URUGUAY ELECTIONS 2024 Frente Amplio returns to power in Uruguay as Orsi wins run-off 25-11-2024 10:44 Frente Amplio's Yamandú Orsi is elected president of Uruguay after Sunday's run-off; Leftist leader calls for national dialogue in a speech to supporters after results.
FRENCH LEADER IN LATIN AMERICA Macron praises EU-Chile trade agreement on Latin America tour 20-11-2024 20:53 French President Emmanuel Macron visits Chilean counterpart Gabriel Boric in Santiago on the last leg of a Latin America tour.
UNITED STATES Hurricane Milton approaches Florida with 249 km/hr winds 08-10-2024 07:46 Hurricane Milton is set to approach the Florida peninsula as a catastrophic Category 4 storm, bearing down on a region still struggling to recover from Helene’s devastation.
NEW GOVERNMENT IN MEXICO Claudia Sheinbaum takes office as Mexico's first woman president 01-10-2024 21:55 Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico's first female president, replacing her popular predecessor and close ally Andrés Manuel López Obrador as head of state in the world's most populous Spanish-speaking nation.
LATIN AMERICA Sheinbaum's Mexico election win bolsters Latin American left 06-06-2024 11:31 Claudia Sheinbaum's victory means that both Brazil and Mexico – Latin America's two biggest nations in terms of population and economic output – remain firmly on the left side of the political spectrum.
mexico election 2024 Sheinbaum victory: a win for Mexican women? 03-06-2024 13:30 Some in Mexico fear the historic change at the very top will be little more than symbolic when it comes to women's advancement.
mexico election 2024 Claudia Sheinbaum makes history as Mexico's first woman president 03-06-2024 13:15 Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected Mexico's first woman president by a landslide, with preliminary results giving her between 58-60% of total ballots cast.
mexico election 2024 Milei silent as Alberto, Cristina congratulate Mexico’s next president 03-06-2024 12:40 At the time of writing, Argentina’s current President Javier Milei had yet to offer his congratulations to the new president-elect in Mexico.
Mexico election 2024 Mexico expected to elect first woman president in historic election 29-05-2024 06:15 Mexico poised to shatter highest political ceiling, with ruling-party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum and opposition hopeful Xochitl Galvez leading race to become country's first female president.
MEXICO ELECTION 2024 Claudia Sheinbaum: 'Ice Lady' scientist breaking barriers in Mexico 29-05-2024 05:20 Dubbed the "Ice Lady" by her rivals, Claudia Sheinbaum – a cool-headed scientist with a PhD in energy engineering – is the favourite to become Mexico's first woman president.