden administration during the same month a year ago, […]

Panama on Saturday released dozens of migrants who were held for weeks in a remote camp after they were deported from the U.S. They were given 30 days to leave […]

By Dac Collins Forrest Galante has bad luck with hippos. He was nearly killed twice by the animals while growing up as a kid in Zimbabwe. So it’s fair to […]

By Karen DeYoung Two days before Chilean lawmakers passed a long-debated package of social security reforms in late January, a group of U.S. investors unhappy with the legislation sent an […]

By Autumn Spredemann Widespread outrage has erupted in Bolivia over the details of contracts officials signed with Chinese and Russian companies to exploit the country’s vast lithium reserves. Bolivians say […]