Lula won’t sideline China or anyone in rare earths, tells Trump refining stay...
Thursday, May 7,2026,23:01

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told US President Donald Trump on Thursday that his country’s rare earth reserves are open to investment from China and any other nation willing to process the minerals on Brazilian soil, resisting pressure to side with Washington in its contest with Beijing over critical mineral supply chains. “We have no preference. What we want is to share with whoever wants to invest in Brazil,” Lula said at a press conference at the Brazilian embassy in... .. read more..

US targets Cuba nickel operation in move with implications for China-linked s...
Thursday, May 7,2026,18:15

The Trump administration has expanded its pressure campaign against Cuba into the critical minerals sector, sanctioning a nickel joint venture tied to Canadian miner Sherritt International in a move that could reverberate through China-linked battery supply chains. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions on Thursday against Moa Nickel SA, a joint venture between Sherritt and Cuba’s state-owned General Nickel Company, as part of a broader effort targeting Havana’s military-controlled... .. read more..

China pours US$6.1b into Brazil, making it Beijing’s top investment worldwide...
Thursday, May 7,2026,14:30

China made Brazil its top global investment destination last year, pouring US$6.1 billion into the country across a record 52 projects. The figures come from the China-Brazil Business Council (CBBC), which released its annual report on Thursday. The 45 per cent jump in value from the previous year far outpaced the 4.8 per cent rise in total foreign investment into Brazil. It also dwarfed China’s worldwide outbound flows, which grew just 1.3 per cent. Brazil absorbed 10.9 per cent of all Chinese... .. read more..

Boy, 13, shoots 2 dead at Brazil school
Tuesday, May 5,2026,23:50

A teenage boy shot dead two staff members and injured two other people, including a student, at a school in northeast Brazil on Tuesday, prompting panicked students to try to escape over a wall, authorities and a witness said. A 13-year-old boy was arrested over the attack at Sao Jose Institute in Rio Branco, the capital of Acre state, the local government said in a statement. Eduardo Rodrigues Cavalcante, who works as a receptionist at a hotel next to the school, said that when the shooting... .. read more..

Panama minister blasts China’s ship crackdown, tells deputies to demand answe...
Tuesday, May 5,2026,18:01

Panama’s foreign minister has called on a group of opposition lawmakers visiting China to deliver a firm message defending the country’s sovereignty, as tensions over a wave of detentions of Panamanian-flagged vessels show no signs of easing. Javier Martinez-Acha Vasquez said on Monday that the lawmakers should relay a clear message to their Chinese counterparts on Panama’s behalf. “I can only suggest that you convey that Panama respects China, but Panama first respects the Constitution of our... .. read more..

Birthday girl, 10, among 3 dead in Colombia monster truck crash
Monday, May 4,2026,23:29

A Colombian girl celebrating her 10th birthday was among three people crushed to death at a monster truck display when a vehicle veered out of control and ploughed into spectators, authorities said on Monday. Hellen Velarde was attending Sunday’s exhibition in the southwestern city of Popayan as a birthday gift when she was crushed by the truck in an incident that caused widespread anger. A second girl and a young woman were also killed, local media reported. Images circulating on social media... .. read more..

Birthday girl among 3 crushed to death in Colombia monster truck crash
Monday, May 4,2026,23:29

A Colombian girl celebrating her 10th birthday was among three people crushed to death at a monster truck display when a vehicle veered out of control and ploughed into spectators, authorities said on Monday. Hellen Velarde was attending Sunday’s exhibition in the southwestern city of Popayan as a birthday gift when she was crushed by the truck in an incident that caused widespread anger. A second girl and a young woman were also killed, local media reported. Images circulating on social media... .. read more..

Birthday girl among 3 crushed to death by monster truck in Colombia
Monday, May 4,2026,23:29

A Colombian girl celebrating her 10th birthday was among three people crushed to death at a monster truck display when a vehicle veered out of control and ploughed into spectators, authorities said on Monday. Hellen Velarde was attending Sunday’s exhibition in the southwestern city of Popayan as a birthday gift when she was crushed by the truck in an incident that caused widespread anger. A second girl and a young woman were also killed, local media reported. Images circulating on social media... .. read more..

