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Debris covers a car after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. - Santiago Saldarriaga, AP

Powerful quake rocks Colombia, causing 'major damage'

Aug 10, 2026 | Latin America & Caribbean

A powerful earthquake rocked

The president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Jorge Rodrguez talks with former opposition deputy Dinorah Figuera. - Federico Parra, AFP

US-backed Venezuela political transition talks begin without Nobel laureate Mach...

Aug 7, 2026 | Latin America & Caribbean

US-backed political transition

A soldier patrols in front of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) as the government announces the registration period for political parties ahead of the upcoming general election, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 3, 2026. - Clarens Siffron, AFP

Haiti schedules December presidential election despite security concerns

Jul 28, 2026 | Latin America & Caribbean

Haiti's CEP ?ele ...

People sit on the seawall as the sun sets in Georgetown, Guyana, Nov. 19, 2024. - Matias Delacroix, AP

Guyana ferry capsizes, leaving at least 27 dead and 83 missing

Jul 21, 2026 | Latin America & Caribbean

At least 27 people died after a ferry capsized off the coast of

Rescue workers carry a body bag through the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on 17 July 2026, following the earthquakes of 24 June. - Juan Barreto, AFP

Venezuela quake death toll tops 5,000 as IMF releases recovery funds

Jul 18, 2026 | Latin America & Caribbean

The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month killed over 5,000 people, officials said, while announcing they dr ...

People on a road in Kenscoff, near Haitis capital Port-au-Prince, in April 2025. The town has been subjected to gang attacks since January 2025. - AP/Odelyn Joseph

As gang violence expands, Haiti's humanitarian crisis worsens

Jul 18, 2026 | Latin America & Caribbean

Twenty kilometres south of Port-au-Prince in the foothills of a mountain range, Kenscoff has been subjected to sporadic ...

People evacuate a building in San Salvador on July 17, 2026, after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mexicos southern state of Chiapas, triggering a tsunami warning and shaking buildings in neighbouring Guatemala and El Salvador. - Jose Cabezas, Reuters

Magnitude 7.3 quake hits Mexican coast near Guatemala, triggering tsunami alert

Jul 17, 2026 | Latin America & Caribbean

A powerful magnitude 7.3

Workers prepare graves on the day of the burial of earthquake victims, in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes, at La Esperanza Cemetery, in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 6, 2026. - Adriano Machado, Reuters

Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,535 as more than 17,000 left homeles...

Jul 6, 2026 | Latin America & Caribbean

The death toll from

Rescue workers load Hernan Gil, a survivor of Venezuelas twin earthquakes, into an ambulance in Catia La Mar, La Guaira State, Venezuela on July 2, 2026. - Federico Parra, AFP

Security guard rescued from building basement eight days after Venezuela earthqu...

Jul 2, 2026 | Latin America & Caribbean

Rescuers pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement early Thursday, ending a grueling days-long ...

In this series of photos we see the presidential candidates Ivn Cepeda and Abelardo de la Espriella, who appear on the ballot of the 21st of June of 2026 by the Presidency of Colombia. - AP

High-stakes Colombia vote sees Trump-backed hardliner face leftist senator

Jun 21, 2026 | Latin America & Caribbean

Colombians pick a new president on Sunday, a choice between a hard-right White House-backed lawyer and a leftist senator ...

Ancient ruins in Veracruz had signs of Mayan culture but also never before seen pre-Hispanic characteristics. - Marco Antonio Martinez, AFP

Mexican archaeologists unearth 'unprecedented' ancient ruins with Mayan features

Jun 20, 2026 | Latin America & Caribbean

Mexican archae ...

Bolivias President Rodrigo Paz speaks on the day he signs an agreement with the Bolivian Workers Confederation (COB) union after 50 days of anti-government protests, a step toward resolving a conflict that has paralyzed the country, in La Paz, Bolivia, June 19, 2026. - via Reuters

Bolivian President Paz declares state of emergency over anti-government blockade...

Jun 20, 2026 | Latin America & Caribbean

Bolivia's crisis intensified on Saturday as ?President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency, enabling wider militar ...

Presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of the Together for Peru party addresses supporters at a rally in Cusco on June 2, 2026. - Rodrigo Abd, AP

Peru's leftist candidate Sanchez asks right-wing rival Fujimori to back vote rec...

Jun 13, 2026 | Latin America & Caribbean

Peru's leftist pr ...

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