World Feb 10 Ecuador’s conservative incumbent will face leftist lawyer in presidential runoff By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
World Nov 25 Left-wing candidate Yamandú Orsi wins runoff election to becomes Uruguay’s next president Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, became the country's new president in a tight runoff election that ousted the conservative governing coalition. By Nayara Batschke, Associated Press
World Nov 18 French farmers protest EU agricultural pact with South American trade bloc French farmers argue the deal threatens their livelihoods by allowing a surge of South American agricultural imports produced under less stringent environmental standards. By Associated Press
Nation Aug 14 Watch 7:16 The deadly risks migrants face to cross the land bridge between North and South America Illegal border crossings into the United States from Mexico have dropped in the last few months. But further south, hundreds of thousands of migrants are making dangerous journeys through the Darien Gap, one of the world’s most treacherous jungles. “Seventy… By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan
World Jun 28 As his supporters rally, Bolivia’s president lambasts accusations of a self-coup as ‘lies’ Bolivian President Luis Arce has denied being behind an attempted coup against him and said the general who apparently led it “acted on his own,” lashing out at accusations that he had asked for the mutiny in a plan to… By Paola Flores, Isabel DeBre, Associated Press
Jun 13 Argentina’s Senate passes Milei’s plan to slash spending as protesters clash with police By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press Argentina’s Senate has narrowly approved President Javier Milei’s sweeping proposals to slash state spending and boost his own powers. Continue reading
May 17 Brazil to host 2027 Women’s World Cup, a first for South America By Lerpong Amsa-Ngiam, Associated Press Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s full membership chose the South American bid over a joint proposal from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Continue reading
Apr 04 Guyana condemns Venezuela for signing into law a referendum approving annexation of disputed region By Bert Wilkinson, Associated Press Guyana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs vowed not to yield any land to Venezuela and called the move targeting Guyana's western Essequibo region an "egregious violation of the most fundamental principles of international law."… Continue reading
Dec 04 Venezuelan government accepts referendum to claim oil-rich part of Guyana By Regina Garcia Cano, Jorge Rueda, Associated Press Venezuela's election authority says voters approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over an oil- and mineral-rich piece of neighboring Guyana. Continue reading
Nov 20 After electing right-wing populist Milei as president, Argentina faces uncharted path By Daniel Politi, David Biller, Associated Press With his victory Sunday night, the fiery freshman lawmaker has thrust the country into the unknown regarding just how extreme his policies will be, following a campaign that saw him revving a chainsaw to symbolically cut the state down to… Continue reading