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Brazil’s neck-and-neck election offers test for growing pro-Trump Latin American bloc

Sunday’s poll pits the leftist incumbent Lula against the son of a former far-right president convicted of staging a coup

The Guardian - US · 7h ago

After killing hundreds in boat strikes, US military expands campaign on land in Latin America

The Trump administration says it is seeking to expand its lethal campaign of bombing boats off Latin America’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts onto land

The Independent UK · Aug 17

Trump-Petro meeting could end in detente or discord with Colombia leader

Outcome of meeting uncertain as ‘erratic, temperamental’ presidents could be either ‘confrontational’ or amicable

The Guardian - US · Feb 3

What you need to know about the Venezuelan gang that Texas is targeting

Gov. Greg Abbott has declared the Venezuelan gang a foreign terrorist organization and asked the Department of Public Safety to create a strike team targeting them.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 18, 2024

Amid mounting pressure from U.S., Mexico adopts new tactic: wearing migrants out until they give up

Since the new strategy was implemented, crossings from the southern border have decreased 40% from their all-time high in December 2023

Latin Times · Jun 14, 2024

Mexico's tactic to cut immigration to the US: grind migrants down

Mexican authorities are using a simple but harsh tactic to deal with migrants trying to get to he U.S. They're wearing them out until they give up

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2024

What's Behind Claudia Sheinbaum's Election Victory?

Former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum became the first woman to be elected president of the Latin American nation on Monday.

International Business Times · Jun 3, 2024

'Huge Change': Mexico Expected To Elect First Woman President

Mexico is on course to elect its first woman president this weekend, with two front-runners competing to break the highest political glass ceiling in a country with a history of gender violence and inequality.

International Business Times · May 27, 2024

What's next for a crackdown on Haitian migrants as the Dominican Republic leader enters a new term?

After Dominican President Luis Abinader coasted into a second term over the weekend, he promised that “the best is yet to come.”

The Independent UK · May 20, 2024

Last-minute candidate José Raúl Mulino wins Panama's presidential election

José Raúl Mulino was set to become the new leader of the Central American nation as authorities unofficially called the race Sunday night after his three nearest rivals conceded.

WEKU · May 6, 2024