China’s consul in Tijuana calls protectionism a ‘dead end’ as trade tensions ...
Monday, May 4,2026,19:40

China’s top diplomat on the US-Mexico border denounced protectionism as a dead end at the weekend, delivering a pointed defence of open trade just weeks before Mexico, the United States and Canada sit down to review the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that governs North American commerce. Consul General Fu Xinrong told a business gathering in Tijuana that unilateralism benefits no one and called on nations to build economic ties based on sovereignty and mutual respect rather than... .. read more..

China consul in Mexico calls protectionism a ‘dead end’ as trade tensions wit...
Monday, May 4,2026,19:40

China’s top diplomat on the US-Mexico border denounced protectionism as a dead end at the weekend, delivering a pointed defence of open trade just weeks before Mexico, the United States and Canada sit down to review the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that governs North American commerce. Consul General Fu Xinrong told a business gathering in Tijuana that unilateralism benefits no one and called on nations to build economic ties based on sovereignty and mutual respect rather than... .. read more..

Trump expands Cuba sanctions with global reach, targeting foreign banks and f...
Friday, May 1,2026,19:23

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order expanding sanctions on Cuba, authorising penalties not only against Cuban officials but also on foreign companies and financial institutions that do business with the island. The order significantly broadens Washington’s ability to exert economic pressure, allowing US authorities to target third-country actors deemed to support the Cuban government, in a move that could have implications for global firms, including those in China and... .. read more..

Beijing backs Cuba, Brazil slams BYD slave labour conditions: Latin America r...
Friday, May 1,2026,15:00

We have selected six of the most interesting and important news stories covering Latin American relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Chile exposes smuggling ring that shipped US$917m in stolen copper to China Chinese buyers were the end destination of a five-year smuggling pipeline that drained an estimated US$917 million worth of stolen copper from Chile, authorities said in April after police dismantled the network... .. read more..

Brazil’s Congress forces early release for jailed Bolsonaro in major blow to ...
Thursday, April 30,2026,20:39

Brazil’s Congress on Thursday overturned President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s veto of a law dramatically reducing the prison sentence of his arch-rival Jair Bolsonaro, the second major defeat for Lula in as many days. Former president Bolsonaro, 71, was sentenced last year to 27 years behind bars for coup plotting over his attempt to cling to power after losing the 2022 election to Lula. The left-wing Lula had attempted to block a subsequent push by the conservative-majority Congress to reduce... .. read more..

Senate vote leaves Cuba’s uncertain future at dangerous crossroads
Thursday, April 30,2026,20:39

With Congress again failing to curb US President Donald Trump’s authority over Cuba, the centre of gravity in US policy towards the island is shifting decisively back to the White House – and to a narrower, more consequential question: what comes next? Tuesday’s 51-47 Senate vote to block a Democratic-led war powers resolution on Cuba does not change policy on its own. It was widely expected, reflecting a long-standing pattern in which Congress has struggled to assert its war powers authority... .. read more..

Tropical rainforest loss eases after record year, but still ‘11 football fiel...
Wednesday, April 29,2026,13:35

The pace of tropical forest destruction slowed in 2025 after record losses the year before but remained at worrying levels equivalent to 11 football fields per minute, researchers said Wednesday. The world lost 4.3 million hectares (10.6 million acres) of tropical primary rainforest last year, down 36 per cent from 2024, said researchers from the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the University of Maryland. “A drop of this scale in a single year is encouraging – it shows what decisive... .. read more..

Mexico captures top cartel leader ‘El Jardinero’ hiding in roadside ditch
Tuesday, April 28,2026,05:13

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Mexico’s most powerful criminal enterprise, suffered another blow on Monday when the Mexican military captured one of its top leaders in the northwest of the country, two months after the cartel’s leader was killed. Audias Flores Silva, also known as “El Jardinero”, or The Gardener, was seen as a possible successor to the killed leader and the United States had a US$5 million reward out for information leading to his arrest. The CJNG regional commander was... .. read more..

Explosive device kills 20 and injures 36 on bus in Colombia
Sunday, April 26,2026,00:02

The death toll ⁠from an explosives ⁠attack on a highway ⁠in southwestern Colombia rose to 20 on Sunday, authorities said, as the government blamed a dissident faction of the former FARC guerrilla ‌group for the bombing. The attack happened on Saturday when an explosive device was detonated on a bus traveling along the Pan-American Highway in the municipality of Cajibio. So far, 15 women and five men are among the victims, according to Octavio Guzman, governor of the region of Cauca. He wrote on... .. read more..

Argentina again calls for UK talks on Falklands, US confirms neutrality
Saturday, April 25,2026,11:26

Argentina has called for talks with the UK over the Falkland Islands after reports the US could review its position on the South Atlantic territory in retaliation for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s lack of support for the war in Iran. Downing Street had earlier insisted the sovereignty of the Falklands was “not in question”. That came after a leaked internal Pentagon email set out options for President Donald Trump’s administration to punish Nato allies for refusing to join the US-Israeli strikes... .. read more..

Peter Thiel Buys $12 Million Mansion In Argentina As Javier Milei Woos Silico...
Saturday, April 25,2026,05:45

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL ) co-founder and Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR ) Chairman Peter Thiel has reportedly acquired a landmark estate in Buenos Aires’ ultra-exclusive Palermo Chico enclave for about $12 million, resetting the residential price ceiling for the Barrio Parque submarket. The 17,200-square-foot property, originally designed by revered Argentine architect Alejandro Bustillo , features a French Academic facade, six en-suite bedrooms, and a marble staircase, Forbes Argentina reported on Thursday. The deal was handled by boutique firm JdC Propiedades . Milei Alignment Fuels Broader Investment Play The acquisition follows reported meetings between Thiel and ArgentinaR... .. read more..

Will S&P 500 Open Up Or Down On April 24?
Friday, April 24,2026,09:38

The S&P 500 slipped 0.41% on Thursday to close at 7,108.40, retreating from fresh intraday highs as investors weighed renewed Iran war risks against a strong earnings backdrop. The Polygon -based (CRYPTO: POL ) Polymarket crowd is leaning bullish heading into Friday. The April 24 market shows about 62% of traders betting "Up," with the other 38% expecting a lower open for the benchmark index. Why That Number Matters Thursday's pullback underscored how sensitive markets remain to headlines out of the Middle East, even with the benchmark hovering near record territory. Sentiment improved after President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon had agreed to extend their ceasefire by th... .. read more..

Shackled and shaved: El Salvador holds mass trial for hundreds of gang members
Friday, April 24,2026,06:07

Hundreds of alleged Mara Salvatrucha gang members sat chained, shaved and mute as they were accused of murder and torture during a mass trial at El Salvador’s notorious CECOT jail on Thursday. Seated in neat columns of plastic chairs in the prison’s main hall, some 220 defendants were accused of collectively carrying out more than 29,000 murders. “We burned her genitals and buttocks” one witness said over the loudspeaker, testifying in a mass trial El Salvador’s president has compared to those... .. read more..

Deaths of CIA agents in Mexico spark sovereignty row with White House
Thursday, April 23,2026,03:33

The death of US officials following an operation to dismantle a drug lab in northern Mexico is escalating tensions with Washington, as President Claudia Sheinbaum insists her government was unaware of their involvement. At a news conference, Sheinbaum said Mexican security officials involved in the operation were never told about the presence of foreigners, which she described as a clear breach of security protocols. A person familiar with the matter confirmed that the two US nationals worked... .. read more..

Peru’s defence and foreign ministers quit in protest over stalled US F-16 jet...
Wednesday, April 22,2026,19:00

Peru’s foreign and defence ministers resigned on Wednesday in protest over the interim president’s decision to stall a US$3.5 billion deal for the purchase of 24 US F-16 fighter jets. The ministers said the deal had already been signed and that to cast doubt on it now jeopardised Peru’s reputation as a trading partner. Despite the president’s declared wish to suspend the purchase, the Ministry of Economy announced late Wednesday that it had transferred US$462 million as part of an initial... .. read more..

