Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a five-percentage-point lead over far-right opposition candidate Flavio Bolsonaro six days before the first round of the presidential election, according to a Quaest voting-intention
On a stormy August night in 1791, Dutty Boukman (1767–1791) and Cécile Fatiman (1771–1883) conducted a Vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman in northern Saint-Domingue, in the French-owned part of Hispaniola. Boukman was
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Nobody is complaining anymore about Latin America and the Caribbean being neglected by the hegemon to the north. The Trump administration is contending with it on multiple fronts: prioritizing “massive deportations,” halting
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Editorial The passing of Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian literary colossus, at the venerable age of 89, marks not merely the extinction of a singular intellect but the irrevocable dimming of a
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Newly analyzed CIA documents reveal that U.S. intelligence officials continued to investigate the possibility that Adolf Hitler survived World War II and escaped to South America, pursuing leads for more than a
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Venezuela’s government has intensified efforts to suppress black market dollar transactions, enforcing strict penalties on businesses using unofficial exchange rates in a bid to defend the weakening bolívar amid escalating U.S. sanctions.
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On an evening in September 2024, Argentina’s President Javier Milei stood before a large crowd in Parque Lezama in Buenos Aires. He wore his signature dark leather jacket and barked out his
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A chilling discovery in the Mexican state of Jalisco has ignited public outrage and political pressure following the unearthing of human remains, hundreds of pairs of shoes, clothing, and what appears to
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In 1945, when the United Nations Charter was drafted, its authors and those who first adopted it carefully crafted language on how to deal with armed conflict in the world. Between the signing of
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Javier Milei has emerged victorious in Argentina’s Senate despite being embroiled in a cryptocurrency scandal, solidifying his political agenda with a key electoral reform victory. Senators voted 43 in favor and 20
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Monterrey, Mexico’s industrial hub, has flourished under North American free trade, with vast industrial parks housing global giants along the highway to its airport. Local business leaders, known for their pragmatic and
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Rabbi Yoel Alter, the 35-year-old leader of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish cult Lev Tahor (meaning “Pure Heart” in Hebrew), has been arrested in Guatemala following a coordinated operation led by Interpol. Alter was
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Nicaragua’s National Assembly, under the control of President Daniel Ortega’s ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), ratified a controversial constitutional amendment on Thursday that significantly strengthens the president’s grip on power. The
More Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has intensified his unconventional currency strategy, further slowing the monthly devaluation of the peso in an effort to combat the nation’s inflation crisis. According to the Financial
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In November, Álvaro Noboa, the father of Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa, had a heart attack. He was hastily taken to a clinic in Guayaquil, his hometown, and then after he was stabilized, flown to
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Originally envisioned as South America’s answer to the Mississippi River, the Paraguay-Paraná waterway has become a critical artery for global commerce—and a new battleground in the fight against drug trafficking. Spanning 2,100
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