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Ready player one? Why the games arcade is having a rebirth

After years of sprawling, never-ending games, players are rediscovering the pleasures of shorter, more focused experiences. Could a new wave of independent arcades bring back the social side of gaming?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14

US strikes on Ecuadorian fishing boats raise humanitarian concerns but Trump admin not wavering

Attorney says fishers ‘losing their livelihoods’, but Marco Rubio maintains US still willing to ‘blow up ships if need be’

The Guardian - US · Sep 26

Unclaimed Attacks on Three Ecuadorian Boats May Be Linked to Secret U.S. Operations: Report

The incidents took place amid Operation Southern Spear, under which U.S. officials have publicly announced 63 attacks on 67 vessels and 221 reported deaths through mid-July

Latin Times · Aug 18

Deadly attacks in Colombia cast a shadow on the president's peace-with-guerrillas policy

Colombia’s anti-government guerrillas have grown stronger under President Gustavo Petro’s three years in office

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025

Mexico’s president tries to defuse fears of US military intervention

Sheinbaum emphasises communication with Trump ‘very good’ after rejecting offer to send US troops into Mexico

The Guardian - US · May 5, 2025

Trump Resurrects Ghost Of US Military Bases In Panama

US President Donald Trump's bid to take back control of the Panama Canal has put his counterpart Jose Raul Mulino in a difficult position and revived fears in the Central American country that US military bases will return.

International Business Times · Apr 15, 2025

US declares drug cartels, criminal gangs global terrorist organisations

Trump frequently depicts immigration and drug smuggling as part of an ‘invasion’ of the US to justify harsh measures.

Al Jazeera · Feb 19, 2025

Trump’s claim that Mexican cartels and government are allied is not reality

Corruption lets criminal groups thrive, experts say, but it does not equate to an alliance

The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2025

"We are on air!" Masked gunmen storm TV studio in Ecuador as gang attacks in the country escalate

It was a day like any other at the TC Television studio in Guayaquil, Ecuador, with its mid-afternoon newscast underway, when the masked gunmen burst in unleashing at least 15 minutes of threats and fear – all broadcast live

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024

Guatemala’s anti-corruption election winner offering hope to a region

An anti-corruption campaigner and son of the country’s former president has won an “impossible” election victory in Guatemala, in what onlookers hope is a watershed moment for democracy in the beleaguered region.

The Week · Aug 30, 2023