Uruguay becomes first country in Latin America to decriminalise euthanasia Officials hailed the law's passage as reinforcing Uruguay's reputation as among the most socially liberal nations in the region. Euronews · Oct 16, 2025
OpenAI Plan To Drop $25BN In Argentina: A Bold Bet On AI's Future OpenAI and Sur Energy unveil plans for a £19.5 billion AI data centre in Argentina, betting big on Latin America's tech future amid global expansion. International Business Times UK · Oct 13, 2025
María Corina Machado Becomes Sixth Latin American to Win Nobel Peace Prize, Here Are The Others Machado became the sixth person of Latin American descent to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her ongoing fight to achieve a democratic transition in Venezuela. Latin Times · Oct 10, 2025
Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado: the Venezuelan opposition leader forced into hiding after taking on Maduro Across Latin America, democracy is coming under severe pressure. Authoritarian leaders across the continent have been entrenching political power through constitutional manipulation, militarised policing and the persecution of dissent. The Conversation · Oct 10, 2025
Brazil blesses its pets, Haitians bury the dead, and more top photos this week from Latin America Oct. 3-9, 2025 The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025
Environmental defenders are being killed for protecting our future – the law needs to catch up Three environmental defenders – people who take action against the exploitation of natural resources – are murdered or disappeared somewhere in the world every week. The latest report by Global Witness, an NGO that investigates environmental and human rights abuses, has recorded more than 2,250 such cases since 2012. The Conversation · Oct 9, 2025
Why US military action against Latin America’s cartels won’t win the war on drugs At the start of September 2025, US president Donald Trump sent a naval task force into the Caribbean to tackle drug trafficking in the region. The initiative has led to strikes on four alleged drug boats off the Venezuelan coast so far, killing at least 21 people. The Conversation · Oct 8, 2025
Inside the Trump team’s secret talks to rescue Argentina—with the help of the ‘Money Doctor’ who wants to stop the 'pink tide' sweeping Latin America Johns Hopkins professor Steve Hanke is an expert on "dollarization" and has helped the Trump Administration run through the options for intervening in Argentina's economy. Fortune · Oct 8, 2025
Uprooted review – the female fightback against the exploitation of Latin America Ephemeral Ensemble’s atmospheric but unfocused follow-up to Rewind depicts the west’s ecologically ruinous colonisation of Latin America from a feminist perspective The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2025
Trump’s bullying of Latin America isn’t part of any plan – he doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing The president’s threats to attack Venezuela are regressive, dangerous and almost certain to backfire, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2025
Hoist The Jolly Manga: Gen Z Protesters Rally To One Piece Pirate Flag With a yellow straw hat and a wicked toothy grin, he bobs among crowds of protesting youngsters from Asia to Africa to Latin America and Europe -- a smirking reproach to governments everywhere. International Business Times · Oct 3, 2025
Protests in Peru, a soccer fan poses and more top photos this week from Latin America Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2025 The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2025
Forget John Wick: Marko Zaror's New Film Affinity Is His Most Dangerous Yet - INTERVIEW From the streets of Santiago to the sets of John Wick: Chapter 4 and Machete Kills, Marko Zaror has earned a reputation as Latin America's most physical action hero. But with his new film Affinity, he takes a dramatic turn. This time, the fight choreography shares space with something far… Latin Times · Oct 1, 2025
Latin America Expert Claims Trump Admin Officials Seek To Oust Maduro Through The U.S.'s Military Operation In The Caribbean An expert in Latin American geopolitics claimed in an op-ed published in the New York Times that high-ranking officials in the Trump administration are seeking the end of the Maduro regime through the U.S's military operation in the Caribbean Latin Times · Oct 1, 2025
Benzinga · Sep 29, 2025 Corpay And Mastercard Just Made Global Payments Faster Corpay, Inc. (NYSE: CPAY) and Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) said on Monday they are expanding their partnership to allow companies, small businesses and financial institutions to send near real-time payments to 22 additional markets across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
Latin Times · Sep 26, 2025 China Warns Against 'Threat of Force' in Venezuela, Says U.S. Actions Undermine Regional Stability China warned on Friday that U.S. military activity in the Caribbean poses a threat to peace in Latin America, criticizing Washington's recent deployment of warships near Venezuela.
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025 Migrants return to Venezuelan, a gold mine rescue and more top photos this week from Latin America Sept. 19-25, 2025
The Conversation · Sep 25, 2025 In swipe at Trump, Brazil’s Lula tells UN that organized crime is not terrorism Much of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s address at the opening of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly was expected.
Latin Times · Sep 25, 2025 Commercial Security Challenges in Latin America Today Latin America faces growing security problems, covering the rise of economic volatility, organized crime, hybrid threats, and cowboy-style competitive risks.
Latin Times · Sep 25, 2025 Trump Admin to Redirect Millions in Aid to Counter 'Marxist, Anti-American Regimes' in Latin America At least $400 million would also support projects in Europe, including energy and critical minerals work in Ukraine and economic development in Greenland
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025 Barrio 18 gang designated as foreign terrorist organization by Trump administration Barrio 18, largely based in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, originated in the United States as a street gang in Los Angeles
Latin Times · Sep 23, 2025 Top 10 Random Video Chat Apps Connecting People Worldwide For users across Latin America and beyond, these apps are becoming popular ways to meet new people, practice languages, and explore different cultures without leaving home. Here are the top 10 random video chat apps and sites.
International Business Times UK · Sep 21, 2025 Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour Skips US as ICE Concerns Surface Bad Bunny unveils 2025–26 world tour across Latin America, Europe, Asia and Australia, leaving out US shows over ICE enforcement fears.
International Business Times · Sep 19, 2025 Colombia Slams 'Excessive' US Military Buildup, Warns Against Venezuela Intervention Colombia on Friday blasted the United States' "excessive" military presence in the Caribbean as destabilizing for all Latin America, a sharp rebuke from one of Washington's oldest regional allies.
Latin Times · Sep 16, 2025 Robert Redford, the Hollywood Giant Who Changed the Lives of Gael García, Diego Luna, González Iñárritu, Rubén Blades and More Latino Artists Artist, filmmaker, and activist Robert Redford, who died September 16, 2025 at age 89, was one of Hollywood's most enduring stars, but his impact reached far beyond the screen. Through his creation of the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival, Redford became a mentor and champion for Latin American…