Latin America - Page 18

August 3, 2024

Argentina's Milei rallies Venezuelan opposition despite Maduro's 'ugly' attacks

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro continues to insist on his victory and resist international pressure to step down and hand victory to the opposition candidate.

July 31, 2024

Biden/Harris administration 'super-charged' migration from Latin America: report

A Biden/Harris administration program has allowed tens of thousands of migrants from Latin America fly to the U.S. as refugees, despite the majority being economic migrants.

July 31, 2024

Maduro bows to pressure for judicial audit of election results as Argentina's Milei encourages protests

Argentinian President Javier Milei was among the first to denounce the legitimacy of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's alleged election victory over the weekend.

July 30, 2024

Chávez statues toppled across Venezuela as election protests rage on

Venezuelan activists have taken to destroying giant statues of the late President Hugo Chávez in protest of the socialist government's alleged theft of the country's latest election.

July 30, 2024

Venezuela's Maduro faces political meltdown: Rivals claim election 'fraud' proof, police crackdown on protests

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro took office in 2013, but many doubted the authenticity of his victory and have alleged his government rules as a dictatorship.

July 29, 2024

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claims election victory, refuses to publish results

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner of the presidential election on Sunday, although the opposition is also claiming victory.

July 27, 2024

Experts fear Venezuela's Maduro could steal Sunday's election as opposition leads in polls

Polling has placed current Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro behind his opponent, leading experts to believe he may look to steal the election, as striking a deal is his only other option.

July 24, 2024

Death toll reaches 6 in Mexican tequila distillery blast

A sixth body has been found at the site of a Jose Cuervo-owned tequila distillery in Tequila, Mexico, that exploded and caught fire on Tuesday.

July 22, 2024

UN ambassador announces $60M in aid, police resources for Haiti

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced an additional $60 million in humanitarian aid for Haiti while in the nation Monday.

July 18, 2024

WATCH: Helicopter rescues plane from snowy mountain after emergency landing

A Piper PA-18, a small plane, that had to make an emergency landing on a snowy mountain in Argentina was rescued by specialized personnel and a helicopter.