Latin America

What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea.

In South Korea, nations meet in final round to address global plastic crisis

Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate Yamandú Orsi becomes country’s new president

Who is Yamandú Orsi, the next president of Uruguay?

The number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says

An average of 140 women and girls were killed by a partner or relative per day in 2023, the UN says

Two U.N. agencies say an average of 140 women and girls were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year.

A desert oasis outside of Dubai draws a new caravan: A family of rodents from Argentina

A desert oasis hidden away in the dunes in the far reaches of skyscraper-studded Dubai has drawn a surprising new set of weary world travelers: a pack of Argentinian rodents.

Heavy rains in Bolivia send mud crashing into the capital, leaving 1 missing and destroying homes

Authorities say that a landslide caused by heavy rains has flooded dozens of homes in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia.

Rainbow-clad revelers hit Copacabana beach for Rio de Janeiro’s pride parade

Thousands of revelers have gathered alongside Copacabana beach for Rio de Janeiro’s annual gay pride parade, many scantily dressed and covered in glitter.

Gunmen in southeast Mexico open fire in a bar killing 6 and injuring 5 as violence spirals

Gunmen have opened fire at a bar in southeast Mexico, killing six people and injuring at least five others.

Sheltered Venezuelan government opponents decry police and intelligence agents outside embassy

Six Venezuelan government opponents who have sheltered for months at the Argentine embassy in Caracas are decrying that local police and intelligence agents were stationed outside of it for hours.

Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops

When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to quell gang violence, hopes were high.

Thousands of Colombians take to the streets to reject proposed reforms and rebuke the president

Thousands of Colombians have taken to the streets to oppose the policies of President Gustavo Petro, who accused demonstrators of trying to destabilize the government.

Venezuela’s government will investigate opposition leader Machado for supporting US House bill

Venezuela’s government has announced another investigation against opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, continuing its efforts to blame her for the economic sanctions that the United States has imposed against the South American country.

A police chief in Mexico kills himself as troops try to arrest him in a corruption probe

The police chief of a small town in central Mexico took his own life as troops closed in to arrest him as part of a large-scale anticorruption raid that also detained the mayor of another town.

Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya

Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of earthen canals in what’s now Belize.

Indigenous leaders travel to UK from Peru to draw attention to oil damage and banking

Indigenous leaders from the Wampis Nation in Peru are urging lawmakers at the House of Commons in London to ban international banks’ support for Amazon oil activities they say harm their ancestral rainforests.

The Bahamas will refinance part of its debt to protect its famous turquoise waters

The Bahamas says it will refinance $300 million of its external debt to free up more than $120 million for marine conservation projects and climate change mitigation.

Brazilian police formally accused Bolsonaro of an attempted coup. What comes next?

Police have formally accused Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections.

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Nov. 15-21, 2024

Leaders of the Group of 20 nations gathered in Rio de Janeiro to discuss poverty, climate change and heightened global tensions.

Dominican Republic says colonel and officers stole police weapons and ammunition to sell to Haitians

Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a colonel and nine officers accused of stealing weapons and ammunition from the police department’s armory and illegally selling them to people including criminals in neighboring Haiti, where violence has surged.

India’s Modi seeks energy security from Guyana and its vast oil deposits

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his government views the South American country of Guyana as key to its energy security.

Mexico acknowledges Canada’s concerns about a Chinese auto plant, but says none exists

Mexico’s president has acknowledged that Canada is concerned about reports of a Chinese company’s auto plant in Mexico, but she says it does not exist.

Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission

Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping mission.

Nicaragua’s Ortega proposes reform to make him and his wife ‘copresidents’

Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega is proposing a constitutional reform that would officially make him and his wife, current Vice President Rosario Murillo, “copresidents” of the Central American nation.

Canada’s provincial leaders want a free trade deal with the US that excludes Mexico

The leader of Canada’s most populous province says all of the country’s provincial and territorial premiers want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the United States that excludes Mexico.

About 1,500 migrants form a new caravan in Mexico. Here’s what it means

About 1,500 migrants have formed a new caravan in southern Mexico, hoping to walk or catch rides to the U.S. border.

Mexico’s president says government is investigating reported ransomware hack of legal affairs office

Mexico’s president says the government is investigating an alleged ransomware hack of her administration’s legal affairs office after what appeared to be samples of personal information from a database of government employees were posted online.

Shootouts in northern Mexico kill 3 police officers and 4 drug cartel suspects

Three state police officers and four drug cartel suspects are dead following a running series of shootouts in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, across the border from Texas.

Belem, host of next year’s climate talks, is Amazonian city plagued with pollution and violence

Belem, a bustling metropolitan area of 2.5 million people near the mouth of the Amazon River, is preparing to host COP30 next year.

Canada shares U.S. concerns about Mexican trade with China as possible trade talks loom

Canada’s point person for U.S-Canada relations says she shares U.S. concerns about Mexico serving as as back door for China into the North American market as a review of the U.S.

US recognizes Venezuela’s opposition candidate as president-elect months after the disputed election

The U.S. government has recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the “president-elect” of the South American country, months after President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won the July election.

Residents in Haiti’s capital stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack

A powerful gang coalition has launched a new attack on Haiti’s capital. Gunmen targeted an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where they clashed with residents who fought side-by-side with police.

Brazilian police arrest 5 officers in alleged 2022 coup plot to kill President Lula, others

Brazil’s federal police have arrested five officers accused of plotting a coup that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and kill then-President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Lula urges G20 members to take action to slow global warming

Brazil’s president has opened the second day of a meeting of the world’s 20 major economies by calling for more action to slow global warming, saying developed nations must speed up their initiatives to reduce harmful emissions.

Tropical Storm Sara drenches Honduras’ northern coast with flash flooding and mudslides in forecast

Tropical Storm Sara has started moving slightly faster after stalling over Honduras, drenching the northern coast of the Central American nation, swelling rivers and trapping some people at home.

Colombia’s government is eager for a post-fossil fuels economy. But costs are a barrier

The main goal of this year’s United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan is to establish just how much wealthy nations will contribute to help the developing world cope with climate change and transform their energy systems.

US steps up campaign to transform Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping force

The United States has stepped up its campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping force, spurred by escalating gang violence that shut all air traffic to the capital Port-au-Prince this week.

In Milei’s latest drastic move, Argentina is sole UN holdout voting ‘no’ to ending gender violence

The usual suspects abstained from voting on a seemingly uncontroversial United Nations resolution that denounced violence against women and girls on Thursday — Iran, Russia, North Korea.

Guatemalan court overturns order that freed journalist José Rubén Zamora, orders his return to jail

A Guatemalan appeals court has overturned the order freeing journalist José Rubén Zamora and ordered his return to jail.

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