Guatemala Hosts US Scouts for Cartel Drills
A US Petén reconnaissance mission with Joint Task Force-Bravo gathered data for joint anti-cartel training in Guatemala, the embassy said...
October 12, 2026Section
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Panama Keeps 3.5% Deficit Cap After Quake
Panama will not ask lawmakers to lift its 3.5% deficit cap after the 7.7 quake. It will pay for relief...
October 12, 2026
Cuba Airports Lack Jet Fuel Until 1 November
Cuba jet fuel stays unavailable at ten airports, Havana included, until 1 November, and five airports now open only part...
October 12, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro Texts Hint at Vorcaro Visit
Police-recovered texts indicate Brazil's frontrunner Flávio Bolsonaro visited jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro on the day a BRB deal law was...
October 12, 2026
Sinaloa Civil Protection Chief Shot Dead
Gunmen killed the Escuinapa civil protection chief in Sinaloa on Sunday, hours after he toured shelters as Hurricane Simon neared...
October 12, 2026
Colombia Arrests 5 Gulf Clan Suspects, 1 Wanted by US
Colombia says four Gulf Clan suspects held in Antioquia took part in killing two police officers. A fifth man is...
October 12, 2026
Peru Says Pope Leo Visit Still On for 11 November
Peru says the Pope Leo visit planned for 11 to 16 November is unchanged after the pontiff announced lung surgery....
October 12, 2026
Mexico Arrests 8 Linked to US-Wanted Carlitos Rugrats
Mexican troops detained eight people in the State of Mexico, including a man said to work for Carlitos Rugrats, charged...
October 12, 2026
Uruguay Opens Residency Route as 30,000 Await Asylum
Uruguay's government has created a permanent residency route for asylum seekers, most of them Cuban, who entered before 1 January...
October 12, 2026