June 9, 2022 Biden touts Western Hemisphere 'opportunities,' democracies at summit that excluded Latin American dictators China has invested in South and Central America as part of its Belt and Road Initiative, which has expanded Beijing's influence by flexing its economic muscle.
June 9, 2022 McCaul: US must 'wake up' and invest in Latin America to gain competitive edge on China House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said the U.S. must "wake up" to the very real threat of China's strategic dominance in "our very own backyard" of Central America.
June 8, 2022 Biden heads to Summit of the Americas amid event turmoil, Mexican president boycott President Biden is headed to the Summit of the Americas in LA Wednesday and is set to announce a “historic” new agreement to drive economic recovery and growth.
June 6, 2022 Mexico president says won't attend Americas Summit, will visit Biden in July Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday he would visit President Joe Biden in July rather than attend the Summit of the Americas this week.
June 6, 2022 Colombian president calls for 'no dictators' at Summit of the Americas; Cuba, Venezuela reportedly excluded Fox News talked to President Duque about the upcoming Summit of the Americas, and he was adamant that only democratic regimes should be allowed to participate.
May 29, 2022 Mexico confirms first case of monkeypox Mexico reported its first confirmed case of monkeypox Saturday. The 50-year-old patient was being treated in isolation and was in stable condition in Mexico City.
May 26, 2022 Boat with 842 Haitians headed for US ends up in Cuba A boat with 800 Haitians trying to reach the United States ended up on the coast of central Cuba instead in one of the largest exodus attempts yet by a group.
May 11, 2022 Honduran ex-president pleads not guilty to drug, arms charges; claims he's treated like 'prisoner of war' The former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who left office earlier this year, pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court Tuesday to drug trafficking and weapons charges. Among his many alleged crimes over the past six years, he allegedly accepted a $1 million bribe from the notorious Mexican king pin “El Chapo” to look the other way regarding the cartel’s operations in Honduras.
May 5, 2022 Colombia's US envoy warns of Russian interference on continent as he praises US-Colombia ties Colombia’s ambassador to the United States warned that Russia has been meddling in the region and is a threat to democracies in the region.
April 22, 2022 Pope says he's willing to do 'everything' to help end war; postpones 2nd meeting with Russian Orthodox leader Pope Francis said this week he is willing to do "everything" to help end the war in Ukraine, adding that the Vatican "never sleeps" in its diplomacy efforts to try to reach a peaceful solution.
