Latin America

Latin America

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:17:00 GMT
Colombia and Venezuela will seek full Mercosur membership, Petro says
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said his country and Venezuela will seek admission to Mercosur as full members, one day after a ministerial meeting in Caracas that he described as “extremely successful,” according to EFE....

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:46:00 GMT
Protest in Morón turns into attack on Communist Party office amid Cuba blackouts
A protest over blackouts and shortages in the Cuban city of Morón turned into a partial attack on the local Communist Party headquarters early on Saturday, in one of the most unusual recent expressions of public unrest on the ...

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:26:00 GMT
Cuba confirms talks with the United States amid its deepest energy crisis in years
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said on Friday that his government has recently held talks with U.S. officials, the first public acknowledgment of such bilateral contacts in more than a decade, as the island faces a severe f...

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:03:00 GMT
Uruguayan fugitive Sebastián Marset captured in Bolivia and placed in U.S. custody
Suspected Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset was captured on Friday in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, in an operation that ends one of the Southern Cone’s longest and most visible manhunts. Paraguayan authorities ...

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:12:00 GMT
Petro sends ministers to Caracas after meeting with Delcy Rodríguez is called off
Colombia and Venezuela shifted their planned bilateral contact to the ministerial level on Friday after a presidential meeting announced for the border was abruptly canceled under the formula of “force majeure.” Instead of ...

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