Latin America

The U.S. has deployed a powerful naval fleet to the Caribbean, including the USS Gerald R. Ford, Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and attack submarines, in a show of force that heightens pressure on Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum defended the Navy's efforts to rescue the survivor of a U.S. strike in the eastern Pacific, reiterating that it was carried out on humanitarian grounds.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Latin American cartels the "Al-Qaeda" of the Western Hemisphere and anticipated the Trump administration will continue its military campaign in the region.

In its latest show of military strength in the Western Hemisphere, the Pentagon has ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford to head to the Caribbean to support the Trump administration's ongoing counter-narcotics operation, which has been ramping up pressure on Venezuela.

Instead of navigating red tape and unpredictable lotteries, companies are looking south to Latin America for tech specialists. With Mexico now the U.S.' largest trading partner, and nearshoring spreading from manufacturing to digital services, LatAm is becoming a strategic extension of the North American labor market.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro proposed having Colombian forces cooperate with their Venezuelan counterparts and others in the region. He said they would be able to fight drug-trafficking more effectively, but the proposal comes as the two governments face increased pressure from the Trump administration

The involvement of Colombian mercenaries was first reported last year by La Silla Vacía, a Colombian news outlet, which found that more than 300 former soldiers had been contracted by a third country to fight in Sudan's civil war.

Machado became the sixth person of Latin American descent to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her ongoing fight to achieve a democratic transition in Venezuela.

A former Biden administration official warns the actions taken under the Trump administration in the name of fighting drug cartels resemble a regime‑change operation.

In an exclusive interview with The Latin Times, Colombian racing driver Tatiana Calderon talks about her journey, the challenges she has faced, and what she hopes to change in motorsport.

Guyana announced it added radars, military planes and vessels to its defenses as tensions with neighboring Venezuela linger on

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla accused U.S. counterpart Marco Rubio of carrying out a personal agenda when pushing for higher pressure on the region's authoritarian regimes

University faculty and advocates are celebrating a rare win against Javier Milei's cost-cutting machine, which has taken a particular aim at higher education, pensions, social welfare programs, and other spending his government has deemed undesirable.

The Trump administration said it's shifting hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid to "confront the Marxist, anti-American regimes of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua" as it ramps up pressure on Caracas.

The victim's sister told local media outlets that her brother had long been the target of workplace abuse. According to her account, his coworkers routinely stole his lunch, took his phone, and vandalized the bicycle he used to commute.

Investigators believe the truck was traveling at excessive speed before it overturned, triggering a gas leak that ignited and sent flames several feet into the air.

With tensions running high between Venezuela and the United States, officials from Nicolás Maduro's regime issued a warning to neighboring countries, saying that attacks launched from the territories of Guyana or Trinidad and Tobago would provoke retaliation.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declared Monday that his country's relationship with the United States is "completely broken," accusing Washington of waging military and political aggression while still forcing deportation flights of Venezuelan nationals to continue.

With only one of five justices voting to acquit, Bolsonaro's legal team cannot overturn the conviction but may seek a reduced sentence or house arrest instead.

According to reports, a protected witness who once worked in Tampico customs alerted investigators to a fuel smuggling network allegedly led by Vice Admiral Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna and his brother, Rear Admiral Fernando Farías Laguna.

Hossein Nabor Guillén was accused in 2024 of aiding Los Ardillos after a video showed him embracing the group's alleged leader, Celso Ortega Jiménez.

A recent report from a Salvadoran human rights group reveals that Bukele's crackdown on gangs has reshaped the country's prison system, with officials now exploiting detainees' families for profit through extortion.

Staff members interviewed by Mexican outlets said the attackers subdued five workers at the rehabilitation center and killed three of them.

Human rights advocates and government officials warn that reverse flow is proving to be just as dangerous, and in some cases more dangerous, than the original journey north to the United States.

Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio said the deployment of U.S. troops off the Venezuelan coast is "disproportionate," and that an "intervention is not possible because Latin America is a land of peace"

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said the country is facing its "biggest threat in 100 years" as U.S. warships and troops continue their deployment off the country's coast

Mexican cartels, particularly the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels, have entrenched themselves in Ecuador, partnering with local gangs that have adopted brutal tactics of violence, extortion, and corruption.

The sentence against the minor who killed Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay has sparked debate in the country, with some calling for harsher punishment and others seeking to tackle the underlining issues leading to such a situation

Intelligence agencies, along with federal, military and civil authorities, are currently investigating the alleged involvement of police chiefs and local public officials with criminal groups in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

The current Secretary of State handed over the responsibility of USAID to Russel Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget.