Latin America
Latin America
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:52:00 GMTUS launches “Operation Southern Spear” against narco-terrorists
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the formal launch of Operation Southern Spear on Thursday, a major military offensive led by the Southern Command (Southcom) aimed at “eliminating narco-terrorists from our hemispher...
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:47:00 GMTBolivian President describes country's state as a "sewer of extraordinary proportions"
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira delivered a harsh public assessment on Thursday of the national economy and state institutions, describing the government he inherited from the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) as a "sewer ...
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:55:00 GMTAfter violent storms, Brazil faces ongoing cyclone threat — severe weather also forecast in Argentina
Following a powerful extratropical cyclone that swept across south-central Brazil last week —bringing heavy storms and a tornado that devastated parts of Paraná and Santa Catarina— meteorologists are warning that the count...
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:44:00 GMTParaguay launches Operation Guaraní Shield against transnational criminal groups
Paraguayan authorities activated this week the first phase of a massive deployment of its Armed Forces along its borders with Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia, launching Operation "Guarani Shield" to contain transnational crimina...
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:15:00 GMTDisruptions in Chilean air travel projected amid Latam Airlines pilots' strike
A strike announced by the Latam Pilots Union (SPL) began at midnight after negotiations with the airline failed, leading to an immediate disruption of scheduled flights. The action is unprecedented for the union, which represen...