Latin America

Tens of thousands of US-bound migrants stuck in Mexico's 'open-air prison'

Sep 16, 2021 05:03

Tens of thousands of US-bound refugees have been stranded in what they describe as a huge open-air prison in southern Mexico.
Colombia, Venezuela tensions rising as Bogota boosts troop presence on border

Sep 14, 2021 05:57

Colombia has increased its troop presence on the joint border with Venezuela after five Colombian soldiers were killed and several others wounded in an attack.
Mexico talks: Venezuela govt., opposition agree on pandemic response, disputed area

Sep 07, 2021 06:25

The Venezuelan government has signed partial agreements with opposition representatives during talks in Mexico, in a move praised by President Nicolas Maduro as "a success for Venezuelans,” after years of political crisis in the Latin American country.
Iran, Nicaragua seek united front against US pressure

Sep 01, 2021 02:33

President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has underlined the need for close cooperation with Nicaragua and other Latin American states on the world stage to foil US sanctions against independent nations.
Supreme Court allows revival of Trump-era ‘remain in Mexico’ asylum policy

Aug 27, 2021 14:50

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (24 Aug 2021) refused to block a ruling from a federal judge in Texas requiring the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era immigration program that forces asylum seekers arriving at the southwestern border to await approval in Mexico.
Colombians hit streets to protest against government

Aug 27, 2021 05:16

Thousands of protesters demonstrated peacefully in Colombia on Thursday to urge its congress to approve union-backed social and economic policies supporters say will benefit the most vulnerable.
Venezuela asks ICC to probe US sanctions as crime against humanity

Aug 25, 2021 08:03

Venezuela says it has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate US sanctions imposed on the Latin American country as crimes against humanity and has provided The Hague-based tribunal with evidence.
Haiti to hold presidential, other elections in November

Aug 12, 2021 04:24

Haiti will hold a presidential election on November 7, following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise last month, which threw the country into political chaos.
Biden under fire for deportation of vulnerable migrants at southern border

Aug 12, 2021 04:21

The administration of US President Joe Biden is ramping up deportations and prosecutions of migrants crossing the southern border, under a Trump-era order, that left vulnerable asylum-seekers subjected to sexual abuse and murder at the he hands of drug cartels and human traffickers, right organizations warn.
Tehran determined, open to enhancing bilateral cooperation with Abu Dhabi: Raeisi

Aug 06, 2021 10:01

President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the Islamic Republic is determined and open to the expansion of relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), stressing that Tehran sees no boundaries to the promotion of such ties, particularly trade and economic ones.