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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado awarded 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee honoured Venezuelan democracy activist and opposition firebrand Maria Corina Machado with the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, recognising her unwavering commitment to democratic rights and peaceful resistance.
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World Bank nudges up Latin America growth forecast to 2.3% but warns of skills shortage
The World Bank expects Latin America and the Caribbean’s economy to expand 2.3% in 2025, a slight uptick from 2.2% in 2024, with growth projected to reach 2.5% in 2026.
Telefónica's mass redundancy plan signals deepening Latin American retreat
Spanish telco giant Telefónica SA is preparing to unveil a sweeping redundancy programme affecting more than 6,000 workers before year-end, marking the telecommunications company's most extensive workforce reduction in recent memory.
Venezuela accuses US of flying combat jets near its waters
Venezuelan authorities have condemned what they describe as an unauthorised US military operation near the country's Caribbean waters, with officials in Caracas calling the incident a serious breach of international aviation law.
US to target Venezuelan cartel land routes after Caribbean strikes, Trump says
US President Donald Trump has announced that his administration will expand surveillance of drug shipments entering the country by land, following recent strikes on Venezuelan drug vessels in the Caribbean.
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Venezuela braces for US intervention with sweeping security decree
Venezuela has activated extraordinary constitutional measures granting President Nicolás Maduro sweeping security powers, as tensions with Washington reach new heights following an American military build-up in the Caribbean,
Colombia's Petro seeks criminal probe into Trump over fatal Caribbean boat attacks
Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego has urged criminal proceedings against President Donald Trump over fatal US military strikes on boats in Caribbean waters.
Trump at UN pledges to dismantle Venezuelan “drug networks”
US President Trump has vowed to dismantle drug trafficking operations linked to Venezuela after US forces struck at least three suspected smuggling vessels in recent weeks, leaving more than a dozen dead.
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Maduro proposes direct talks with US as Trump mocks Venezuelan militia
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro has extended an offer to engage in direct talks with US Special Envoy Richard Grenell, days after a US military operation targeted yet another vessel allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
COMMENT: Behind Venezuela's phantom cartel, Trump's endgame remains unclear
The US Navy deployment near Venezuela uses a fabricated drug cartel narrative to justify potential military action. But competing agendas between regime-change hawks and America First pragmatists leave the administration without a coherent strategy.
China rejects US "bullying" over Latin American partnerships
China has once again rejected American efforts to pressure Latin American nations into reducing ties with Beijing, with a foreign ministry spokesperson asserting the region's right to choose its own development partners independently.
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Latin America's development gains under threat as one in four live in poverty, UN report finds
UNDP warns of stagnation and rising vulnerability across the region amid "overlapping crises".
US kills three in second strike on alleged Venezuelan drug vessel
The United States has conducted a second military strike against what it claims was a drug-trafficking vessel from Venezuela, killing three people and further straining already fraught relations between Washington and Caracas.
Extreme poverty falling steadily – OWID
To track progress towards ending extreme poverty, the United Nations relies on World Bank estimates of the number of people living below a poverty threshold called the “International Poverty Line” (IPL), Our World in Data (OWID) reports.
Ban on oil extraction and legalised cocaine could save the Amazon, says Colombia’s president
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for ending petroleum extraction in the Amazon region and legalising cocaine production to preserve the world's largest tropical rainforest
Venezuela's Maduro moves up Christmas… again
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced on September 8 that Christmas celebrations in the country would start on October 1, advancing the traditional holiday season by nearly two months for the second year in a row.
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Trump revives Cold War-era gunboat diplomacy with massive Venezuela deployment
Tensions in the Caribbean deepened last week after US President Donald Trump escalated his confrontation with Venezuela, accusing President Nicolás Maduro of collusion with Latin American cartels designated as terrorist groups.
Trump orders deadly strike on Venezuelan vessel in Caribbean waters
President Trump has confirmed that US forces killed 11 people in a strike against a vessel from Venezuela in international waters of the southern Caribbean, the first known military operation since Washington deployed warships to the region.
Guyana election on September 1 set to shape oil and gas future
Guyanese voters head to the polls on September 1 in a pivotal general election that will determine whether President Irfaan Ali's People's Progressive Party/Civic maintains its parliamentary majority amid the country's rapid oil drive.
LATAM BLOG: China will let Maduro sink rather than confront US warships
As US warships circle Venezuela, China's muffled response reveals the limits of its 'all-weather' friendship with Caracas.