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US likely to increase focus on LatAm with Rubio as top diplomat

19-11-2024 12:27 Marco Rubio's appointment as the United States' top diplomat has raised expectations that Washington will place greater emphasis on Latin America moving forward.

Arrest in Honduras

Honduras arrests environmentalist's suspected murderer

07-10-2024 11:52 Juan López was shot dead on September 14, and the day before his death he called a press conference for the resignation of the Tocoa mayor who was caught on video negotiating with drug traffickers.

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.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

López Obrador rules out meeting with Milei during Mexico visit

14-08-2024 14:38 Argentina's President Javier Milei set to visit Mexican capital to attend a conservative forum – but he won't be meeting his counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

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.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Oil Combustibles case: Supreme Court overturns acquittal of López, De Souza

29-05-2024 14:47 Justices on the nation's highest tribunal unanimously decide to accept a challenge presented by the national Attorney-General, overturning a decision by the Federal Criminal Cassation Court to acquit businessmen.

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.

MARKETS

Argentina's stock market react with optimism to Milei election

21-11-2023 16:58 Stock market opens up by around 20% before easing off to gains of about 14% – strong reaction to election of new president-elect.

ELECTION 2023

Mexican President AMLO calls Milei a 'conservative fascist'

14-11-2023 13:55 Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador brands Argentina's libertarian president candidate Javier Milei a "conservative fascist" and criticises La Libertad Avanza leader's description of Pope Francis.

OPPOSITION EYE

Amid turbulence and tensions, PRO puts on united front

27-04-2023 19:47 Key leaders from the centre-right party meet on Friday in San Isidro with talks over the opposition coalition’s line-up for the elections ongoing.

NEW NETFLIX SERIES

Ricardo Darín to star in 'El Eternauta' Netflix series

25-04-2023 13:28 Legendary actor Ricardo Darín, the lead in the multi-award-winning film 'Argentina, 1985,' has announced that he will star in a new Netflix series based on the famous comics, 'El Eternauta.'

PRICE HIKES

Left-wing LatAm governments agree joint inflation plan

06-04-2023 16:01 New ‘Alianza de Países de América Latina y el Caribe contra la Inflación’ scheme will see 11 leftist nations adopt common strategies to tackle price hikes.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Fernández to meet Biden at White House on March 29

23-03-2023 14:58 After an eight-month delay part-imposed by Biden’s Covid-19 diagnosis, Argentina’s president finally gets his wish and secures a rescheduled meeting with his United States counterpart in Washington next week.

Renewable Energy

Latin America to become renewable energy giant

11-03-2023 17:36 Report found that with upcoming large-scale clean-electricity projects in the next seven years Latin America is poised to become a major renewable energy producer.

UNREST IN PERU

Peru judge extends ex-president Castillo's pre-trial detention to three years

10-03-2023 10:46 A Peruvian judge on Thursday extended former president of Peru Pedro Castillo's pre-trial detention to 36 months for "allegedly being the leader of a criminal organisation," the Supreme Court announced.

FIFAGATE CORRUPTION

Former Fox executive found guilty in FIFA bribery case

09-03-2023 23:34 Former executive with 21st Century Fox and Argentine sports marketing firm found guilty in New York of paying bribes to secure lucrative television rights to football officials.

"PINK TIDE"

Nicaragua a political headache for Latin American left

24-02-2023 09:40 Spread as they are across the leftist spectrum. Latin American governments have failed to come up with a cohesive response to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's move to strip more than 300 critics and political opponents of citizenship.

CYCLING

Colombia's López claims 'priceless' Vuelta San Juan victory

30-01-2023 10:04 Colombia's Miguel Ángel López won the Vuelta a San Juan following Sunday's seventh and final stage claimed by Australian Sam Welsford in a sprint finish.

Peru Protests

Clashes in Lima as thousands rally against Peru government

20-01-2023 11:08 Thousands marched through Peru's capital and southern provinces Thursday in large anti-government rallies punctuated by clashes with police, defying a state of emergency declared over almost 1/3 of the country.