Latin America Archive
Latin America
Nicolás Petro, the son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, has been arrested amid an investigation into alleged tax evasion. The situation has added further strain to the government,
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Africa
Former Venezuelan diplomat Dwight Sagaray has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of Olga Fonseca, the acting ambassador of Venezuela in Nairobi. The grim
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Latin America
An extratropical cyclone has wreaked havoc in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, resulting in the loss of at least eleven lives. The disaster has also left 20 individuals
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Latin America
In a significant development for peace in Colombia, the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) have reached an agreement on a six-month ceasefire. The historic accord
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Latin America
Venezuela’s prominent opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, who rose to prominence early in 2019 as a potential leader to overthrow Venezuela’s authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro, faced a setback in
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Latin America
Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo arrived in Lima on Sunday following his extradition from the United States. He is the latest former leader to face corruption charges in
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Latin America
Argentina’s annual inflation rate soared beyond 100% in February, according to the country’s statistics agency, marking the first time since 1991’s hyperinflation that it has reached triple digits.
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Latin America
A botched multimillion-dollar robbery at Chile’s busiest airport has resulted in the deaths of two people, heightening concerns about the rise of crime in the Andean nation. Social media footage shows
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Latin America
A man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison in Costa Rica for the murder of an Indigenous land rights activist in 2020, in a case that inflamed decades-old
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Latin America
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has dismissed the head of the country’s army, following allegations that he attempted to protect right-wing rioters from arrest following the January 8th uprising
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