Latin America
Latin America
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:50:00 GMTKast and Paz open the way in La Paz to normalising Chile-Bolivia relations
Chilean President José Antonio Kast and his Bolivian counterpart Rodrigo Paz pledged on Friday in La Paz to move towards normalising diplomatic relations “at the highest level”, broken off since 1978, during a visit the Ch...
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:52:00 GMTLubetkin warns Flávio Bolsonaro that “it is not easy to leave Mercosur”
Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin has warned Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro that “it is not easy to leave Mercosur”, in response to his criticism of the bloc during the campaign for the October...
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:19:00 GMTIMF trims Latin America’s outlook to 2.3% and sharply cuts Argentina’s
The International Monetary Fund has lowered its 2026 growth forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean to 2.3%, a tenth of a point less than in July, and sharply cut Argentina’s, from 3.5% to 2.1%. Chile and Uruguay are als...
Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:38:00 GMTA magnitude 7.7 earthquake shakes Panama
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Panama on Friday at 12:56 local time, centred on the Azuero peninsula in Herrera province, according to the US Geological Survey. Panamanian authorities have not so far confirmed any casualties,...
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:57:00 GMTTrump declines to back Lula or Flávio Bolsonaro as Brazil votes
US President Donald Trump has not endorsed either of the two leading candidates in Brazil's presidential election on Sunday, unlike in recent elections in Honduras, Colombia, Chile, Argentina and Costa Rica.