Latin America

Countries across the region have maintained strong commercial ties with both the United States and China, an alignment that has become central as supply chains reconfigure

Since the campaign began, the United States has not provided evidence showing that the targeted vessels were carrying drugs. The lack of proof has intensified questions about the legitimacy of the U.S. counter narcotics effort in South America.

November 20 was International Transgender Remembrance Day, which commemorates the lives of transgender people who have fallen victims to hate crimes. The day is especially poignant in Latin America, where the vast majority of the world's trans murders take place.

The Peruvian government, led by President José Jerí, made a new threat against the Mexican government after it granted political asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez

"We are not going to repeat the mistake made in the war between Russia and Ukraine" said Lula, adding that he is "very worried" about the military escalation in the Caribbean

Latin America's fashion industry is drawing heightened interest from global brands as new estimates project the sector could reach $156 billion by 2029, according to reporting from Montenapo Daily.

"National polarization has intensified over the past two years" in Brazil, a Genial/Quaest survey cited by financial news outlet Valor Econômico revealed in October. This context of bitter rhetoric and political violence has left 83% of respondents claiming that the country is more divided today.

China has called on the United States to avoid interfering in Venezuela's internal affairs, responding to Washington's expanding military operations in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

The region is projected to post earnings-per-share growth of 8.4% annually ahead of Southeast Asia, China, emerging Europe and the Middle East and North Africa

Generation Z members in Latin America are having a harder time becoming economically independent than their parents did, according to a new report

The report says firms in Latin America "have developed a greater institutional muscle for building" thanks to a mix of operational urgency, market fragmentation, and rapid adoption of digital tools

Ecuador's Interior Minister John Reimberg said inmates across the country have been staging violent uprisings to prevent their transfer to new maximum-security prisons.

According to experts, the Trump administration cannot continue its campaign in Venezuela without explicit Congressional approval once the War Powers Resolution's 60-day limit expires on Nov. 3.

Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Peru have deteriorated even further after the Peruvian government announced it would sever ties with Mexico.

Dina Boluarte's removal from the presidency marked another turn toward political volatility in Latin America. It was also the sixth time that a female head of state's time in power was unexpectedly cut short in the region's history.

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.