Latin America & Caribbean
Argentine libertarian Milei pledges new political era after election win
By Nicolás Misculin, Lucinda Elliott and Walter Bianchi Reuters Argentina elected right-wing libertarian Javier Milei as its new president on Sunday, rolling the dice ...Paraguay to reestablish ties with Venezuela after extended pause
Paraguay and Venezuela have decided to reestablish diplomatic ties, the Paraguayan foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, after the South ...El Nino rains wipe out Paraguay neighborhoods, with more to come
By Cesar Olmedo Reuters Heavy rains caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon has sent hundreds to shelters in the town of ...Hundreds of thousands still without power days after storm hits Brazil’s largest city
By Anthony Boadle and Camila Moreira Reuters Half a million residents of Sao Paulo remained without electricity on Monday three days after ...South America’s Lake Titicaca nears record low water level as El Nino bites
By Marco Aquino Reuters The water level at Lake Titicaca on the Peru-Bolivia border is edging towards a record low, exacerbated by ...El Salvador declares state of emergency over coming tropical storm Pilar
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele declared a state of emergency on Sunday over tropical storm Pilar, which the U.S. National Hurricane Center ...Home countries of major rainforests agree to work together to save them
By Ange Adihe Kasongo Reuters Countries that are home to the world’s three major rainforests agreed on Saturday to cooperate to overcome ...Hurricane Otis kills at least 27, hammers Acapulco as damage seen in billions
Hurricane Otis claimed the lives of at least 27 people, Mexico’s government said on Thursday after one of the most powerful storms ...Muslims protest around world to demand end to Israel’s Gaza campaign
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Nafisa Eltahir Reuters Protesters from Jakarta to Tunis on Friday demanded an end to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza after nearly ...Argentine voters, fired up by anger, ready to leap into the political void
By Nicolás Misculin Reuters Argentina may be about to leap into the political unknown. The South American country, the region’s No.2 economy ...