Latin America & Caribbean
Ecuador opposition lawmakers push to remove president after protests
A group of opposition lawmakers in Ecuador are pushing for the removal of conservative President Guillermo Lasso after nearly two weeks of ...Ecuador indigenous protests carry on despite small concession
Ecuador’s government on Thursday acquiesced to a demand of indigenous demonstrators who have held 11 days of protests, giving them access to ...Ecuador declares force majeure for oil, state of exception over protests
Ecuador’s state-owned oil company Petroecuador declared force majeure late on Saturday over the impact of protests against the government’s social and economic ...Ecuador seeks partner to stop gas flaring as anger rises in the Amazon
Ecuador oil company Petroecuador says it is working to shut down gas flares in the Amazon to comply with a court-imposed deadline, ...Global nuclear arsenal to grow for first time since Cold War, think-tank says
The global nuclear arsenal is expected to grow in the coming years for the first time since the Cold War while the ...Thousands join anti-femicide march in Argentina’s capital
Thousands of people marched against femicide and gender violence in Argentina’s capital of Buenos Aires Friday afternoon, as part of a movement ...Heavy rains in Brazil’s northeast kill at least 35
At least 35 people died amid heavy rainfall in northeastern Brazil on Friday and Saturday, as downpours lashed two major cities on ...G7 scrambles to keep climate agenda on track as Ukraine war roils energy supplies
Ministers from the world’s wealthiest democracies will wrangle over how to keep climate change goals on track as they meet in Berlin ...Ecuador’s latest prison riot leaves at least 43 dead
Dozens of inmates were killed during a riot early on Monday as rival gangs clashed in a jail in the Ecuadorean city ...Costa Rica’s new president takes office, vows to tackle debt
New Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves vowed to keep up with payments to relieve years of mounting debt in his inaugural address ...














