Ecuadorians will choose their next president in a runoff vote in April after the first round produced no clear winner.
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Trump isn’t alone in using tariffs, travel bans and sanctions to make countries play ball on deportations. But the other side of migration diplomacy can be incentives for countries willing to take on refugees.
If Argentina repeals its femicide law, it could have a ripple effect across Latin America.
Trump’s mass deportation plan has got off to a rocky start.
Donald Trump has set in motion a process to designate drug cartels as terrorist organisations.
Donald Trump claims China ‘operates’ the Panama Canal. This isn’t quite right, but China’s investment in shipping infrastructure globally has made many countries jittery.
Incoming Trump administration is set to adopt a more hawkish stance on Cuba-US relations – but a more targeted sanctions approach may pressure Havana without hurting the island’s impoverished people.
Incoming US president has repeatedly stated that Beijing is ‘operating’ the crucial waterway – an untruth, but one that gets at Washington’s fears of Beijing’s influence in the region.
China may see Trump’s Latin American policies as opening up new opportunities for it in the region.
The incoming US president, Donald Trump, has refused to rule out taking control of the Panama Canal by force.
As Venezuela’s strongman leader prepares to be sworn in as president, the country’s opposition vows to fight on.
The incoming US president is intent on pushing through policies that may provoke Mexico to respond with tariffs of their own − or other measures that would hurt American consumers and US interests.
‘Ours is the only city in Brazil where the Confederate flag flies,’ said a city council member in Santa Bárbara d’Oeste. A new law there bans ‘symbols that promote racist and segregationist ideas.’
Francis’ vision for a ‘synodal’ church was built on trust and relationships − a dance where partners work together.
Trump reversed the Cuba ‘thaw’ initiated by President Barack Obama. But second-guessing the incoming president’s policy on the island isn’t straightforward.
Protectionist policies could harm exports of Brazilian industrial products, and the alliance between the US and Argentina will jeopardise Brazil’s efforts to integrate South America
An agreement between an indigenous community and an energy company secured the development of a power plant in exchange for community benefits. But the deal does not meet energy justice principles.
Tensions are on the rise in Bolivia and there looks to be no end in sight.
The overwhelming focus of Venezuelan migrants in the US is on earning enough money to build a life back home.
Haiti’s gangs are turning their attention to vulnerable boys and girls as their battle with security forces continues.
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