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The Latest Breaking News from Latin America

US shoot down Chinese balloon over Atlantic Ocean

Fotage shows the balloon falling to the sea

Evening Standard

Chinese spy balloon over the US: An aerospace expert explains how the balloons work and what they can see

The U.S. military shot down what U.S. officials called a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, 2023. Officials said that the U.S. Navy planned to recover the debris, which is in shallow water.

The Conversation

Chinese spy balloon – live: China warns of ‘further actions’ after US shoots down airship

US officials say balloon was brought down on president Joe Biden’s authorisation

The Independent UK

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China calls for calm amid growing row with US over suspected spy balloons

Beijing says it will ‘not accept any groundless conjecture’ after balloons spotted over US and Latin America

The Guardian - UK

Iran Says US Insists on Direct Negotiations

US is proceeding with its negotiations and talks with Iran, including its insistence on direct negotiations with Tehran, announced Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Amir-Abdollahian is touring Latin America, starting in Nicaragua and then moving to Venezuela, where he arrived Friday. Mehr News Agency reported that the FM met with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Second spy balloon spotted soaring over Latin America as US cancels trip to Beijing

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a visit to Beijing after a high-altitude Chinese spy balloon was earlier spotted soaring over the city of Billings in Montana, US

Daily Mirror

Second Chinese ‘spy balloon’ spotted over Latin America as tensions rise

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a trip to China amid a diplomatic row between the two countries

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Another Chinese Spy Balloon Flying Over Latin America, Says Pentagon

The Pentagon Friday evening (local time) said that another Chinese spy balloon was spotted flying over Latin America, a day after US officials said that they tracking a similar surveillance balloon making its way across the United States airspace. Read Further on Dynamite News:

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Pentagon: Second Chinese Spy Balloon Spotted over Latin America

The Pentagon announced that a second Chinese spy balloon was flying over Latin America. “We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America,” Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder said, a day after the first craft was spotted over US skies.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Second spy balloon spotted over Latin America, says Pentagon, as Blinken postpones China trip

Secretary of state calls the incident in US airspace a ‘clear violation of US sovereignty and international law’

The Guardian - AU

Second Chinese spy balloon spotted in skies over Latin America, says Pentagon

Development comes as original spy balloon continues to move east across the US

The Independent UK

Mexico's president says he won't seek an unconstitutional second term

His comments are important, because democracy in Latin America is in retreat. The president of El Salvador has announced he will defy constitutional term limits and run again for president next year.

WEKU

El Salvador bets safety on incarceration; unveils new prison

When El Salvador began making mass arrests of people with suspected gang affiliations last year, President Nayib Bukele ordered the construction of what would be the largest prison in Latin America

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2023

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El Salvador opens 40,000-person prison as arrests soar in gang crackdown

Authorities in El Salvador have opened one of Latin America's largest prisons, more than doubling the country's incarceration capacity, as a government crackdown on criminal gangs is causing the prison population to soar.

Reuters

Corruption rife across Latin America; Guatemala, Nicaragua reach all-time lows: report

Guatemala, Nicaragua and Cuba reached all-time lows on Transparency International's corruption index released on Tuesday due to increased organized crime by public institutions, co-optation by political and economic elites and increased human rights abuses.

Motor1

Renault, Nissan On Equal Footing In Announced Major Alliance Overhaul

The so-called "Alliance 2.0" will have high-value-creation projects in Latin America, India, and Europe.

Tribune News Service

Scholz visits South America in race with China for lithium

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is hoping his trip to Latin America this weekend will help Germany secure additional supplies of the lithium that car giants like Mercedes-Benz Group AG and Volkswagen AG need for their electric-vehicle batteries.

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The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Jan. 20-26, 2023

Miami Herald

Cuban American named US ambassador to the OAS wants to champion democracy in the region

MIAMI — Frank Mora, a Miami native and the new U.S. ambassador to the Organization of Americas States, wants to make the organization “even more relevant” amid the “increasing erosion” of the democratic system in Latin America and the Caribbean, he told journalists on Thursday, discarding the possibility that the…

Reason

Twenty Red States File Badly Flawed Lawsuit Seeking to Terminate Private Sponsorship Program for People Fleeing Socialism and Oppression in Four Latin American Nations

The flaws in the states' position are revealed by their own governors' statements about the evils of socialism and the crisis at the border.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: protect people, protect the planet

Editorial: Journalists and environmental defenders are at greatest risk in Latin America. All those who put them in danger must be held accountable

The Guardian - US

More journalists killed in Latin America and Caribbean than Ukraine in 2022

Committee to Protect Journalist reports region accounted for almost half of the 67 deaths worldwide

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Targets 125,000 Refugees Under New Sponsorship Program

The US administration launched Thursday a new program to receive refugees from all over the world, inviting ordinary Americans to directly sponsor the arrival of thousands of displaced people into their communities. The administration targeted 125,000 refugees for the current fiscal year, including Ukrainians, Afghans, and refugees from Latin America…

Tribune News Service

Tom Krasovic: Padres' bold efforts in Latin America have driven key trades, delivered scouting access

SAN DIEGO — This week the Padres announced they signed a teenage catcher from Venezuela, Ethan Salas, who is Baseball America's top-ranked prospect in this year's international amateur class.

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