Latin America
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:34:00 GMTBolivian journalists against censorship
The National Association of Journalists of Bolivia (ANPB) and nine departmental journalist associations have rejected Congressional Bill No. 007/2024-2025, titled "Integrity and Public Ethics in Electoral Processes," currently ...
Mon, 28 Apr 2025 20:57:00 GMTAt least 35 gang members gunned down in Haiti
At least 35 members of the gang Viv Ansanm were gunned down by Haitian law enforcement, and 40 others were wounded, last week in a violent clash in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Pacot, the National Network for the Defense of Hum...
Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:55:00 GMTIMF tightens the reins on Colombia
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) authorities were “vampires” who suspended his country's access to a US$ 8.1 billion flexible credit line on Saturday.
Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:32:00 GMTBolivia and Chile boost diplomatic ties
Bolivia and Chile agreed during a ceremony Saturday at Viru Viru airport in Santa Cruz on mutual exemption of visas and residence permits for holders of diplomatic and official passports. The event took place as the first Boliv...
Sat, 26 Apr 2025 10:21:00 GMTBolivian consul in La Quiaca found dead
Vicente Esteban Coico Quispe, the 57-year-old Bolivian consul in the Argentine town of La Quiaca just across the border, was found dead after being reported missing since April 13, 2025. He had last been seen leaving his home i...
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:55:00 GMTBolivian VP nominated for UN top position
Bolivia’s Unity Pact, representing 36 indigenous-peasant nations, has nominated Vice President David Choquehuanca as an indigenous candidate for UN Secretary-General during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New Y...
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:10:00 GMTChubut Governor and Guatemalan Ambassador discuss possible joint initiatives
Governor Ignacio Torres of the Argentine province of Chubut met with Guatemala's Ambassador Héctor Iván Espinoza Farfán on Thursday to discuss strengthening bilateral ties. “We received the Ambassador of Guatemala in Argen...
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:48:00 GMTPeru's President denied Congressional clearance to attend Francis' funeral
Peru's Congress voted Wednesday by 45 to 40 and one abstention against allowing President Dina Boluarte to travel to the Vatican for Pope Francis' funeral. The decision came amid a domestic insecurity crisis, with opposition la...
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:45:00 GMTFormer Colombian FM says Petro has a drug problem
Former Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva caused an international uproar when he published a letter saying President Gustavo Petro has a drug addiction problem. He insisted he noticed the matter during a joint official tr...
Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:55:00 GMTBrazil and Chile sign 13 agreements, including two key defense ones
Defense Ministers Adriana Delpiano of Chile and José Mucio Monteiro of Brazil signed Tuesday two agreements: one for exchanging instructor officers between Chile’s Joint Peace Operations Training Center (Cecopac) and its Bra...