Category: Latin America
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Caught in the Middle: Trump Threats and Bukele’s Crime Model Squeeze Latin American Progressives Caught in the Middle: Trump Threats and Bukele’s Crime Model Squeeze Latin American Progressives
Crime News January 20, 2026

Caught in the Middle: Trump Threats and Bukele’s Crime Model Squeeze Latin American Progressives

Latin American progressive leaders are increasingly being backed into a corner on ... more

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Everything we know about the Adamuz train accident: an “extremely strange” derailment Everything we know about the Adamuz train accident: an “extremely strange” derailment
Latin America January 19, 2026

Everything we know about the Adamuz train accident: an “extremely strange” derailment

The derailment of two trains in Adamuz, Córdoba, has claimed 39 lives ... more

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Gang Members Take 40 Guards Hostage in Guatemalan Prisons; Demand Release of Leaders Gang Members Take 40 Guards Hostage in Guatemalan Prisons; Demand Release of Leaders
Crime News January 18, 2026

Gang Members Take 40 Guards Hostage in Guatemalan Prisons; Demand Release of Leaders

Gang members held more than 40 guards hostage in several Guatemalan prisons ... more

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Delcy Rodríguez to Trump: “Here we have an interim president, but a president held hostage in the US” Delcy Rodríguez to Trump: “Here we have an interim president, but a president held hostage in the US”
Latin America January 13, 2026

Delcy Rodríguez to Trump: “Here we have an interim president, but a president held hostage in the US”

  Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, responded on Monday to US President Donald ... more

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Yeison Jiménez’s Sisters Say Their Final Goodbye to the Singer Yeison Jiménez’s Sisters Say Their Final Goodbye to the Singer
Entertainment January 12, 2026

Yeison Jiménez’s Sisters Say Their Final Goodbye to the Singer

The death of Yeison Jiménez took his fans and friends by surprise, ... more

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Pope Leo XIV Receives María Corina Machado at the Vatican Pope Leo XIV Receives María Corina Machado at the Vatican
Latin America January 12, 2026

Pope Leo XIV Receives María Corina Machado at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV received Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate ... more

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Yeison Jiménez expressed admiration for Mexico and its music. Yeison Jiménez expressed admiration for Mexico and its music.
Entertainment January 11, 2026

Yeison Jiménez expressed admiration for Mexico and its music.

The Colombian popular music singer Yeison Jiménez tragically died on January 10th ... more

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US warns that armed groups are searching for Americans in Venezuela; urges them to leave the country US warns that armed groups are searching for Americans in Venezuela; urges them to leave the country
Latin America January 11, 2026

US warns that armed groups are searching for Americans in Venezuela; urges them to leave the country

The United States government warned on Saturday, January 10, that armed militias ... more

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What Maduro’s Detention Means for Latin America — and for Venezuelans Living in the U.S. What Maduro’s Detention Means for Latin America — and for Venezuelans Living in the U.S.
Latin America January 3, 2026

What Maduro’s Detention Means for Latin America — and for Venezuelans Living in the U.S.

The confirmation by U.S. President Donald Trump that Nicolás Maduro is detained ... more

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Who Is Delcy Rodríguez? Venezuela’s Vice President Emerges as Central Power Figure Amid Crisis Who Is Delcy Rodríguez? Venezuela’s Vice President Emerges as Central Power Figure Amid Crisis
Latin America January 3, 2026

Who Is Delcy Rodríguez? Venezuela’s Vice President Emerges as Central Power Figure Amid Crisis

As Venezuela faces its most severe geopolitical crisis in years following U.S. ... more

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Using components purchased online, this is how Colombian drug traffickers operate their semi-submersibles. Using components purchased online, this is how Colombian drug traffickers operate their semi-submersibles.
Cartels December 19, 2025

Using components purchased online, this is how Colombian drug traffickers operate their semi-submersibles.

With an investment of less than 100,000 pesos, a criminal organization can ... more

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The last post of Tuki Tuki the Clown, murdered after attending a fake party, has been leaked. The last post of Tuki Tuki the Clown, murdered after attending a fake party, has been leaked.
Crime News December 14, 2025

The last post of Tuki Tuki the Clown, murdered after attending a fake party, has been leaked.

Authorities in Peru are investigating the murder of Tuki Tuki the Clown, ... more

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Trump Grows Bold Against Petro: “He’ll Be Next” After Maduro, He Warns Trump Grows Bold Against Petro: “He’ll Be Next” After Maduro, He Warns
Latin America December 11, 2025

Trump Grows Bold Against Petro: “He’ll Be Next” After Maduro, He Warns

US President Donald Trump threatened Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday, saying ... more

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Venezuela denounces US interception of oil tanker as “international piracy” Venezuela denounces US interception of oil tanker as “international piracy”
Crime News December 11, 2025

Venezuela denounces US interception of oil tanker as “international piracy”

Venezuela has rejected in a statement the interception and subsequent seizure of ... more

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Norwegians are unhappy with Corina’s Nobel Prize: groups protest Norwegians are unhappy with Corina’s Nobel Prize: groups protest
Latin America December 10, 2025

Norwegians are unhappy with Corina’s Nobel Prize: groups protest

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María ... more

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Former Honduran President Pardoned in the US Now Faces International Arrest Warrant Former Honduran President Pardoned in the US Now Faces International Arrest Warrant
Cartels December 9, 2025

Former Honduran President Pardoned in the US Now Faces International Arrest Warrant

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández (2014-2022), released last week in the ... more