Brazil creates committee to oversee investigation into plane crash that killed 62 | Aviation News
The panel is expected to bring together several key figures to try to prevent a repeat of the deadly crash…
Latin America
US sanctions former Haitian president for alleged drug trafficking | Drug news
The US Treasury Department says Michel Joseph Martelly “abused his influence” to facilitate drug trafficking into the United States. The…
Nicaragua bans 1,500 NGOs in latest crackdown on civil society | Human Rights News
The measure is part of an offensive against groups considered hostile to President Daniel Ortega. The Nicaraguan government has outlawed…
Elon Musk's X to close operations in Brazil amid bitter legal battle | Social Media News
The social media platform says the shutdown will be “effective immediately,” but Brazilian users will still have access to X.…
Protesters rally in Venezuela's capital as post-election crisis persists | Election News
Opposition protesters are taking to the streets of Venezuela's capital once again to denounce the results of a recent election…
Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall in Bermuda as residents seek shelter | Climate News
Bermuda's minister warns that the third hurricane of this year's Atlantic hurricane season is “not a storm to be taken…
“I was ambushed”: Sinaloa cartel leader “El Mayo” details his capture | News from the US-Mexico border
Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada says he was taken against his will to the United States amid conflicting accounts of his…
Venezuelan opposition leader joins protests against election results | Election News
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado joined supporters protesting on the streets of Caracas against contested national election results, as…
“I am afraid, but I will continue”: Venezuelans caught between hope and fear | Protest news
Caracas Venezuela – As dark clouds gathered over an unusually empty street in the Petare neighborhood, Eglle Camacho began hearing…
Pan-American Congress includes US and Latin American legislators
WASHINGTON — A group of U.S. lawmakers will meet with their Latin American counterparts this week to form a new…