Latin America
Latin America
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:06:00 GMTChile launches deportation flights under Kast with 40 migrants expelled to Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia
The government of Chilean President José Antonio Kast carried out its first deportation flight of irregular migrants on Thursday, expelling 40 people on a Chilean Air Force (FACh) Boeing 737 that made stops in Bolivia, Ecuador...
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:55:00 GMT
Rural vote upends Peru count: leftist Sanchez overtakes Lopez Aliaga and advances to runoff
The count in Peru's presidential election produced a dramatic reversal on Wednesday. With 91% of ballots processed by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), leftist Roberto Sánchez (Juntos por el Perú) surged from...
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT
Bukele bets on Google to build "world's best health system" as medical sector decries layoffs
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced on Tuesday in a national broadcast the launch of the second phase of Dr. SV, a public health application developed with Google Cloud that incorporates artificial intelligence based...
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:28:00 GMT
Peru reaches 72% of vote count with Fujimori ahead and second place disputed among three candidates
The count in Peru's presidential election is advancing slowly and without resolution. With 72% of ballots processed by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) early Tuesday morning, Keiko Fujimori (Fuerza Popular) hol...
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:55:00 GMT
Peru extends voting to Monday as Fujimori and Lopez Aliaga emerge as runoff contenders
Peru will hold an unprecedented supplementary voting day on Monday: more than 52,000 citizens unable to cast ballots on Sunday due to logistical failures will vote at 187 polling stations in Lima and in the overseas jurisdictio...