Mexico Says Intentional Homicides Have Halved. Here’s What That Really Means
Sheinbaum says Mexico's intentional homicides fell 51% since September 2024, from 86.9 to 42.5 a day. The drop is real,...
August 12, 2026Section
Latin America News
Uruguay Bets on Green Power to Win an AI Data Centre
Uruguay's state telecom Antel will build a US$70 million AI data centre in Canelones, betting the country's near-100% renewable power...
August 12, 2026
The US Is Now the Top Buyer of Venezuela’s Oil
Venezuela's oil exports slipped in July, but the story is the reversal: since Maduro's capture the US is the top...
August 11, 2026
Chile Declares a Preventive Weather Emergency Across Five Northern Regions
Chile's weather emergency covers five northern regions from Arica to Coquimbo as a rare frontal system threatens rain, snow and...
August 11, 2026
Colombia Earthquake Toll Passes 181 as a National Disaster Is Declared
Colombia's earthquake has killed at least 181 people, most in Cali, as President de la Espriella declares a national disaster...
August 11, 2026
Petro’s Pension Reform Faces a Make-or-Break Court Date
Colombia pension reform returns to the Constitutional Court on August 13 for a procedural ruling that could revive or kill...
August 11, 2026
The Colombian State Owns 62 Companies. Here’s What They’re Worth
Colombia state companies number 62 and are worth COP 197.27 trillion (about US$62.5 billion), a finance-ministry report shows, with Ecopetrol...
August 11, 2026
El Niño Turns Central America’s Dry Corridor Into a Hunger Zone
An El Niño food crisis has 3.2 million Guatemalans and up to 2.2 million Hondurans facing acute hunger as drought...
August 11, 2026
Pharmaceutical Sovereignty Push Gains Pace in Brazil
Brazil's pharmaceutical sovereignty push gains pace with a Fiocruz-MSD HIV deal and Lula's plan, as the US generic-drug tariff looms....
August 11, 2026