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Far-right candidate Kast heads to runoff as presidential favorite
Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Far-right candidate JosĂ© Antonio Kast secured a spot in Chile's presidential runoff Dec. 14…
White House announces trade agreements with four Latin American allies
Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The White House announced new "trade framework agreements" with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and…
Maduro raises Venezuela’s military alert amid U.S. maneuvers
Nov. 12 (UPI) -- President Nicolás Maduro announced activation of a "higher phase" of the Independence Plan 200,…
COP30 opens with goal of mobilizing $1.3 trillion in climate financing
Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP30, began its first official activities with the…
Costa Rica asks U.S. not to impose tariffs on medical devices
Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The Costa Rican government has formally asked the United States to exclude its medical…
Dominican Republic postpones Summit of the Americas
Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The government of the Dominican Republic announced postponement of the 10th Summit of the…
Indigenous communities warn of criminal group in Peruvian Amazon
Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Indigenous communities in the YurĂşa district, on the remote border between Peru and Brazil,…
Ecuador’s Petroecuador faces new emergency in its main oil pipeline
Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The state-owned oil company Petroecuador has declared an emergency in the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System,…
Paraguay designates Comando Vermelho, PCC as terrorist organizations
Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has signed a decree designating Brazil's criminal groups Comando Vermelho…
Lula da Silva OKs law to harden fight against Brazil’s organized crime
Oct. 30 (UPI) -- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a new law that increases penalties…
Brazil’s public prosecutor moves to halt oil exploration in Amazon basin
Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Brazil's bid to turn the mouth of the Amazon River into a new oil…
Venezuela halts energy deal with Trinidad and Tobago over U.S. warship
Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced the suspension of an energy agreement with Trinidad and…
Ecuador announces small diesel price cut as national strike ends
Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced a small, gradual reduction in diesel prices, which…
President Javier Milei leads unprecedented rock show in Buenos Aires
Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Argentine President Javier Milei led an unprecedented rock show at Buenos Aires' Movistar Arena,…
Ecuadorian banana workers file complaint over labor, environment issues
Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Ecuadorian banana workers have filed a formal complaint with the European Commission over alleged…