Tren de Aragua Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Nebraska
An alleged Tren de Aragua malware engineer on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list pleaded not guilty in Nebraska on...
October 3, 2026Section
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Ecuador and US Sign Police Internal Control Agreement
Ecuador and the US signed a police internal control project on 2 October, with polygraph, drug and money checks and...
October 3, 2026
Ecuador’s Guayaquil Floods Leave Water at 12 Points
Guayaquil floods: Friday's downpour left water at 12 points of Ecuador's largest city, and forecasters expect the heaviest rain on...
October 3, 2026
Costa Rica Unemployment Hits Women and Youth Hardest
Costa Rica unemployment weighs most on women and the young, business leader says. INEC puts women at 7.3% against 6.4%...
October 3, 2026
Costa Rica Rises in PISA, Reading and Maths Flat
Costa Rica PISA 2025 results lift it one place in the region in every subject, but only science improved. Reading...
October 3, 2026
Venezuela Quake Leaves 144 Children Missing
Cecodap counts 144 children missing in Venezuela 100 days after the 24 June quakes, as families held a candlelit vigil...
October 3, 2026
UN Releases US$160 Million for 12 Crises, Cuba Included
The UN released US$160 million on 2 October for 12 of the most underfunded humanitarian crises. Cuba gets US$4 million,...
October 3, 2026
Venezuela Baker Hughes Talks Focus on Gas Projects
Venezuela Baker Hughes talks: acting president Delcy Rodríguez met the US firm's chief in Caracas on gas projects. No contract...
October 3, 2026
Colombia Fire Director Removed After 26 Days in Office
Colombia fire director Germán Miranda was removed on 3 October, 26 days after taking office, as the president cited alleged...
October 3, 2026
Peru Metro Line 1 Expects 383,000 Election Day Riders
Lima's Metro Line 1 expects 383,000 passengers on Peru's election Sunday, 19% above a normal Sunday, and adds 34 trips....
October 3, 2026
IRTP Pulls Crime Stories From Peru’s TV Perú Online
Peru's state broadcaster IRTP pulled at least ten crime stories from TV Perú online on 29 September. Staff now ask...
October 3, 2026
Uruguay Convicts 35 in Prison-Run Criminal Group Case
Uruguay courts have convicted 35 people after Operation Golfo, a Colonia police case against prison-run criminal groups. Sentences run up...
October 3, 2026
Ecuador Army Kills Five in Amazon Illegal Gold Raid
The Ecuador army killed five armed men in Orellana, in the Amazon, on 2 October, calling them gold-funded terrorists. What...
October 3, 2026
Chile Budget Education Cuts Draw Fire From Kast Allies
Chile's 2027 budget education cuts hit Bicentenario schools and school laptops. Kast's UDI allies want them restored, funded by cutting...
October 3, 2026
Colombia Quake Fund Fondo Milagro Still Has No Money
Colombia's Fondo Milagro, set up after the 10 August earthquake, is not yet operating and holds none of the US$189...
October 3, 2026
Chile School Laptop Grant Now Rests With Congress
Yo Elijo mi PC, Chile's school laptop grant, is unfunded in the 2027 budget. The education minister says Congress will...
October 3, 2026
Mexico Decree to Make Platforms Remove Violent Content
Mexico plans a decree making digital platforms detect, report and remove violent content after a deadly school attack in Torreón....
October 3, 2026
IEA Says 325 Million Barrels Released Since March
The IEA says 325 million barrels of the 400 million pledged in March are out. The G7's new 100 million...
October 3, 2026
Brazil Vote-Buying Bust: Police Arrest 22 in Roraima Ring Paying Voters US$77 Each
Brazil vote-buying: police arrested 22 in a Roraima ring paying voters about US$77 each, then 21 more a day later....
October 3, 2026
Russian Embassy to Probe Dominicans Recruited for War
Dominicans recruited for Russia's war: a Russian embassy attaché told protesting families in Santo Domingo on 1 October that the...
October 3, 2026