Latin America & Caribbean
World welcomes 2025 with fireworks and light shows
South Korea holds muted New Year events after plane crashpublished New Year celebrations in South Korea have been cancelled or scaled back ...Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency on expected spike in gang violence
Trinidad and Tobago declared a state of emergency on Monday as the government braced for reprisal shootings after an attempt on a ...Over 200 killed in Haiti’s Cite Soleil massacre, UN report finds
At least 207 people were killed by members of the Wharf Jeremie gang in Haiti’s portside neighborhood of Cite Soleil earlier this month, the ...Haiti reopens airport after month-long closure due to gang violence
Haiti’s government on Wednesday celebrated the reopening of the capital’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport, shut since last month, even as the U.S. ...Nearly 200 dead in Haiti massacre as voodoo community reportedly targeted
Nearly 200 people in Haiti were killed in brutal weekend violence reportedly orchestrated against voodoo practitioners, with the government on Monday condemning ...Millions of people in Cuba without power after grid collapse
By Dave Sherwood and Marc Frank Reuters Cuba said it had begun restoring power after the island’s electrical grid collapsed, the latest ...Haiti’s sexual violence survivors face dwindling support, report warns
By Sarah Morland Reuters Survivors of sexual violence in Haiti face worsening risks and dwindling support amid the growing influence of armed ...Bolivia’s heavy rains cause river to flood homes near La Paz
Heavy rainfall in Bolivia over Saturday night caused the Pasajahuira river to overflow, flooding the neighborhood of Bajo Llojeta on the outskirts ...Venezuela says it frees 225 arrested after anti-government protests
Venezuela has freed 225 people arrested during anti-government protests over the nation’s disputed presidential election in July, Attorney General Tarek Saab said late on ...Honduras battles flooding as Tropical Storm Sara unleashes heavy rainfall
Tropical Storm Sara dumped heavy rains with the potential to cause disastrous flooding Thursday as it churned inland along the northeastern coast ...