Latin America
Latin America
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 02:06:00 GMTHistoric Pact and Democratic Center lead Colombia’s Senate race after legislative vote
Historic Pact, the left-wing coalition linked to President Gustavo Petro, and the Democratic Center, led by former president Alvaro Uribe, were on Sunday emerging as the two main forces in Colombia’s Senate for the 2026-2030 ...
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 22:40:00 GMTTrump launches anti-cartel coalition, says Cuba regime “in its final days”
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday opened the first Shield of the Americas summit in Doral, Florida, bringing together a group of like-minded Latin American and Caribbean leaders to unveil a new regional security alliance ...
Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:24:00 GMTEcuador and U.S. Forces Destroy FARC Dissident Training Camp in Amazon Region
Ecuadorian and U.S. military forces bombed and destroyed a training camp belonging to the Comandos de la Frontera, a dissident faction of Colombia's former FARC guerrilla organization, in the Amazon border province of Sucumbío...
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:31:00 GMTTrump says Cuba will “fall pretty soon,” but says Iran comes first
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Cuba is going to “fall pretty soon,” while making clear that his immediate priority remains the campaign against Iran, in remarks that widened the White House’s confrontationa...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:19:00 GMTTrump to gather 12 aligned Latin American leaders in Florida, with Mexico, Brazil and Colombia absent
U.S. President Donald Trump will host leaders from 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries in Doral, Florida, on March 7 for the so-called Shield of the Americas Summit, a meeting the White House is framing as a forum on secu...