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Argentina’s President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires. Photo: Reuters
Argentina

Argentina threatens to sanction oil projects around Falkland Islands

On Saturday, oilfield services firms including Schlumberger and Halliburton said they do not and will not work on projects near the islands.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Bolivian military barracks blast leaves 2 dead, 14 missing and dozens injured

Argentina

Milei escalates Falklands dispute with UK as Trump hints at US policy shift

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China-Latin America relations

Ecuador ex-president, Chinese envoy seek to avoid jail over belt and road dam

Sentenced over US$76 million in bribes, Lenin Moreno and former ambassador Cai Runguo want Ecuador’s top court to spare them prison.

Former Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno appears with his wife, Rocio Gonzalez, at the National Court of Justice in Quito in May. Photo: AFP
Former Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno appears with his wife, Rocio Gonzalez, at the National Court of Justice in Quito in May. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Venezuela’s Maduro seeks dismissal of US charges, citing immunity

Nicolas Maduro’s lawyer says head-of-state immunity bars US prosecution over drug trafficking charges.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Chevron to expand Venezuela oil operations with US$7 billion plan

The US energy giant aims to double production, even as analysts warn that the nation’s decrepit infrastructure would take years to fix.

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China-Latin America relations

Chile fines Chinese mafia inmate after cocaine found at maximum-security prison

Prosecutors link the inmate to a Chinese criminal network targeted in a major police operation last year and a second raid in June.

Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast visits La Laguna prison in Talca on August 13, as authorities transfer high-risk inmates there as part of a crackdown on organised crime. Photo: AFP
Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast visits La Laguna prison in Talca on August 13, as authorities transfer high-risk inmates there as part of a crackdown on organised crime. Photo: AFP
China-Latin America relations

Brazil’s China borrowing, Colombia quake aid: 7 Latin America relations reads

From corruption allegations to US sanctions and Trump allegations, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in August 2026.

Americas and the Caribbean

Colombia’s president warns armed groups after military kills dissident leader

President Abelardo de la Espriella vows hardline crackdown will continue, warning criminals who do not surrender will ‘end up in a body bag’.

Venezuela

‘The oil is ours’: furore grows as Venezuela defends deal with Trump

The agreement, which critics call an abdication of sovereignty, risks becoming a political liability for interim leader Rodriguez.

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An oil tanker sails off the coast of Maracaibo, Venezuela, on Saturday. Photo: EPA
US-Venezuela conflict

Trump says US to take control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela oil reserves

The US president faces mounting pressure to address high petrol prices as Iran war hits a six-month milestone with no conclusion in sight.

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A gas flare burns at the Cardon refinery in Punta Cardon, Venezuela, in May. Photo: Reuters
A gas flare burns at the Cardon refinery in Punta Cardon, Venezuela, in May. Photo: Reuters
China-Latin America relations

Why Brazil’s rare earths will not break China’s magnet grip at least until 2032

Despite vast reserves, Brazil lacks the processing capacity and commercial plants needed to turn its own raw materials into magnets.

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Crime

Colombia mulls locking up dangerous criminals on prison ships

Humanitarian watchdogs warn that this form of incarceration breaches human rights.

China-Latin America relations

US critical minerals proposals to Brazil go unanswered as China looms

A US diplomat says Brasilia has not responded to two overtures, even as a US-backed rare earth acquisition in Brazil nears completion.

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Serra Verde’s Pela Ema mine in Brazil produces heavy rare earths from ion-adsorption clay deposits. Photo: Handout
Panama

Asian shipper pays record US$5.3 million for Panama Canal access

Demand to pass through waterway soars after Iran war upends global trade routes, leaving ships facing 11-day wait.

A Panamanian-flagged vessel transits the Panama Canal in March. Photo: Reuters
A Panamanian-flagged vessel transits the Panama Canal in March. Photo: Reuters
China-Latin America relations

Brazil fines TikTok record US$30 million for profiting from children’s data

ByteDance penalised for allegedly collecting data from 1 in 5 Brazilian children and failing to block minors from using TikTok.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Gang attack in Haiti leaves at least 47 dead as anger mounts over police failures

Raid on hillside town prompts community fury after police fail to prevent latest assault minutes from local station.

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US-ally trade wars

Mexico ‘optimistic’ on US trade deal after Canada talks collapse

President Sheinbaum keeps envoy in Washington to lower US tariffs and avert broader USMCA rift.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sits between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump during a 2025 event in Washington. Photo: AP
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sits between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump during a 2025 event in Washington. Photo: AP
Americas and the Caribbean

US military kills 2 in eastern Pacific boat strike in first attack in months

Lethal attack on low profile vessel ends two-month pause, bringing total campaign death toll to 223 across 67 strikes.

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The Philippines

Philippines stakes claim as Latin America’s gateway to Asean

Shared history offers an edge, but analysts say the Philippines must deliver more than nostalgia to rival Singapore or Vietnam.

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Extreme weather

Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fuelled drought

Further restrictions on the Atlantic-Pacific waterway are likely due to low water levels in artificial lakes that feed the canal.

Cargo ships wait to transit the Panama Canal on the Pacific side, in Panama City in March. The Panama Canal will reduce shipping volumes from next month because of a drought fuelled by the El Nino phenomenon. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Lula seeks end to ‘baseless tariffs’ in call with Trump

Washington imposed two new sets of tariffs on Brazil in July, a key campaign issue ahead for the left-wing president ahead of the presidential election in October.

Brazil’s President Lula da Silva speaks during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) at the Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover, Germany, on April 20. Photo: dpa
Brazil’s President Lula da Silva speaks during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) at the Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover, Germany, on April 20. Photo: dpa
Japan

Japan’s crown prince honours settlers who built Paraguay ties

Crown Prince Fumihito thanked Paraguay’s 10,000-strong Japanese community as the nations marked 90 years since settlers arrived.

China-Latin America relations

Beijing rejects US tariff report as Mexico plans new China trade curbs

He Yadong says US levies threaten supply chains, while Mexico considers new duties on Chinese steel and textiles.

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Japan

Greyest village in Japan turns to Peru sister city to plug worker shortage

Most of Nanmoku villagers are above 65 while Belen has a population of about 80,000, many of them young.

Saijo Hasegawa, mayor of Nanmoku, looks at a river near a roadside station in the Gunma prefecture village on August 3. Photo: Kyodo
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