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The Latest Breaking News from Latin America

In a world beset by rising temperatures, extreme weather patterns, and escalating natural disasters, the urgency of decisive action on climate change and the threat of future pandemics has never been more apparent. Both threats will affect us all. But the countries between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn --…

Bangkok Post

Argentina election shifts right as Latin America leans left

Argentina’s presidential election is increasingly poised to usher in a pro-market government after the ruling bloc coalesced around centrist Economy Minister Sergio Massa.

Tribune News Service

IMF says banning crypto 'may not be effective' and encourages governments to consider 'well designed' CBDCs

A Thursday blog post noted that people in Latin America have been turning to crypto for protection against macroeconomic conditions—and for cheaper and faster payments.

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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

June 16-22, 2023

The Independent UK

A dengue outbreak in Peru has killed at least 248 people and forced health minister to resign

Outbreak is currently the worst in Latin America

The Independent UK

Mission trips are an evangelical rite of passage for US teens – but why?

As tourists head to airports this summer, American travelers are likely to see groups of young people in matching T-shirts awaiting flights to Latin America or further afield. Their T-shirts sport biblical verses or phrases like “Here I am, send me” or “Called to serve,” and the teens may gather…

The Conversation

BBC Studios Adds Former Twitter Exec Julie Mayville as Social Ad Head

Social ad sales function being launched for North America and Latin America

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Active nonalignment: the Global South’s new foreign policy in face of Ukraine war

Boston University’s Jorge Heine explains why the Global South is seeking to maintain good relations with both the United States and China.

The Week

Iran’s Raisi secures array of agreements on Latin American tour

Ebrahim Raisi visits Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, Tehran’s three allies in the region, on five-day trip.

Al Jazeera

The Global South is forging a new foreign policy in the face of war in Ukraine, China-US tensions: Active nonalignment

What does the Ukraine war have to do with Brazil? On the face of it, perhaps not much.

The Conversation

500 Neo-Nazi Cells Uncovered In Brazil Last Year

Latin America's antisemitism envoy unveiled a worrying growth in neo-Nazi cells in Brazil at the Global Forum in Tel Aviv.

Zenger

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

June 9-15, 2023

The Independent UK

China’s spying in Cuba picks up where the Soviet Union left off

For a half century, America’s top geopolitical rival used a spy base in nearby Cuba to steal U.S. military secrets by listening in on phone and data communications.

Tribune News Service

Iran's president meets Cuban counterpart in last leg of Latin American tour

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has met with Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana, the last stop of a Latin American trip that also took him to Iran's two other allies in the region — Venezuela and Nicaragua

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Crowdsourcing new constitutions: How 2 Latin American countries increased participation and empowered groups excluded from politics – podcast

Over the past few decades, countries across Latin America have witnessed a surge in demands by its people for increased political participation and representation. Colombia and Chile stand out as notable examples of countries responding to these calls with constitutional reform.

The Conversation

Events in Bolivia and Brazil may signal a turning point for the Catholic Church's sexual abuse crisis in Latin America

Demonstrations in Bolivia in recent weeks have been directed at a seemingly unusual target: the Catholic Church.

The Independent UK

Iran president rails against US sanctions during visit to Nicaragua

In his first visit to Latin America, Iran’s hardline president has met with his Nicaraguan counterpart and railed against a theme both leaders have in common: U.S. sanctions

The Independent UK

Iran's president begins Latin America tour with stop in Venezuela

In his first visit to Latin America, Iran’s hardline president has met with his Venezuelan counterpart and declared both countries have “a common enemy,” alluding to the United States

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How Latin America became the battleground in Cold War 2.0

Latin America is serving as a proxy battleground for a new Cold War as China, Iran and Russia seek to build influence, exploit resources and undermine the United States in the region.

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

June 2-8, 2023

The Independent UK

Book Review: Isabel Allende's 'The Wind Knows My Name' explores lives of 2 children adrift alone

Prolific Latin American-born author Isabel Allende skillfully braids the traumatic stories of two young children separated from each other by decades and thousands of miles in her latest novel, “The Wind Knows My Name.”

Reuters

Exclusive-EU Commission says Mercosur trade deal a priority as it seeks new allies

The European Commission has said it is a priority to conclude a long-delayed trade deal with South America's Mercosur bloc, as the EU seeks new allies to reduce its dependence on China and the United States, according to a document seen by Reuters.

Reuters

Greek police find 3.2 million euros of cocaine in banana containers

Police in northern Greece have seized dozens of packages of cocaine stashed in containers laden with bananas that had been shipped from Latin America, they said on Saturday.

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

May 25 – June 1, 2023

Reuters

Italy police arrest 40 mafia suspects for drug smuggling via Chinese money brokers

Italian police arrested 40 people on Tuesday in a new crackdown targeting the 'Ndrangheta mafia, with suspects accused of drugs trafficking with counterparts in Latin America using shadow networks of Chinese money brokers.

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