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Crime
16 dead after gunmen open fire in 2 separate attacks in Honduras
6 police officers were among the dead. Honduras struggles with high rates of crime linked to gangs and the transnational drug trade.
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China-Latin America relations
US casts Cuba as China-linked security threat while still pushing for talks
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US-China relations
US foreign affairs chairman warns of China role in Argentina contract bid
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Brazil
Jailed banker ties roil Flavio Bolsonaro’s Brazil presidential hopes
Bolsonaro’s poll numbers take a hit from scandal over disgraced banker Daniel Vorcaro’s US$24 million film funding pledge.
21 May 2026 - 2:34PM
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Photo: AFP
China-Latin America relations
US charges Raul Castro as Trump administration ratchets up pressure on Cuba
Historic murder charges against 94-year-old former leader mark the first time Washington has criminally pursued a Castro brother.
21 May 2026 - 12:55PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Bolivia’s capital under siege as protests and blockades deepen crisis for president
Protests calling for Rodrigo Paz to resign intensify, just six months into his presidency.
20 May 2026 - 2:45PM
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China-Latin America relations
US plans to charge Raul Castro increases Trump administration’s pressure on Cuba
US Justice Department preparing to indict ageing Cuban leader on Wednesday over the shooting down of two aircraft three decades ago.
20 May 2026 - 4:03AM
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Former Cuban president Raul Castro attends a May Day rally in Havana, Cuba, on May 1. Photo: Reuters
China-Latin America relations
How a US$5 billion Chinese lifeline to Argentina shrank to almost nothing
Central bank records show the swap balance fell to US$675 million as Washington pressed Buenos Aires to wind it down.
19 May 2026 - 5:46AM
US-Cuba relations
Cuba warns of ‘bloodbath’ if US attacks as Washington expands sanctions
Cuba’s president defends right to self-defence as US report claims the island has acquired more than 300 military drones.
19 May 2026 - 5:03PM
Crime
UK jails driver for smuggling cocaine in Kardashian brand underwear shipment
UK border officials found the illicit haul hidden in a truck transporting Skims shapewear cargo.
19 May 2026 - 12:31PM
World Health Organization (WHO)
‘Crises’: WHO kicks off annual assembly amid Ebola, US withdrawal
Aid cuts ‘have disrupted health systems, widened inequalities’ said UN chief Antonio Guterres, with WHO budget down by almost US$1 billion.
18 May 2026 - 10:07PM
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A health official uses a thermometer to screen people outside a hospital in Kampala, Uganda, on Saturday. Photo: AP
Spain
‘8-year-ordeal’: Spanish court acquits pop star Shakira of tax fraud
Money the Colombian singer paid in fines - plus interest - will be paid back to her after a lengthy dispute over residency.
18 May 2026 - 8:55PM
Americas and the Caribbean
10 Mexican government, justice officials indicted in US, will surrender
The defendants include a governor, a mayor and a secretary of public security for charges which include corruption, bribery and arms and drug smuggling.
16 May 2026 - 7:24PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Peru’s leftist Sanchez to face Fujimori in presidential run-off
Official results emerged after a month-long count that has led to allegations of fraud in the politically turbulent South American nation.
16 May 2026 - 1:15AM
Ukraine war
36 nations approve tribunal creation to prosecute Russia over Ukraine
The move came on the same day the WHO said Ukraine’s mental health crisis is growing, with ‘work to do until the end of the century’.
15 May 2026 - 9:44PM
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A neighbour hugs a crying woman at the site of a fatal Russian missile attack on a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photo: AP
Americas and the Caribbean
CIA chief makes rare Cuba visit as island runs out of oil
Meeting in Havana comes as tensions between the two sides remain high over the US energy blockade.
15 May 2026 - 2:55PM
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2026 Xi-Trump summit
US renews US$100 million Cuba aid offer as Trump raises island with Xi
Washington says Havana must decide whether to accept humanitarian assistance as Beijing maintains backing for Cuba.
14 May 2026 - 4:45AM
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Hantavirus
Argentine city tries to shrug off hantavirus ship ‘patient zero’ suspicions
The search for answers about the MV Hondius outbreak has pointed towards Ushuaia and a huge landfill site.
13 May 2026 - 12:48PM
Ushuaia, Argentina’s city 'at the end of the world'. Photo: AP
China-Latin America relations
Beijing calls Paraguay leaders willing ‘chess pieces’ after disputed Taiwan trip
Beijing’s anger over President Santiago Pena’s Taipei trade visit comes as Taiwan issue looms large at this week’s Trump-Xi summit.
13 May 2026 - 4:08AM
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United States
Trump says Cuba is seeking help, will hold talks
Trump had threatened that Cuba was ‘next’ after the US military seized the leader of long-time Cuban ally Venezuela earlier this year.
12 May 2026 - 9:31PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Arrest warrant reissued for Bolivia ex-president after court no-show
Evo Morales is declared in contempt as prosecutors allege he fathered a child with a 15-year-old girl during his time in office.
12 May 2026 - 3:01PM
United States
‘Horrific scene’: bodies found in shipping container at US rail yard
Bodies of five men and one woman were found in a sweltering container in southern Texas in a suspected smuggling event.
12 May 2026 - 10:31AM
Union Pacific train cars at a railway depot in Laredo, Texas on Sunday. Photo: KGNS via AP
Americas and the Caribbean
EVs surge in Bolivia amid fuel shortages, ‘junk gas’ scandal
The number of electric vehicles in Bolivia climbed from 500 to 3,352 in the last five years, and is set to triple again as broad appeal rises.
10 May 2026 - 4:52PM
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Mexico
Mexico to end school year 40 days early for World Cup amid heatwave
Authorities may bring forward the next academic year to compensate for lost time, as stunned families scramble to arrange childcare.
9 May 2026 - 1:22PM
Hantavirus
‘Almost zero’ chance Dutch man got hantavirus in Argentina’s Ushuaia: official
The patient and his wife, both MV Hondius passengers who died of the disease, were in the city only a few days before showing symptoms.
9 May 2026 - 5:38AM
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