EX-URUGUAY PRESIDENT

Uruguay's ex-president Mujica receiving palliative care

Local elections in Uruguay

Left retains control of Montevideo in Uruguay regional elections

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

China is said seeking Argentina crops as it skirts US tariffs

At Jonathan Gilbert & Manuela Tobias, Bloomberg

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pride and praise in Peru for Pope Leo who left lasting impression

At Carlos Mandujano, AFP

FILM & CINEMA

Fear and loathing: Trump film threat shocks Latin America

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Machado aides escape Venezuela after 15-month siege at Argentina's Embassy

At Bloomberg News

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Merz tells France Mercosur trade deal must be ratified 'quickly'

Argentina's Embassy in Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition figures 'rescued' from Argentina's Embassy, says US

Evo Morales vows no surrender in bid to reclaim Bolivian presidency

At Gonzalo Torrico, AFP

CRIME & SECURITY

Organised crime hampering growth in Latin America, warns World Bank

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Reports: Real Madrid's Ancelotti agrees deal to take charge of Brazil

Geopolitcs & trade

Xi is trying to turn world against US as Trump cuts trade deals

At Bloomberg News

Supply lines

Latin America is master of its markets, not Trump, Bradesco says

At Leda Alvim & Beatriz Reis, Bloomberg

SUPPLY LINES

Mercosur shields Paraguay from Trump tariff pain, says finance chief

At Zijia Song & Ken Parks, Bloomberg

A POPE FOR LATIN AMERICA

Latin America bids fond farewell to its first pontiff

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU hopes Trump tariffs can nudge Mercosur deal past finish line

At Adrien de Calan, AFP

HUMAN RIGHTS

Brazil prohibits hormone therapy for transgender minors

GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Trump’s China trade war is forcing Latin America to pick a side

At Andrew Rosati, Bloomberg

OBITUARY

Mario Vargas Llosa: Peruvian Nobel-winning novelist

At Marcelo Rochabrun & John Quigley, Bloomberg

LITERARY LEGEND DIES

Mario Vargas Llosa, Latin American literary heavyweight, dies at 89

Ecuador election 2025

Noboa declared winner of Ecuador run-off, González demands recount

Ecuador election 2025

Ecuador imposes state of emergency before razor-close election

MERCOSUR SUMMIT

Mercosur to expand common tariff exemptions as trade war rages

At Simone Iglesias, Bloomberg

EURO TRADE PLANS

EU races to expand two-trillion-euro trade network as US links sour

At Alberto Nardelli, Bloomberg

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Brazil’s inflation hits two-year high amid rate hike debate

At Andrew Rosati, Bloomberg

FUTURE OF UNITED NATIONS

Four Latin Americans who could become the UN’s next leader

At Simone Iglesias & Franco Dantas, Bloomberg

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU offers timeline for final Mercosur deal proposal

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei hails shared values during talks with Paraguay’s Peña

TRUMP'S TARIFF WAR

Strength in numbers: Latin America urges unity in face of Trump tariffs

At Noe Leiva, AFP

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT

Mercado Libre to invest US$2.6 billion in Argentina this year

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Uruguay's Orsi calls for Latin American unity in face of economic uncertainty

Interview

Brazilian ambassador: Lula-Milei differences have 'minimal effect on bilateral relations’

At Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

TRADE WARS

Trump attempting to be an ‘emperor,’ says Chile's Boric

At Matthew Malinowski, Bloomberg

TRADE WARS

Trump tariffs threaten Latin American steel industry

At Mauricio Rabufetti, AFP

POLLING & SURVEYS

Latin Americans split on retaliation as Trump’s tariffs loom

At Maya Averbuch, Bloomberg

POLITICS IN BRAZIL

Brazil's Bolsonaro ordered to stand trial for attempted coup

MERCOSUR TRADE

Lula urges Mercosur-Japan deal to counter Trump protectionism

ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE

Fifteen wild rheas transferred to Chile in bid to restore species

Brazil ex-president

Brazil judges weigh whether to put Bolsonaro on trial for 'coup'

POLITICS IN CHILE

Chile presidential candidate Evelyn Matthei lauds Argentina budget cuts

At Matthew Malinowski, Bloomberg

EMBASSY SCANDAL IN CARACAS

The year-long stand-off between five prisoners in a mansion and Maduro's regime

At Bloomberg News

SCANDAL IN URUGUAY

Uruguay rocked by US$300 million in cattle fraud claims

At Ken Parks, Bloomberg

HUMAN RIGHTS

Peru rights groups sound alarm on 'anti-NGO' bill

MERCOSUR TENSIONS

Milei: Mercosur bloc ‘has only enriched Brazilian industrialists’

CRIME & SECURITY

Argentina designates Tren de Aragua as ‘terrorist’ group

FILM & LITERATURE

Latin American classics get the streaming treatment

At Nicolás Biederman, AFP

BUSINESS & MARKETS

MercadoLibre shares rally after record quarter of profit

At Daniel Cancel, Bloomberg

Diplomatic row

Venezuelan opposition pleads for assistance for asylum seekers

SIZEABLE BLACK ECONOMY

US$30 billion a year – Ecuador reveals size of local cartel trade

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina records highest monthly trade deficit with Brazil in seven years