Haiti’s First Vote in a Decade Draws Nine Presidential Hopefuls
Nine men have signed up to run for president in Haiti's first vote in a decade, set for 13 December....
September 28, 2026Section
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Canada Denies Its Diplomats Spied for the US in Cuba in Havana Syndrome Era
Sources say Canadian diplomats helped US spies in Cuba as the Havana Syndrome illnesses began. Ottawa denies it. What is...
September 28, 2026
Study: 337 Reporters and Activists Killed in Mexico Under López Obrador
Journalists in Mexico: 337 reporters and activists killed under López Obrador, a Berkeley study counts; a planned ICC case was...
September 28, 2026
Seven Dead in Guatemala as Officials Deny a Raid on a US-Wanted Trafficker
Seven died, a girl among them, in a Guatemalan town where a raid on US-wanted trafficker Haroldo Lorenzana was reported....
September 28, 2026
Mexico Arrests Alleged Gulf Cartel Money Man in Fuel-Smuggling Raids
Mexican forces arrested 'El Bebo', alleged money man of a Gulf Cartel faction, in 19 fuel-smuggling raids seizing 500,000 litres...
September 28, 2026
Colombia Kills Rebel Accused of Financing a Presidential Hopeful’s Murder
Colombia's Army confirms the death of alias Robinson Gutiérrez, a rebel finance chief officials link to the murder of Miguel...
September 28, 2026
Dominican Republic: Police Killed at Least 37 People in September
Dominican police killings reached at least 37 in September, a Diario Libre count shows, as the new chief tells criminals...
September 28, 2026
Peru Says Troops Drove Back a Colombian Armed Group on Its Amazon Border
Peru says soldiers and police clashed with a FARC splinter group on its Amazon border with Colombia, and three fighters...
September 28, 2026
Guatemala’s New Attorney General Turns on His Predecessor’s Network
Guatemala's attorney general says he found a network loyal to predecessor Consuelo Porras inside the prosecution service after four months...
September 28, 2026
Panama Election Bill Raises Donation Caps as Critics Warn of Dirty Money
Panama campaign finance changes in Bill 699 raise donation caps to US$500,000 and slow reporting. Watchdogs warn the door opens...
September 28, 2026
Bolivia Transport Strike Stops Santa Cruz as Drivers Head to Diesel Talks
Bolivia transport strike emptied Santa Cruz but La Paz kept moving. Drivers take their demand to scrap dearer diesel to...
September 28, 2026
Honduras Alert System Went to Firm Linked to Social Security Scandal
The Honduras alert system contract, worth US$1.9 million, went to a firm tied to a social security scandal, two outlets...
September 28, 2026
Mexico Ally Rules Out Split That Could Cost Sheinbaum Her Supermajority
Mexico's ruling coalition holds, but the Labour Party distanced itself as Morena named four likely 2027 governor candidates on 28...
September 28, 2026
Colombia’s President Says PepsiCo Will Invest US$1 Billion Over Five Years
The PepsiCo Colombia investment plan is worth US$1 billion over five years, the president says. The company itself has yet...
September 28, 2026
Spain’s Courts Put Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez in an Awkward Spotlight
Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's acting leader, surfaces in two Spanish criminal inquiries: oil-deal chats and a diplomat's cocaine arrest. She is...
September 28, 2026
Colombia’s State Oil Firm Seeks Criminal Probe of Its Own Gas Import Deal
Ecopetrol asked Colombia's prosecutors to probe the US$172 million Pacific gas terminal deal signed under Petro. The terminal is months...
September 28, 2026
Dominican Republic: Judge Jails Eight in Public Health Insurance Fraud
A judge jailed eight suspects in the Dominican Senasa fraud case over a health insurance scheme said to cost US$673,000....
September 28, 2026
Ecuador Replaces Its Economy Minister With Its Social Security Chief
Ecuador economy minister Sariha Moya is out: Noboa named Social Security chief Bernardo Cordovez, who leads a US$2 billion property...
September 28, 2026
Uruguay’s Opposition Refers Councillor to Ethics Over Drug-Money Aide
The Uruguay National Party sent a Montevideo councillor to its ethics panel after his paid aide was jailed for laundering...
September 28, 2026
Colombia Sends Armed-Group Boss From Peace Talks to Face US Drug Charges
Colombia once shielded him as a peace negotiator. Now the Comandos de la Frontera boss faces US narco-terrorism charges, and...
September 28, 2026