The Latest Breaking News from Latin Times

It's one of the biggest questions buzzing across social media this Miss Universe season: why are there five contestants with U.S. ties competing in the same pageant, and is that even allowed?

Traders are increasingly buying defaulted Venezuelan bonds betting that regime change in the country will lead to a new investor-friendly government that will cut a deal to begin paying back the country's debt.

John Wall traded in his sneakers for a studio desk in a career move that reflects how the NBA, streaming platforms, and Latino audiences are all entering a new playbook. In August 2025, Prime Video announced John Wall would join its "NBA on Prime" studio team, and he traveled to the Telemundo Center in…

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar denied that the United States had asked to use her country as a staging ground for military action against Venezuela, rejecting speculation fueled by ongoing U.S. Marine exercises in the archipelago.

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.

Pope Leo criticized the United States' approach to immigration enforcement, saying migrants are being treated in an "extremely disrespectful way" and urging Catholics to take seriously a statement issued last week by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops condemning mass deportations and the climate of fear surrounding immigration raids.

Former Colombian President Andrés Pastrana said that any potential U.S. operation in Venezuela "will be an extraction and not an invasion"

Border agents in Texas brought down a migrant who got stuck in the concertina wire at the top of the southern border wall, according to a report.

The arrest of tens of members of Jalisco Cartel operatives were arrested in Spain this week, revealing ties with the Italian mafia, according to a new report

A Mexican man accused of having ties with the Sinaloa Cartel has been extradited to the U.S. to face meth-smuggling charges, according to a new report.

President Donald Trump has approved CIA plans to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela, which could potentially pave the way for broader military action inside the country, according to a new report