Latin America

Latin America

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:23:00 GMT
US reacts to Ortega's announcement that Nicaragua will hold no more elections
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned on Tuesday that his country "will not stand idly by" after Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega announced that the country will no longer hold elections. In a State Department statement, R...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:08:00 GMT
Conmebol presses FIFA for a 64-team 2030 World Cup and more matches in South America
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has stepped up its pressure on FIFA for the 2030 World Cup to be played with 64 teams, which would allow Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay to host more matches than currently ...

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:12:00 GMT
Petro calls for 'general and indefinite strike' if successor repeals his reforms
Colombia's outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, called on Monday for a “general and indefinite strike” should the government of his successor, Abelardo de la Espriella, repeal his administration's labor reform or reverse the ...

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:03:00 GMT
Ortega says Nicaragua will hold no more elections
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Sunday that the country will no longer hold elections as a mechanism for the opposition to reach power. "There will be no more elections here for them to try to seize the government, t...

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT
ICE kills a Colombian and a Mexican in operations where they weren't the target, officials say
Two Latin American migrants were shot dead by agents of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within a week, in operations in which, as federal authorities and lawmakers acknowledged, neither was the intended target....

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