Latin America
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:57:00 GMTCuba approves its deepest market reforms in over a decade amid public skepticism
Cuba's National Assembly approved on Friday a package of 176 measures that introduces market dynamics into the island's economy, in the deepest shift since the reforms promoted by Raúl Castro in 2011. The government presented ...
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:44:00 GMTPeru's Sánchez calls a protest against the result that makes Fujimori the virtual winner
Left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez called a protest in Lima for Friday against the result of Peru's presidential runoff, which makes right-wing Keiko Fujimori the virtual winner, as the electoral justice was due to decide on ...
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:47:00 GMTDe la Espriella leads Colombia's runoff with contained triumphalism as Cepeda hopes for a late surge
Right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella heads into Colombia's presidential runoff, set for this Sunday, June 21, as the favorite, though with contained triumphalism, while left-wing senator Iván Cepeda trusts that a late pu...
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:11:00 GMTBolivia's blockade crisis leaves at least 16 dead as the government calls unions to talks
The crisis caused by more than seven weeks of road blockades in Bolivia, driven by sectors demanding the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz, has left at least 16 people dead, as the government called the Bolivian Workers' Cen...
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:14:00 GMTFujimori nears victory in Peru's presidential count as the left calls for protests
Ten days after the June 7 presidential runoff, Peru still has no proclaimed winner, but the right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori is heading toward victory. With 99.1% of the vote counted, she leads the left-wing Roberto Sánchez...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:07:00 GMTBolivia's Paz bets on wearing down protests and holds off deploying the army
Bolivia's government has opted to wear down the social protests that have shaken the country for about six weeks, rather than resort to a hard line. President Rodrigo Paz promulgated a law regulating states of exception in earl...
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:04:00 GMTPeru's electoral board reiterates it will proclaim the president-elect by mid-July
Peru's National Jury of Elections (JNE) reiterated on Monday that the maximum deadline to officially proclaim the new president-elect is mid-July, while vote recounts proceed in three overseas cities over observations to the ta...
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:35:00 GMT'Honduras Gate' audios linking Milei to a disinformation network stir controversy, and denials
A set of leaked audios, released in late April by left-leaning Spanish media outlets and dubbed "Honduras Gate," has stirred political controversy in Latin America by alleging a regional disinformation network and naming Argent...
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:19:00 GMTColombia's far right eyes landslide amid fears Petro will reject runoff result
The campaign of Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, of the far-right Defenders of the Homeland movement, is aiming for a decisive win in the June 21 runoff to shield the outcome from possible challenges, ...
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:35:00 GMTDíaz-Canel unveils reforms to liberalize Cuba's economy amid an oil crisis and US sanctions
Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday announced a broad package of economic reforms, under the so-called Economic and Social Program for 2026, to confront one of the most severe crises in the island's recent history, am...