South America

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.

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…

Daniel Noboa wins election in Ecuador, becomes nation’s youngest president-elect

By Regina Garcia Cano, Gonzalo Solano, Associated Press

Noboa did so on the strength of a resume of a 35-year-old who belongs to the South American country’s elite, which has meant some schooling in the U.S., some entrepreneurial work, some dabbling in politics. Now he must meet the…

WATCH: ‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse on Saturday visible to millions across the Americas

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

As the moon lines up precisely between Earth and the sun on Saturday, it will blot out all but the sun's outer rim. A bright, blazing border will appear around the moon for as much as five minutes along a…

Seven men accused of killing Ecuadorian presidential candidate slain inside prison

By Associated Press

A seventh man accused in the August assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate was killed inside a prison in Ecuador's capital, authorities said Saturday, a day after six others allegedly linked to the crime were slain in a different lockup.

Ecuador detains 6 Colombians in assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio

By Gabriela Molina and Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

Ecuador will hold six Colombian men as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was fighting crime and corruption.

What came out of the South American summit on protecting the Amazon?

By Kayan Tara

At their first summit focused on the Amazon in nearly 15 years, eight South American countries pledged this week to work together to combat deforestation. While they revived a key treaty organization in this new united front, environmentalists have expressed…

South America’s presidents meet in Brazil for the first regional summit in 9 years

By Carla Bridi, Associated Press

Analysts say Lula senses an opportunity for integration because of the political affinities of the region's current governments and appears to want to test leaders' willingness to cooperate through a revived Union of South American Nations, or Unasur.

Analysis: What to know about Peru’s ongoing, Indigenous-led protest movement

By Eduardo Gamarra, The Conversation

Thousands of demonstrators have descended on Lima amid violent clashes with police. The protest movement could be taking cues from earlier mobilizations in neighboring Bolivia.