Lula’s Public Security Ministry Pledge and the Runoff
Lula has tied a new public security ministry to Senate approval of his security amendment, which cleared a key committee...
October 14, 2026Section
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Mexico Arrests Los Cromos Leader ‘El Cromo’
Mexican Navy arrests Iván N, alias El Cromo, leader of CJNG-linked Los Cromos, in Guadalajara. What we know and what...
October 14, 2026
Álvaro Vargas Llosa: From Writer to Ambassador
Álvaro Vargas Llosa is Peru's new ambassador in Washington. Who he is, his US career, his books and how he...
October 14, 2026
Puerto Rico Police Impersonation Cases: What We Know
Fake police beat a woman in Vega Baja on Wednesday. Here are the earlier Puerto Rico cases, what the law...
October 14, 2026
Costa Rica Gota a Gota Loans: 2,050 Cases and Rising
Costa Rica's police logged 2,050 gota a gota loan cases by August 2026. How the lenders work, why borrowers use...
October 14, 2026
Venezuela’s Machado Return Odds Fall to 26%
Polymarket gives María Corina Machado a 26% chance of entering Venezuela by 31 December, down 36.5 points in a week...
October 14, 2026
Uribe Widow Says Plot Came From Congress
María Claudia Tarazona, widow of Miguel Uribe Turbay, alleges the murder order came from Colombia's Congress. No evidence has been...
October 14, 2026
Brazil Targets Migrant Smugglers in 5 Raids
Brazil's Federal Police raided suspected migrant smugglers in Mato Grosso on Wednesday and froze up to US$198,000 tied to a...
October 14, 2026
Jorge Rodríguez: Venezuela’s Negotiator and Power Broker
Who is Jorge Rodríguez? Venezuela’s Assembly president and chief negotiator, brother of the acting president, came off the US sanctions...
October 14, 2026