Latin America

Six people with ties to opposition leader María Corina Machado are seeking to leave the country, but the Venezuelan foreign ministry has rejected all petitions

Border Patrol has seen a large increase in encounters with Chinese nationals, most of them coming from areas experiencing more significant political repression

An army general posted a video showing the building of a makeshift bridge used to take the vehicles closer to the border

The name of the singing contest is called "Factor M"

The countries are embroiled in a territorial dispute over the Essequibo, a region that is under the control of Guyana but Venezuela claims as its own

10 candidates are distributed among 38 slots as they show the different parties and coalitions they represent

Latin America and the Caribbean had their warmest year on record in 2023 as a "double-whammy" of El Nino and climate change caused major weather calamities, the World Meteorological Organization said Wednesday.

María Corina Machado and presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia continue campaigning as the time of going to the ballot box approaches

A military report seen by Reuters contradicts statements made by Petro last week

Two weeks after his surprise anointment, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia already has a commanding lead. The margin is only expected to grow.

Both met again during the Milken Institute's annual conference. The South American president had visited a Tesla factory in April

The country published a report showing it deported over 8,600 people during the first quarter of the year. The large majority were Central Americans

Most buyers intend to use the property for rental purposes or as a vacation home

Approval in the lower house marked a much-needed win for Milei, but his party can't claim victory yet

Petro's response to the killings marks a stark contrast with his initial approach of "total peace"

Manuel Rosales, criticized by some in the opposition for his willingness to negotiate with Maduro, said this is key to ensure an eventual transition of power

José Raúl Mulino ran as the stand-in candidate of Ricardo Martinelli, banned from competing on corruption charges

An OAS panel said the orders are key to prevent crimes against humanity to continue

President Gustavo Petro said the weapons and ammo are being sold to criminal organization. A journalist disputed the figures given and said they are much lower

Petro has been highly critical of the way Israel is conducting the war, repeatedly saying it's committing genocide

The committee on enforced disappearances described an "alarming increase" of such cases in the South American country

The activists are based in the Portuguesa state, where opposition leader Maria Corina Machado campaigned over the past week

Diosdado Cabello, a senior figure of the Maduro government, said that the Venezuelan people "know who the enemy is"

LNG Energy Group was awarded contracts to rehabilitate five aging oil fields

About a third of respondents in an Ipsos poll said the country would be better off without migration, a much lower figure than Chile, Colombia and Mexico

The diplomat thanked the support from the rest of the opposition and said he bets on a country where "no one fears being persecuted for their ideas"

A new Gallup poll showed a broad drop in the country's perception. At a global level, the picture is different

Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia rose as the coalition candidate after the first candidates were banned. The focus is now on whether the party will be deemed faulted

The little-known former ambassador was among the few allowed to sign up as a candidate for the July elections

The Maduro government said it won't be "intimidated" by the international community's calls for restraint