Latin America & Caribbean
Peru declares emergency as crime wave grips capital, singer shot dead
Peru’s government declared on Monday a state of emergency in the capital Lima while it also deployed soldiers to the streets to ...Haitian economist takes over as transition president in friendly ceremony
By Sarah Morland Reuters Haitian economist and former central bank chief Fritz Alphonse Jean took over the rotating presidency of Haiti’s transitional ...Chile power outage plunges capital into darkness, hits major copper mines
By Fabian Cambero and Alexander Villegas Reuters A massive power outage across Chile plunged the country’s capital Santiago into darkness on Tuesday ...Cuba tells non-essential workers, students to stay home in latest blackout
By Dave Sherwood Reuters Cuba closed schools and told non-essential workers to stay home on Friday as its electrical grid faltered following ...Ecuador president announces 27% tariff on Mexican goods
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa announced on Monday that his government will apply a 27% tariff on Mexican goods in an effort to ...Trump says US may feel ‘pain’ in trade war with Mexico, Canada, China
By Jarrett Renshaw, Daphne Psaledakis and David Lawder Reuters President Donald Trump said the sweeping tariffs that he has imposed on Mexico, Canada and China may ...China, Canada and Mexico vow swift response to Trump tariffs
By Aurelia END with Beiyi SEOW in Washington and Michel COMTE in Ottawa AFP President Donald Trump announced broad tariffs Saturday on ...More deaths as Colombian guerrilla violence displaces nearly 50,000
A new bout of fighting between two guerrilla groups in northeastern Colombia, where violence has displaced nearly 50,000 people in 10 days, ...Colombia caves on deportations after Trump threats
By Shaun Tandon with David Salazar in Bogota AFP Colombia on Sunday backed down and agreed to accept deported citizens sent on ...Colombia moves to arrest guerrilla leaders behind wave of violence
By David SALAZAR AFP Colombia on Wednesday reinstated arrest warrants for dozens of guerrilla commanders blamed for armed attacks that displaced 32,000 ...