Latin America News

Haiti’s transitional council hands power to US-backed prime minister
Move comes after council tried to oust PM Fils-Aime and the US recently deployed warship to waters near Haiti’s capital.
Published On 7 Feb 2026
Venezuela’s National Assembly leader sets deadline for prisoner release
Published On 7 Feb 2026
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Oil and US oversight: How is Venezuela’s interim government surviving?
Published On 6 Feb 2026
Mexico promises food support for Cuba as US stifles the island’s fuel supply
Published On 6 Feb 2026
Mexico’s tariffs on India are a double whammy after US tariffs
Published On 6 Feb 2026
Venezuela passes amnesty bill for political prisoners in first of two votes
Published On 5 Feb 2026
Cuba to introduce plan to address fuel shortage amid US blockade
Published On 5 Feb 2026
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How Epstein-Mandelson files rocked the UK government
Published On 5 Feb 2026
Panama’s president hits back after China threat in canal ports row
Published On 5 Feb 2026

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UN warns of humanitarian collapse in Cuba as US seeks to block oil supplies

Warning comes as US threatens tariffs on any country that supplies oil to the Caribbean island.

UN agency warns of ‘sharp increase’ in measles cases in the Americas

Mexico and the US both reported thousands of measles cases last year, threatening their measles elimination status.

Colombia’s EGC suspends Doha peace talks over Petro-Trump meeting

The criminal group suspended talks in response to reports that the US and Colombia would target its leader for arrest.

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Can India switch from Russian to Venezuelan oil, as Trump wants?

US President Donald Trump’s plan to sell Venezuelan oil to India is neat, but may be operationally messy, analysts say.

China warns Panama as Hong Kong firm contests ruling on canal ports

China calls court ruling against Hong Kong firm CK Hutchison on Panama Canal ports ‘absurd’ and ‘shameful’.

Thousands march in Venezuela to demand US free President Maduro, wife

Pro-Maduro protesters hold banners calling on US to release ‘kidnapped’ President and First Lady Cilia Flores.

‘A great honor’: Key takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Colombia’s Petro

Despite months of clashing over US military attacks and drug trafficking, the two leaders shared a ‘terrific’ meeting.

Bus crashes in Brazil’s Alagoas state, killing at least 16 people

Survivors, including a seriously injured child, taken to hospital as state governor declares three days of mourning.

These exiled Venezuelans dream of returning home. What’s stopping them?

In January, the US removed Nicolas Maduro from power. But Venezuelans in exile say it is still too dangerous to return.

Trump-Petro updates: US, Colombia leaders meet at White House amid tensions

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