World Jul 07 As quake rescue winds down, Venezuelans face horrors of recovering their own dead family members The more time passes, the more gruesome the recovery process becomes.
World Jul 02 Venezuelan medics fear earthquake aftermath will trigger widening medical crisis The emergency has laid bare Venezuela's chronic shortage of doctors, the result of years of economic crisis, underfunding and emigration.
World Jun 30 Aid workers warn of infectious diseases, overwhelmed hospitals after Venezuela earthquakes The healthcare system, already strained by years of underinvestment, is under extreme pressure.
World Jun 17 As crime surges in some Latin American countries, a far-right backlash is brewing Although homicide rates have broadly declined across Latin America compared to a decade ago, spikes in some countries and a regionwide rise in other crimes, particularly extortion, have created the conditions for conservative populists to score votes by promising strong-arm…
World May 02 Mexican governor and mayor step down after U.S. drug trafficking indictments Two members of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s party in the northwestern Sinaloa state said they would temporarily step down from their posts after the United States charged them and eight other politicians and security officers with drug trafficking.
World Apr 18 Witnesses detail deadly Israeli strikes on medics in Lebanon The three strikes, which killed four paramedics and wounded six others, is the latest example of Israel's willingness to target Lebanon's health sector. The attacks on the ambulances have drawn condemnation, including from the United Nations’ human rights office.
World Apr 17 Hezbollah and Israel truce holds in Lebanon as some displaced families begin to return home A fragile calm has settled over parts of Lebanon as a 10-day ceasefire brokered by the United States takes hold between Israel and Hezbollah.
World Apr 05 Lebanese Christians displaced by war mark Easter far from their homes and churches Christians are estimated to make up around a third of Lebanon's population of roughly 5.5 million people.
World Mar 28 Targeted Israeli airstrike kills 3 journalists in southern Lebanon covering the war An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed three journalists who were covering the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, their TV stations said.
Politics Feb 06 Argentina and US sign major trade deal targeting tariffs and boosting political alliance Argentina's foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, announced the deal's signing on social media on Thursday.