Marco Rubio holds discreet contacts with Raúl Castro’s grandson, Axios reports Wednesday, February 18th 2026 – 12:04 UTC It remains unclear whether the back-channel will evolve into a formal process or concrete measures U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held discreet talks with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, the grandson and caretaker of […]
Peru’s Congress ousts interim President José Jerí Tuesday, February 17th 2026 – 23:59 UTC The political trigger was a leaked video showing Jerí entering a closed Chinese restaurant in Lima at night, his face partially covered, to meet Zhihua Yang, a businessman with commercial interests Peru’s Congress voted on Tuesday to remove interim […]
Senate commission to review Cardama contract after Uruguay cancels ocean patrol vessel deal Wednesday, February 18th 2026 – 01:38 UTC On 28 October, Orsi added that the previous administration had been “clearly” deceived in the Cardama case A […]
Argentina clears US oceanographic cruise in the South Atlantic as debate grows over “dual-use” data Wednesday, February 18th 2026 – 00:12 UTC The authorization has triggered criticism in Argentine political and defence circles focused on the potential dual-use value of certain outputs Argentina’s Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) recorded that it had “no objections,” […]
Argentine court declares king of beef bankrupt as he remains hospitalized in Punta del Este Tuesday, February 17th 2026 – 23:59 UTC Samid was admitted initially with a urinary infection, but doctors later detected an “unknown” virus in his blood and she urged authorities to facilitate an air ambulance transfer to Buenos Aires […]
Medellín, Colombia — The United Nations has called for “independent investigations” into illegal adoptions of children in Guatemala during the country’s civil war (1960 to 1996) and the alleged involvement of the country’s current attorney general, María Consuelo Porras. UN “experts” announced on Monday that they received information regarding the alleged illegal international adoptions of […]
Nine years after fleeing Venezuela, firefighter Thony López became essential in Santo Domingo after the Jet Set nightclub collapse. His work blended rescue with emergency psychology, exposing gaps in disaster protocols and the role of migrant brigades across the Americas. When the Noise Became Dust In the hours after the Jet Set discotheque collapsed on […]
A downpour in Old San Juan did not stop a centennial tribute to Catalino Tite Curet Alonso. At his grave, bomba drums and dancing carried his lyrics back into public space, reopening questions about cultural policy, preservation, and Puerto Rico’s voice abroad. A Cemetery Bomba Under a Hard, Clean Rain The micro scene is wet […]
MONTMAGNY, QC, Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Montel Inc., Canada’s leading manufacturer of high-density mobile systems, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with researchers from Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) to support the development of a groundbreaking pollinator-independent indoor berry production. This initiative is made possible through major support from the Weston Family Foundation, via […]
By Ron Cheong News Americas, TORONTO, Canada, Tues. Feb. 17, 2026: For more than sixty years, Cuba has endured relentless external pressure from the United States. The embargo, designed to strangle trade, cripple the economy, and punish a population for the choices of its government, has long made daily life a struggle. Today, the situation […]