LATIN AMERICA Conflict
Conflict - Latin America 1 week ago
NORTH AMERICA

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men. The attack came a day after …

Conflict - Latin America 1 week, 1 day ago
NORTH AMERICA

The Claudia Sheinbaum administration's demand for "irrefutable" proof before handing over a top elected politician to the U.S. over alleged drug cartel dealings reveals how the Mexican government applies a …

Conflict - Latin America 1 week, 1 day ago
SOUTH AMERICA

Dressed in civilian clothing with Pasto Indigenous motifs across his sleeves, Royer Garzón, a guerrilla commander and delegate at the peace negotiation table, sits alongside about two-dozen combatants on a …

Conflict - Latin America 1 week, 2 days ago
SOUTH AMERICA

Trump officials and their Venezuelan allies have promised a new era of accountability to unlock Venezuela’s immense oil wealth. But the country’s oil industry remains a black hole. Trump officials …

Conflict - Latin America 1 week, 1 day ago
NORTH AMERICA

On a recent afternoon, a group of elderly residents slipped through the wooden doors of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Old Havana and gathered for a modest meal …

Conflict - Latin America 1 week, 2 days ago
SOUTH AMERICA

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Guyana told the United Nations’ highest court on Monday that 70% of its territory is at stake in a historic border …

Conflict - Latin America 1 week, 2 days ago
NORTH AMERICA

When the U.S. armed forces began blowing up suspected “drug boats” on Sept. 2, 2025, it was widely seen as a way not just to fight the war on drugs …

Conflict - Latin America 1 week, 4 days ago
NORTH AMERICA

Missy, who is 43, has lived her whole life in the same house in San Miguel del Padrón, a borough of eastern Havana, but “many generations have left the country.” …

Conflict - Latin America 1 week, 5 days ago
NORTH AMERICA

HAVANA (AP) — Tens of thousands of Cubans crowded along Havana’s famed seawall on Friday to celebrate workers on their day, especially those who keep the socialist country powered. Employees …

Conflict - Latin America 1 week, 5 days ago
NORTH AMERICA

Two Drug Enforcement Administration whistleblowers are demanding a $50 million reward on behalf of sources who helped provide information critical to the capture and extradition of ex-Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. …

Conflict - Latin America 1 week, 5 days ago
NORTH AMERICA

The family of a 16-year-old imprisoned in Cuba following an anti-government protest is pleading for his release amid worries over his health and the prospect of a long prison sentence. …

Conflict - Latin America 2 weeks ago
NORTH AMERICA

HAVANA -- Cubans hunched over tables this month to sign up for the socialist government’s campaign to support national sovereignty and defy the U.S. as tensions between the two countries …