World Cup co-host Mexico ramps up security at tourist sites after shooting
Wednesday, April 22,2026,06:06

Mexico’s government said it was bolstering security at tourist sites after a man opened fire on tourists at pyramids outside Mexico City less than two months before the Fifa World Cup. The Monday shooting, carried out by a lone gunman on top of one of the Teotihuacan pyramids – a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of Mexico’s most frequented tourist attractions – killed one Canadian tourist and injured a dozen more. It also set off a flurry of questions the next morning by reporters to Mexican... .. read more..

Jamieson Greer Signals No Return To 'Zero-Tariff Trade' For Mexico Despite Up...
Tuesday, April 21,2026,13:18

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer  has reportedly stated that the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on Mexico’s auto and steel sectors will continue, despite the upcoming renegotiations of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). This information was shared with Mexican industry groups and top business leaders during meetings in Mexico City on Monday, including chambers representing commerce, automotive, and iron and steel sectors, as reported by Reuters on Tuesday. The meetings were focused on the objectives for revamping the USMCA, with a review deadline set for July 1. Greer said tariffs are likely to remain, noting that Trump supports them and that a re... .. read more..

Shooting at famed Mexico site kills foreign tourist, leaves several wounded
Monday, April 20,2026,20:42

A Canadian woman was shot dead and five other people injured by a gunman on Monday at Mexico’s famed Teotihuacan archaeological site, authorities said. The gunman killed himself after opening fire at the popular tourist destination, home to pre-Aztecan pyramids, said Cristobal Castaneda, the security secretary for Mexico state, where the site is located. Videos on social media showed the gunmen firing periodic shots from a pistol about halfway up the Pyramid of the Moon while some tourists take... .. read more..

Cuba confirms rare Havana talks with US officials
Monday, April 20,2026,19:54

A senior Cuban diplomat on Monday confirmed recent talks in Havana with US officials, as the communist-led island faces a deep crisis over President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign. “I can confirm that a meeting between delegations from Cuba and the United States was recently held here in Cuba,” Alejandro Garcia, the foreign ministry’s under-director of Cuba-US affairs, told the Communist Party newspaper Granma. Garcia said that the negotiators included assistant secretaries from the US State... .. read more..

Venezuela’s Machado says ‘no regrets’ about giving her Nobel Prize to Trump
Saturday, April 18,2026,20:10

Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Saturday she had “no regrets” about symbolically handing over her Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump in January. “There is a leader in the world, a head of state in the world who risked the lives of his country’s citizens for Venezuela’s freedom,” she told a news conference in Madrid. Machado presented her Nobel Prize to Trump when she met him in the White House just two weeks after he ordered US forces to attack Caracas and... .. read more..

Mexico mends ties with Spain in first presidential visit in 8 years
Saturday, April 18,2026,15:30

Mexican ⁠President Claudia Sheinbaum and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez ⁠met in Barcelona on Saturday after a summit of progressive leaders, signalling a rapprochement during the first presidential visit to the Mediterranean country in eight years. The meeting took place during Sheinbaum’s visit to Barcelona to attend the fourth “In defence of democracy” summit, a gathering ‌of global leftist leaders to mobilise advocates of these movements against the far-right. Sheinbaum’s trip marks a softening of... .. read more..

Cuba’s president says island does not wish for US aggression, but ready to fight
Friday, April 17,2026,03:35

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Thursday that while Cuba does not want military aggression from the United States, his country is prepared to fight should it happen. Diaz-Canel spoke during a rally that drew hundreds of people to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the declaration of the Cuban Revolution’s socialist essence. “The moment is extremely challenging and calls upon us once again, as on April 16, 1961, to be ready to confront serious threats, including military aggression. We do... .. read more..

IMF, World Bank say they are resuming dealings with Venezuela
Thursday, April 16,2026,23:50

The International Monetary Fund and ⁠the World Bank said on ⁠Thursday they had resumed dealings with Venezuela, which had been paused since 2019. The move paves the way for a full IMF assessment of Venezuela’s economy for the first time in some 20 years and could eventually unlock billions of dollars in ‌funding via frozen special drawing rights. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said in a statement that the Fund, guided by the views of a majority of its members, was now dealing with... .. read more..

US will help Peru ‘take back’ Chancay port from China, Congress chair says
Thursday, April 16,2026,21:59

A senior US lawmaker called on Peru’s next government to reclaim the Chinese-controlled port of Chancay, describing the deepwater facility as a direct military threat to the western hemisphere. Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, said during a hearing on Thursday that Washington would help Peru wrest the megaport from Chinese hands. “The new Peruvian government, which will be elected next June, must take it back, that... .. read more..

Brazil’s Lula blasts Trump’s fear-based rule, calls for ‘great maturity’
Thursday, April 16,2026,10:38

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivered a blunt critique of US President Donald Trump in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais published on Thursday, saying world leaders should seek respect rather than ‌rule by fear. “Trump has no right to wake up in the morning and threaten a country,” Lula told El Pais, referring to the president’s public threat on April 7 to wipe out Iranian civilisation as part of the US-Israeli war on Iran. “He wasn’t elected for that, and his... .. read more..

US military says 4 killed in fourth ‘drug boat’ strike in a week
Wednesday, April 15,2026,02:13

The US military said on Tuesday that four people had been killed in a strike on another alleged drug-trafficking boat, the fourth such deadly attack in as many days. US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a post on X that the strike – just as the previous three – occurred in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It posted aerial video on social media showing a vessel bobbing in the water before being struck by a projectile and exploding. The four new fatalities raise the total death toll of the... .. read more..

Brazil demands rare earths be processed at home as US and China compete
Tuesday, April 14,2026,17:37

Brazil will require foreign partners to process rare earth minerals domestically as a condition for access to its reserves, a senior government official said this week, setting terms that could reshape how Chinese and Western firms compete for resources the country has long exported raw. “Our doors of Brazil to foreign investment are open, but our position has matured,” Leonardo Durans, a senior official at Brazil’s industry ministry, said at a press conference with international media on... .. read more..

Peru reaches 72% of vote count with Fujimori ahead and second place disputed ...
Tuesday, April 14,2026,10:28

The count in Peru's presidential election is advancing slowly and without resolution. With 72% of ballots processed by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) early Tuesday morning, Keiko Fujimori (Fuerza Popular) holds first place with 16.94% of the vote. Second place, which grants entry to the June 7 runoff, remains open: Rafael López Aliaga (Renovación Popular) stands at 13.0%, Jorge Nieto (Buen Gobierno) at 12.0% and leftist Roberto Sánchez (Juntos por el Perú) at 9.73%, with the gap narrowing as ballots from the country's interior are added. .. read more..

Argentina awaits year's highest inflation reading as Caputo bets on "best 18 ...
Tuesday, April 14,2026,01:39

Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo said on Monday that March inflation will exceed 3%, which would make it the highest monthly reading of 2026, hours before the national statistics agency INDEC is scheduled to release the Consumer Price Index on Tuesday, April 14, at 4:00 p.m. .. read more..

Brazil coffee exports fall 21% in Q1 despite record crop forecast
Tuesday, April 14,2026,01:34

Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer and exporter, shipped 8.4 million 60-kilogram bags between January and March 2026, a volume 21.2% below the same period in 2025, the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) reported on Monday. Export revenues also fell 13.6%, to US$3.371 billion. .. read more..

Brazil fires slave labour watchdog chief after BYD blacklisting
Monday, April 13,2026,22:23

The Brazilian government has dismissed the head of its labour inspection authority, days after his office added Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD to a registry of employers found to have subjected workers to conditions analogous to slavery. Luiz Felipe Brandao de Mello led the National Secretariat of Labour Inspection since 2023 and his dismissal was published in the official gazette on Monday. He oversaw the unit responsible for enforcing labour standards nationwide, including the fight... .. read more..

Adorni case: two police officers confirm US$100,000 cash loan before court
Monday, April 13,2026,21:55

Graciela Molina and Victoria Cancio, mother and daughter, testified for nearly three hours on Monday before federal prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita at the Comodoro Py courthouse as witnesses in the alleged illicit enrichment case against Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni. Both confirmed they provided a US$100,000 cash loan to the official and that he still owes US$70,000, due in November 2026, according to judicial sources cited by Infobae. .. read more..

Tankers turn back at Hormuz as crude jumps over 4% on US blockade
Monday, April 13,2026,21:52

Two oil tankers reversed course as they approached the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, just hours after the US naval blockade against Iranian ports took effect, according to maritime tracking platform MarineTraffic. Brent crude for June delivery closed up 4.4% at $99.36 per barrel, while US benchmark WTI rose 2.6% to $99.08, according to Bloomberg. .. read more..

Venezuela expands Chevron operations in Orinoco Belt following hydrocarbon re...
Monday, April 13,2026,21:37

Venezuela's government on Monday signed an agreement expanding US oil company Chevron's operations in the country, weeks after a hydrocarbon reform opened the sector to private and foreign investment. The signing ceremony took place at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas. .. read more..

Former Brazil spy chief arrested by ICE in Florida
Monday, April 13,2026,21:05

Former ⁠Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem ⁠has been detained by ICE in the ⁠United States, the agency reported on its website on Monday, after he fled Brazil in September following his conviction for plotting a coup with ex-president Jair Bolsonaro. Ramagem, a former Federal Police inspector, was sentenced to over 16 years in prison for his role ‌in a plot to overturn leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s 2022 election victory over Bolsonaro. Ramagem’s lawyers did not... .. read more..

Peru extends voting to Monday as Fujimori and Lopez Aliaga emerge as runoff c...
Monday, April 13,2026,10:55

Peru will hold an unprecedented supplementary voting day on Monday: more than 52,000 citizens unable to cast ballots on Sunday due to logistical failures will vote at 187 polling stations in Lima and in the overseas jurisdictions of Orlando, Florida, and Paterson, New Jersey. The National Elections Jury (JNE) authorized the extension and urged polling firms to suspend the release of surveys to avoid influencing remaining voters. .. read more..

Uruguay hosts DEA summit that warns of new drug trafficking routes in South A...
Monday, April 13,2026,00:27

Uruguay hosted the 2nd Regional Coordination Meeting of the US Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Southern Cone Division, a conference held on April 9–10 in Montevideo that brought together representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and the United States to strengthen cooperation against drug trafficking and transnational organized crime. .. read more..

Peru closes a troubled election day and begins a lengthy count with outcome u...
Sunday, April 12,2026,23:49

More than 10,000 polling centers closed in Peru on Sunday after a ten-hour voting day disrupted by logistical failures that forced authorities to extend the schedule by one hour, to 6:00 p.m. local time. The National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) reported that 99.8% of polling stations were installed, but 15 voting centers in Lima — containing 211 stations — could not be set up, leaving 63,300 voters unable to cast ballots. .. read more..

Peru presidential run-off looms as Fujimori leads troubled vote
Sunday, April 12,2026,21:56

Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori led exit polls following Peru’s troubled presidential election Sunday, but failed to avoid a run-off after a tight vote marred by irregularities and a police raid on the country’s election authority. Fujimori, the 50-year-old daughter of a disgraced former president, led with about 16 per cent of the vote, according to pollsters at Ipsos and Datum. A string of candidates followed in a statistical tie for second place and the final spot in a June run-off. About... .. read more..

Stampede at historic fortress in Haiti kills 25 and injures dozens
Sunday, April 12,2026,17:30

A stampede at a mountaintop fortress popular with tourists in northern Haiti has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens of others, authorities said, revising an earlier, higher number of fatalities. Municipal authorities in the city of Cap-Haitien in a statement said that Saturday’s stampede in Milot “resulted in numerous cases of asphyxiation, trampling and loss of consciousness”. Authorities said dozens of people who attended traditional festivities at the historical site were taken to... .. read more..

Cuba’s president warns US against attacking island or trying to depose him
Sunday, April 12,2026,16:47

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the United States has no valid reason to carry out a military attack against the island or to attempt to depose him. Speaking in an interview on NBC News’ Meet the Press programme, the president said an invasion of Cuba would be costly and affect regional security. But should it happen, Diaz-Canel said, Cubans would defend themselves. “If the time comes, I don’t think there would be any justification for the United States to launch a military aggression... .. read more..

Trump escalates Gulf crisis with order for total blockade of Strait of Hormuz
Sunday, April 12,2026,13:30

US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the Navy would immediately begin blocking all maritime traffic attempting to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz, and ordered the interception on the high seas of any vessel that has paid a toll to Iran. .. read more..