Cuba confirms meeting with US representatives in Havana, insists on lifting energy blockade Monday, April 20th 2026 – 19:14 UTC Cuba’s government on Monday confirmed that a meeting with US representatives recently took place on the island, in the latest sign of a diplomatic approach between both countries amid a severe energy crisis […]
Milei signs deals with Israel, pledges embassy move to Jerusalem and calls Marxism satanic Monday, April 20th 2026 – 18:05 UTC We will not be able to coexist with certain cultures, because we defend life and they will want to kill us, Milei stated Argentine President Javier Milei on Sunday signed the so-called […]
Madrid, Spain – Venezuela’s opposition leader, María Corina Machado, drew thousands of supporters to Madrid’s Puerta del Sol on Saturday, telling them that they would soon be able to return to Venezuela. “Today we begin our return home,” she said to raucous applause from the crowd. Machado appeared on a balcony draped with the Spanish and Venezuelan […]
The leaders of Mexico, Spain and Brazil called for Cuba’s sovereignty to be respected as it continues to face threats by Washington. The joint statement came during a meeting of left-wing leaders in Spain and also vowed to send humanitarian aid to the crisis-ridden island. The plea comes as the President Donald Trump administration ratchets […]
Claudia Sheinbaum’s visit to Spain signals a careful thaw between two countries bound by trade, language, and old wounds, showing how Mexico is trying to reopen a useful relationship without surrendering the colonial memory that still shapes Latin American politics today. A Thaw With Conditions When Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum met Spain’s Pedro Sanchez in […]
US captures Iranian cargo ship that tried to evade Hormuz blockade as new round of talks is prepared Monday, April 20th 2026 – 04:13 UTC The US Navy fired on and boarded an Iranian-flagged cargo ship on Sunday in the Gulf of Oman, in the first naval seizure since Washington imposed a blockade […]
Ernie Smith Remembered as Voice of Everyday Jamaican Life News Americas, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mon. April 20, 2026: Long before reggae became a global force, Ernie Smith was telling the everyday story of Jamaica through music – blending humor, social commentary, and melody into songs that captured the spirit of a generation. Ernie Smith, born Glenroy […]
FLASHBACK – US President Donald Trump poses with Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar (L) at the beginning of the “Shield of the Americas” Summit at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, March 7, 2026. President Trump is hosting a dozen right-wing leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss issues facing the […]
Peru elections: Sanchez rules out expropriations, seeks to calm markets as he secures second place Sunday, April 19th 2026 – 23:23 UTC Sánchez presented his candidacy as the voice of the popular, communal, Andean and Amazonian movement and is proposing a new Constitution for the country Left-wing presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez, who with […]
Latin American adolescents live online with unusual intensity, and new research is sharpening an uneasy question for the region: if social media is helping shape attention, emotion, and identity, then schools, families, and governments may soon face a public health challenge. A Region Raised on Connection In Latin America, adolescence increasingly unfolds on a screen […]