Ecuador Has Imposed a Nighttime Curfew Across Four Coastal Provinces
The government cited rising insecurity. Fuel prices changed the same week and the state says it destroyed 1,119 illegal mining...
September 12, 2026Section
Defense & Security
Paraguay Hands Down the Maximum Sentence for the Femicide That Changed Its Law
Six people were convicted over the killing of a pregnant 17-year-old. The main offender was a minor at the time...
September 12, 2026
A Gang Built a Fake Police Station in a Basement in Chile and Used It to Kidnap People
Seven detained, including a former prosecutor and serving detectives. The victims were Chinese nationals threatened with invented US investigations.
September 12, 2026
Does Mexico Want US Intervention Against the Cartels? The Leaked Poll Nobody Can Check
A leaked State Department fact sheet is said to cite polling showing Mexicans back American action against cartels. Nobody has...
September 12, 2026
Don Rufo: Ecuador Navy Finds 10 Missing Crew of Boat Sunk in US Strike
Ecuador's navy found ten missing crew of the Don Rufo two days after US forces sank it; 16 people were...
September 11, 2026
ELN Police Station Takeover in Catatumbo as Colombia Captures ‘El Flaco’
The ELN police station takeover in Guamalito came hours after Colombia captured commander 'El Flaco' — two faces of one...
September 11, 2026
Colombia Ombudsman Tells the President the Dead Are Not Scenery
Colombia's human rights ombudsman objected after the president walked among body bags laid out for the media following a military...
September 9, 2026
Peru Defense Budget Rises 15 Percent, and Capital Spending Nearly Quadruples
Peru's 2027 defence allocation rises about 15 percent, but the investment line inside it jumps 283 percent. That is the...
September 9, 2026
Colombia Gun Permits Are Valid Again, and the State Arms Maker’s Website Fell Over
President de la Espriella signed a decree lifting Colombia's general suspension of firearm carry permits. It took effect on Wednesday...
September 9, 2026