Latin America
Latin America
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:31:00 GMTArgentina officially withdraws from the WHO: How will this affect the country?
Argentina formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization on March 17, a move announced by Javier Milei’s government a year ago and now confirmed by Secretary for International Economic Relations Pablo Qu...
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:24:00 GMTKast launches border barriers in northern Chile and hardens migration agenda
Chilean President José Antonio Kast on Monday launched the border control works he had promised during the campaign, starting in Chacalluta in the Arica and Parinacota region, in an early sign that migration and security will ...
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:45:00 GMTPetro accuses Ecuador of bombing Colombian territory, deepening rift with Noboa
The crisis between Colombia and Ecuador escalated sharply on Tuesday after Colombian President Gustavo Petro said his country was being bombed from Ecuadorian territory, while his counterpart Daniel Noboa rejected the allegatio...
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:07:00 GMTMagnitude 6 quake strikes eastern Cuba as island remained under nationwide blackout
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Cuba early on Tuesday while the island was still dealing with a nationwide blackout caused hours earlier by the collapse of the power grid. The quake was recorded by the European Medite...
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:44:00 GMTRafael Correa in Uruguay: controversy over visit by convicted Ecuadorean ex-president
Former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa is in Uruguay, according to Uruguayan government sources cited by Montevideo daily El País. His presence prompted criticism from the opposition, while the government said that, for now...