5+ hour, 41+ min ago  (783+ words) Guaviare, Colombia "As Colombians head to a run-off vote on Sunday, 21 June to elect their next president, a leading think tank warns the next leader will inherit a cross-border security crisis with Ecuador that neither country can resolve alone. "While…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1230+ words) Manuela Pe'a Giraldo co-authored this article with Angie Acosta M. Medell'n and Bogot, Colombia " "lvaro Uribe V'lez, one of only a handful of Colombians who've served two terms as president, has been something of a political kingmaker since leaving the presidency…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (932+ words) Mexico City, Mexico " The recent departure of major international hotel chains from Cuba has been widely reported as a response to tightening U. S. sanctions." Some analysts, however, question whether the exodus of hotel operators, who have been a part of the…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (748+ words) It's been nine days since the runoff election between conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto S'nchez and Peruvians are still awaiting a definitive result in what's become a razor-tight election." As of June 15, Fujimori continued to edge ahead with…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (735+ words) Caracas, Venezuela " Venezuela's opposition members " many of whom are in exile after years of political persecution " agreed in late May in Panama City on a new roadmap to address the current situation in the country, six months after Nicol's Maduro's…...

4+ day, 59+ min ago  (630+ words) The Troncal del Caribe, a key highway on Colombia's Caribbean coast, has been blocked since a government offensive against the Autodefensas Conquistadores de la Sierra Nevada (ACSN) armed group on Monday morning. It is unclear whether members of the local…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (598+ words) Mexico City, Mexico "As FIFA's opening ceremony kicked off inside the Azteca Stadium on Thursday afternoon, a parallel scene played out on the streets surrounding it. Several social movements converged on Mexico City to protest what many activists are calling…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (446+ words) Bogot, Colombia " Security forces in Venezuela have clashed with gold miners linked to illegal armed groups in eastern Venezuela's Bolivar State. The move is a signal of U. S. -backed interim-President Delcy Rodriguez's efforts to re-open mining to foreign investors. Yesterday, Venezuelan…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (765+ words) United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited the Guantanamo Bay military base, which is located on Cuba's southeastern coast, yesterday." Hegseth, who holds the secondary title of Secretary of War, met with U. S. troops stationed at the base and, while…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (196+ words) Colombia's Senate passed a bill prohibiting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) today after a long battle by women's rights activists. The "Law on Girls Without Mutilation' passed unanimously in the final session of congress and just requires presidential approval to come…...