World Aug 18 Bolivia heads to a runoff election after upset ends decades of ruling party dominance Sen. Rodrigo Paz will face off against former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga.
World Aug 17 Bolivia votes in general election expected to empower right-wing party for first time in decades The vote, which could spell the end of the Andean nation’s long-dominant leftist party, is one of the most consequential for Bolivia in recent times — and one of the most unpredictable.
Politics Jul 28 Trump moves to lift visa restrictions for Argentina in boost to right-wing ally The United States and Argentina on Monday announced that they are working on a plan to allow Argentine tourists to again travel to the U.S. without a visa.
World Apr 12 Argentina secures IMF loan and ends most capital controls in key milestones for President Milei President Javier Milei on Friday announced that he would lift most of the country’s strict capital and currency controls next week, a high-stakes gamble made possible by a new loan from the International Monetary Fund.
World Feb 19 Thousands of Palestinians flee West Bank homes as Israel confronts militants Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled home following recent Israeli military operations across the northern West Bank.
World Feb 10 In the West Bank, more Israeli checkpoints are slicing up the roads To spend a rush hour these days at any of the traffic-snarled checkpoints outside Palestinian cities in the West Bank is to hear of the endless problems they have brought — families divided, money lost, trade disrupted, sick people kept…
World Jan 25 As ceasefire holds, Israel releases 200 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees 4 Israeli soldiers Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned to Israel on Saturday after Hamas militants paraded them before a crowd of thousands in Gaza City and handed them over to the Red Cross.
World Nov 14 China’s president will inaugurate a megaport in Peru, but locals say they’re left out A remote fishing town on the edge of Peru’s coastal desert is the site for a $1.3 billion megaport majority-owned by the Chinese shipping giant Cosco.
Politics Nov 14 Biden begins six-day trip to international summits in South America as world braces for Trump presidency Biden heads to Peru on Thursday for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit just as world leaders are assessing what President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House means for their countries.
World Oct 27 Uruguay votes in election with two moderate candidates, living up to its reputation for political stability Voters in the small South American nation of Uruguay picked a new president Sunday in a race between two moderates that defied regional trends of bitter division and democratic erosion.