Latin America

US conducts military drills at Panama Canal amid tensions over China's influence on key trade route

To kick off the drills, three US Army helicopters arrived in Panama on Sunday -- two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and a CH-47 Chinook -- landing at the Panama-Pacific Airport, formerly the US Howard base

US sanctions Cuban president on the fourth anniversary of historic protests

The United States was restricting visas for the Cuban president and other high-ranking government officials, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an X post on the fourth anniversary of historic anti-government protests in Cuba

Only one person on Earth has this blood type. What is 'Gwada negative'?

A 68-year-old woman from Guadeloupe has been confirmed as the sole known carrier of a newly discovered blood group named 'Gwada negative'. Officially recognised as the 48th blood group system by the International Society of Blood Transfusion, this ultra-rare type could hold implications for the future of transfusion science and rare blood compatibility care

Maryland man Kilmar Ábrego García returns to US from El Salvador to face criminal charges. But there's a catch

Maryland's Kilmar Ábrego García, the man who was 'mistakenly' deported by US President Donald Trump's administration to El Salvador in March, returned to the US only to face further criminal charges.

Months after election fraud allegations, Venezuela holds new vote; divided opposition calls for boycott

Venezuela's main opposition faction, led by María Corina Machado has called for a boycott. Machado argues voting would legitimise another flawed election orchestrated by Nicolas Maduro's government. A smaller opposition bloc has rejected the boycott, urging people to vote as an act of resistance

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa arrested ahead of tense election in the country

The arrest of Guanipa, a 60-year-old former MP and close ally of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, comes amid rising tensions ahead of Sunday's election.

Is France repeating its colonial past by building a prison in the Amazon? The controversy, explained

France’s plan to build a €400 million high-security prison in the Amazonian town of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni has triggered fierce backlash from French Guiana’s leaders. Touted as a tool against narcotrafficking, the project has revived painful memories of colonial-era penal colonies and left locals asking why they weren’t consulted before such a massive decision

Uruguay's José Mujica, who lived like a farmer, has died. The story of the 'world’s poorest president'

José Mujica, former Uruguayan president and globally admired statesman, has died at 89. A former guerrilla who once spent 10 years in solitary confinement, he became a humble, sandal-wearing leader who gave away most of his salary, drove a beat-up Beetle and legalised marijuana. Why did he choose to live so simply while leading a nation?

Trump calls for 'free' transit for US ships through Panama, Suez canals

Trump has for months been calling for the United States to take control of the Panama Canal but his social media post also shifted focus onto the vital Suez route

Husband Humala given 15-year jail for laundering money, Peru’s former First Lady flees to Brazil for asylum

Both Humala and Heredia have denied any wrongdoing. The couple were accused of using shell companies and undeclared bank accounts to funnel illicit funds into campaign coffers and personal assets