Latin America

Mexico's foreign minister leaves post for health reasons

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is flanked by outgoing Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente and new Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, April 1, 2026. Presidencia de Mexico/Handout via REUTERS

Opportunities, dangers: Opposition to Iran war set to grow in Latin America when prices increase

Vehicles line up at a Texaco petrol station during rush hour on March 19, 2026, in the San Diego neighbourhood of Medellín, Colombia.

Costa Rican ex-Supreme Court judge sent to US in first-ever national extradition

Celso Gamboa, Costa Rica’s former security minister and ex-magistrate, leaves the court after Costa Rica’s judiciary authorized his extradition to the United States on drug trafficking and conspiracy charges, in San Jose, Costa Rica October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

US prosecutors investigate Colombia’s president, a onetime Trump foe

Colombian President Gustavo Petro (left) and US President Donald Trump meeting at the White House in Washington on Feb 03, 2026.

US military not preparing for Cuba invasion, senior US general says

General Francis Donovan, head of US Southern Command, was speaking at a Senate hearing focused on President Donald Trump’s increasingly muscular use of the US military in Latin America.

Costa Rica orders Cuban embassy closure as Cuba blames US pressure

The facade of Cuba's embassy after Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves said on Wednesday his administration did not recognize Cuba's government as legitimate and would close the Cuban embassy in its capital San Jose, Costa Rica, March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez

More than 330 arrested in Europol-led operation against illicit waste trade

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 8, 2026

Smoke rises following an explosion in Iran's capital, Tehran, on March 7.

Trump offers Latin American leaders US missile strikes to hit drug cartels

US President Donald Trump (right) welcoming Argentinian President Javier Milei to the "Shield of the Americas" summit on March 7, at Trump National Doral, in Miami, Florida.

Trump convenes Latin American leaders to curb crime, immigration

US President Donald Trump will be hosting the "Shield of the Americas" summit with Latin American leaders focusing on security and democracy on March 7, 2026, in Doral, Florida.

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