Latin America - Page 59

July 20, 2022

US 'should be concerned' by Chinese influence in Latin America: military commander

Gen. Laura Richardson argued that SOUTHCOM overlooks the "20-yard line" of US interests, with foreign adversaries already investing far more in the area, she told said at the Aspen Security Forum.

July 11, 2022

US Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group say's struggling Latino students should be priority

Leaders of the largest U.S. Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group say that Latino students should be a federal funding priority after they fell behind during the pandemic.

July 2, 2022

Pope Francis: Mixing 'Marxist concepts' with Catholic Church is 'ideological exploitation'

Pope Francis spoke to Argentina's national news outlet Friday in a rare lengthy interview, during which he criticized Marxism-inspired liberation theology.

June 29, 2022

Texas tractor-trailer migrant deaths: Two Mexican nationals living in US illegally hit with weapons charges

Two Mexican nationals were arrested and charged with firearm offenses in federal court Tuesday after more than 53 migrants died after being abandoned in a Texas tractor trailer in high heat.

June 28, 2022

Colombia prison fire during escape attempt leaves 51 dead: report

A fire that broke out at a prison in Colombia Tuesday following an attempt by inmates to escape has left at least 51 people dead and 30 injured, officials say.

June 28, 2022

US ally Ecuador faces worsening crisis: government could collapse

Anti-government protests and riots in Ecuador over calls to reduce gas and agricultural prices could potentially lead to another pro-Western government falling.

June 20, 2022

Foreign policy headache looms for Biden admin as Colombia elects first ever leftist president

Gustavo Petro made history Sunday, becoming Colombia's first ever left-wing president. Petro is just one of the latest left-wing candidates to win on the continent.

June 19, 2022

Colombia elects former rebel Gustavo Petro to become country's first leftist president

Colombia elected its first leftist president on Sunday, as former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly edged out political outsider Rodolfo Hernández.

June 18, 2022

Colombian presidential election pits former leftist rebel vs. populist

Colombia's presidential election is down to the wire with polls showing both candidates in a near statistical tie. If leftist candidate Gustavo Petro wins, he will be the first left-wing president of Colombia.

June 10, 2022

Bolsonaro touts the world's dependance on Brazil for 'its very survival, has solution' to global crises

During a bilateral meeting between President Biden and Bolsonaro, the Brazilian president declared that the world depends on Brazil "for its very survival."