FLASHBACK – Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., arrives for a House Ethics Committee adjudicatory subcommittee on a motion for summary judgment regarding accusations against her, in Longworth building on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Her attorney, William Barzee, appears at right. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) News Americas, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, Weds. April 22, 2026: […]

Trump extends Iran truce, demands “unified proposal” from Tehran to negotiate Tuesday, April 21st 2026 – 23:11 UTC The White House said Vice President J. D. Vance would not travel to Pakistan for the time being for a second round of peace talks US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced an indefinite extension […]

Medellín, Colombia – Hundreds of Mexican human rights groups presented an open letter to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Monday calling for action to combat forced disappearances. The letter was signed by over 100 collectives representing disappeared people from Mexico and Central America, over 300 families of the missing, and […]

Yuvelis Morales Blanco’s victory against fracking in Colombia is more than one activist’s triumph. It captures a deeper Latin American struggle over rivers, oil, community survival, and the old habit of calling extraction ‘progress’ even after water, fish, and people begin to disappear. A River That Raised a Defender As a child on the banks […]

Paraguay attracts record foreigners with low taxes and new investor residency program Tuesday, April 21st 2026 – 18:17 UTC Paraguay consolidated over recent decades a simplified tax structure known as “10-10-10”: 10% VAT, 10% personal income tax and 10% corporate income tax. Foreign residency applications in Paraguay surged 85% in the first quarter […]

Havana’s vanished nightlife is more than a tourism story. Cuba’s darkened streets reveal how fuel shortages, migration, sanctions, and economic exhaustion have hollowed out one of Latin America’s most symbolic capitals after sunset. A Capital That No Longer Stays Awake Havana has always depended on a certain illusion after dark. Even in hardship, the city […]

El Salvador’s mass trial of 486 alleged gang leaders promises swift punishment for years of terror. Yet, it forces Latin America to confront a question: whether justice remains justice when hundreds are judged together under emergency powers and suspended guarantees. A State That Wants Speed El Salvador has opened one of the most revealing trials […]

Mexico’s latest dispute over U.S. involvement in a deadly Chihuahua operation is not a procedural squabble. It is a test of constitutional authority, democratic clarity, and national dignity at a moment when Washington’s pressure on cartels is colliding with Mexico’s insistence on sovereignty. A Crash That Exposed a Deeper Problem Sometimes a diplomatic dispute begins […]

Milei trapped between inflation and growth: admits “not everyone is better off” but vows no course change Tuesday, April 21st 2026 – 13:41 UTC For a president who has repeatedly stated that “inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon,” printing money for direct transfers to vulnerable groups is off the table Argentine […]

Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Hospital in New Providence, Bahamas on April 17, 2026. News Americas, NASSAU, Bahamas, Tues. April 21, 2026: Tensions between the United States and China are intensifying in the Caribbean, with The Bahamas emerging at the center of a growing geopolitical divide over infrastructure, investment, and national sovereignty. The latest flashpoint […]