Category: Latin America
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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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“They murdered our youth”: Gustavo Petro after Colombian singers found dead in Mexico “They murdered our youth”: Gustavo Petro after Colombian singers found dead in Mexico
Cartels September 22, 2025

“They murdered our youth”: Gustavo Petro after Colombian singers found dead in Mexico

Colombian President Gustavo Petro reacted after the deaths of singers Bayron Sánchez ... 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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Triple femicide of Lara, Brenda, and Morena was recorded and shared on TikTok by drug traffickers Triple femicide of Lara, Brenda, and Morena was recorded and shared on TikTok by drug traffickers
Crime News September 25, 2025

Triple femicide of Lara, Brenda, and Morena was recorded and shared on TikTok by drug traffickers

Javier Alonso, Minister of Security of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, ... more

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Honduras defines its future: Rixi Moncada, Nasralla, and Asfura vie for the presidency Honduras defines its future: Rixi Moncada, Nasralla, and Asfura vie for the presidency
Latin America November 29, 2025

Honduras defines its future: Rixi Moncada, Nasralla, and Asfura vie for the presidency

The official candidate of the Libre Party, lawyer Rixi Moncada, is the ... more

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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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Alleged mastermind of triple femicide in Argentina arrested in Peru Alleged mastermind of triple femicide in Argentina arrested in Peru
Cartels October 1, 2025

Alleged mastermind of triple femicide in Argentina arrested in Peru

Peruvian authorities arrested twenty-year-old Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, alias Pequeño J, on ... more

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Honduras, a corridor for Pablo Escobar and ‘El Chapo’ to smuggle drugs to the US Honduras, a corridor for Pablo Escobar and ‘El Chapo’ to smuggle drugs to the US
Cartels November 30, 2025

Honduras, a corridor for Pablo Escobar and ‘El Chapo’ to smuggle drugs to the US

Honduras was shaken by the drug trafficking allegations against President Juan Orlando ... 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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No more ‘amigue’: Nayib Bukele bans inclusive language in public schools in El Salvador No more ‘amigue’: Nayib Bukele bans inclusive language in public schools in El Salvador
Latin America October 3, 2025

No more ‘amigue’: Nayib Bukele bans inclusive language in public schools in El Salvador

The government of President Nayib Bukele in El Salvador has banned the ... more

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Guatemalan Mayor Killed During Christmas Parade Guatemalan Mayor Killed During Christmas Parade
Cartels December 8, 2025

Guatemalan Mayor Killed During Christmas Parade

Nelson Luciano Marroquín, mayor of the town of Masagua in southern Guatemala, ... 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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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

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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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TikToker Killed While Denouncing the Aragua Train Live; Police Collude TikToker Killed While Denouncing the Aragua Train Live; Police Collude
Cartels October 5, 2025

TikToker Killed While Denouncing the Aragua Train Live; Police Collude

Gabriel Jesús Sarmiento Rodríguez, a 25-year-old man known on TikTok for denouncing ... 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