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Bolivia’s ex-leader Morales reappears in stronghold after 7-week absence
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
The public appearance ends rumours that Morales fled the country following the abduction of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela.
Feb 20, 2026, 9:15 AM
Uruguay President Orsi deepens ties with China’s Xi despite Trump threats
Erin Hale, Al Jazeera English
Yamandu Orsi is the first Latin American leader to visit China since the US abducted Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro.
Feb 3, 2026, 7:50 AM
Flooded by cheap Chinese goods, Latin America is fighting back to protect its industries
CHAN HO-HIM, ISABEL DEBRE, NAYARA BATSCHKE and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ, Yahoo Entertainment
China has been flooding Latin American markets with low-priced exports, especially autos and e-commerce goods, as its exporters adjust to U.S. President...
Feb 2, 2026, 4:55 AM
Peter Kornbluh: Is Trump pushing a new imperialism in Latin America?
Al Jazeera English
Peter Kornbluh speaks to Marc Lamont Hill on Trump’s abduction of Venezuela’s president and fallout for Latin America.
Jan 31, 2026, 7:30 PM
Gustavo Petro: Colombia’s former rebel fighter turned president
Niko Vorobyov, Al Jazeera English
From urban rebel to senator facing death threats, what drives Petro, 65, the country’s first progressive president?
Jan 26, 2026, 2:41 PM
Trump is making a power play in Latin America, but China is already there
New York Times, The Indian Express
Trump's new focus on Latin America threatens to loosen China’s economic grip in a region where it has quietly used abundant trade, enormous loans and financial tie-ups to build influence.
Jan 11, 2026, 2:14 PM
How strong are Latin America’s military forces, as they face US threats?
Marium Ali, Al Jazeera English
Trump has threatened Colombia, Cuba and Mexico with military action. Could their armies take on the US?
Jan 7, 2026, 3:43 AM
Trump’s attacks on Venezuela put Mexico on edge
Brian Osgood, Al Jazeera English
President Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to safeguard Mexican sovereignty while cooperating with the US on key issues.
Jan 7, 2026, 1:10 AM
What Happens Next in Venezuela—and the Rest of Latin America?
Fernanda González, Wired
Donald Trump says that Venezuela's governance will remain in the hands of senior US officials until a "proper and judicious transition" can take place. The rest of the region is on notice.
Jan 3, 2026, 10:10 PM
Venezuela warns US ‘aggression’ is first stage amid ‘continental ambitions’
Erin Hale, Al Jazeera English
Venezuela's UN ambassador denounces US military strikes, naval blockade at a meeting of the UN Security Council.
Dec 24, 2025, 4:42 AM
Is Trump about to wage war in Latin America?
Al Jazeera English
Fears are growing in Latin America over a US military build-up in the Caribbean, as Washington expands airstrikes.
Dec 17, 2025, 4:49 PM
Opinion - China is furious over geopolitical changes in Latin America
Arturo McFields, opinion contributor, The Hill
The return of President Trump has reduced and reversed its powerful influence in the region.
Dec 17, 2025, 2:30 PM
Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile’s presidential election
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Kast's victory is seen as part of a trend of right-wing victories across Latin America, including in Argentina.
Dec 14, 2025, 10:42 PM
Chile holds an election that could deliver its most right-wing president since dictatorship
ISABEL DEBRE, Yahoo Entertainment
As Chileans head to vote on Sunday, even detractors of ultra-conservative former lawmaker José Antonio Kast say the candidate whose radical ideas lost him...
Dec 14, 2025, 5:15 AM
Notorious Drug Trafficker Personally Thanks MAGA
Robert McCoy, The New Republic
Juan Orlando Hernández—narcotrafficker, former Honduran president, and recent recipient of a pardon from President Donald Trump—played a key role in what the Justice Department dubbed “one of the largest and most violent drug-trafficking conspiracies in the w…
Dec 6, 2025, 7:17 PM
Honduras election council member accuses colleague of ‘intimidation’
Allison Griner, Al Jazeera English
Cossette Lopez-Osorio, a member of the right-wing National Party, denounced her left-wing colleague Marlon Ochoa.
Dec 2, 2025, 10:47 PM
Why is Trump suddenly so obsessed with Honduras?
Joshua Keating, Vox
The US may or may not be marching toward war with Venezuela, but at the moment, there’s another Latin American country that seems to be occupying President Donald Trump’s attention. Counting is currently underway in Honduras’s presidential election, which wa…
Dec 2, 2025, 10:02 PM
Polls open in Honduras presidential election marked by fraud accusations
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The vote is taking place in a highly polarised climate, with the US backing the right-wing candidate Nasry Asfura.
Nov 30, 2025, 2:35 PM
‘Real uncertainty’: What to know about the Honduran presidential election
Brian Osgood, Al Jazeera English
Several candidates are vying to replace President Xiomara Castro, but concerns about voting process have caused tension.
Nov 27, 2025, 9:41 PM
A timeline of CIA operations in Latin America
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The recent strikes on boats in the Caribbean are an extension of a long US tradition of interference in the region.
Nov 26, 2025, 9:55 AM
Timeline: 26 years of fraught US-Venezuela relations
Marium Ali, Al Jazeera English
US-Venezuela relations have reached one of their most volatile moments in decades. Here is how we got here.
Nov 25, 2025, 10:52 AM
‘No’ vote leads in Ecuador referendum on hosting foreign military bases
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Count of a third of ballots show 60 percent rejection of the proposal to host foreign military bases.
Nov 17, 2025, 1:13 AM
Migrants hail a boat ride south, away from their American dream
Daniel Gonzalez, USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today
A new migration phenomenon is taking shape in Latin America, with thousands of people changing course in response to Trump's immigration crackdown.
Nov 9, 2025, 11:04 AM
Maduro accuses Trump of ‘fabricating war’ as US deploys largest warship
Al Jazeera English
The US is deploying the world’s largest aircraft carrier to Latin America to curb drug trafficking.
Oct 25, 2025, 1:25 PM