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A soldier stands outside the Estado Mayor headquarters in La Paz on Saturday, after Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a nationwide state of emergency following weeks of violence and blockades. Photo: Reuters
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Bolivia’s president declares state of emergency, paving way for troop deployment

Protests have brought the country’s economy to a halt over issues ranging from the cutting of fuel subsidies to discontent over wages.

Americas and the Caribbean

Under US pressure, Cuba unveils largest economic reform in decades

United States

World Cup puts Ebola outbreak and pandemic lessons to the test

China-Latin America relations

Latin America and Europe are bystanders in the US-China AI race: Lula adviser

Brazil’s Celso Amorim tells a Rio conference the Global South must answer via Brics, casting rare earths and data as matters of sovereignty.

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Celso Amorim, a senior adviser to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, addresses a security conference in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Handout
Celso Amorim, a senior adviser to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, addresses a security conference in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Handout
China-Latin America relations

Argentina edges back to China on currency swap despite US pressure

Buenos Aires denies negotiating renewal, but the US$19 billion swap expires August 6, and Argentine reports say talks are already advancing.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Brazilian woman killed after being thrown off bridge without rope is buried

Three men working for the company offering rope jumps have been arrested and face possible murder charges.

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Aviation accidents

6 killed after helicopters collide in Rio de Janeiro, crashing into car park

Police said victims could not be formally identified yet as they were badly burned in Sunday’s crash in the Brazilian city.

Firefighters at the site of a helicopter crash in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Firefighters at the site of a helicopter crash in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

How did a Venezuelan school dropout become a crime boss on the US hit list?

Guerrero Flores, known as the ‘child warrior’, led the powerful Tren de Aragua gang before his demise in a raid announced by Trump on Friday.

Americas and the Caribbean

Armed men in Haiti’s capital seize top official in rare high-level abduction

Security expert James Boyard was cabinet director of the defence ministry and also inspector general of Haiti’s police.

US-Venezuela conflict

Trump says ‘swift and lethal’ US strike kills leader of Venezuelan prison gang

Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores’ Tren de Aragua has been labelled by the US as a terrorist organisation.

A screen grab from a video posted by US President Donald Trump on Friday shows what he says is a deadly strike on the leader of Tren de Aragua. Photo: Truth Social/AF
China-Latin America relations

Exclusive | Huawei considering deploying Ascend AI chips in Latin America, cloud chief says

Ascend processors are central to Beijing’s effort to build a self-reliant AI industry and reduce dependence on US technology.

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Mark Chen, president of Huawei Cloud Latin America, speaks at Web Summit Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Paul Devlin/Web Summit via Sportsfile
Mark Chen, president of Huawei Cloud Latin America, speaks at Web Summit Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Paul Devlin/Web Summit via Sportsfile
China-Latin America relations

US targets Cuba oil giant as Beijing and Havana deepen party ties

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces sanctions on Union Cuba-Petroleo after Havana and Beijing hold positive bilateral talks.

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China-Latin America relations

Nvidia denies Latin America role in China chip smuggling

Suspicious bulk orders from unfamiliar countries are screened out, Nvidia’s regional chief says, as Chinese capital courts Brazil.

United States

UN slams ‘unacceptable’ US sanctions causing child deaths in Cuba

Human rights chief Turk said Trump’s pressure campaign against the island has crippled medical services, sparking a jump in infant mortality rate.

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A woman checks a mobile phone during a blackout in Havana’s Centro Habana neighbourhood, Cuba, on June 2. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Earthquakes

Strongest earthquake in nearly 150 years hits off Cuba, shaking Mexico and Florida

Rare earthquake with 6.1 magnitude shakes buildings in Havana and beyond.

Workers rush down down a stairwell in Havana following a rare 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Cuba on Monday. Photo: AFP
Workers rush down down a stairwell in Havana following a rare 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Cuba on Monday. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

US sanctions over 100 Nicaraguan officials and relatives after activist death

Marco Rubio announces sweeping visa restrictions, pointing to the death of imprisoned Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera.

Peru

Peru faces drawn-out count as presidential race goes down to the wire

Four-time candidate Keiko Fujimori is locked in a tight run-off with leftist rival Roberto Sanchez.

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Embraer SA

Brazil’s Embraer sees eventual China breakthrough for E2 jets

‘We believe the E2 family is the ideal complement to the indigenous products of China,’ said Embraer Commercial Aviation ‌CEO Arjan Meijer.

Arjan Meijer, CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation, on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Arjan Meijer, CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation, on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Aviation

Aviation leaders face Iran war fuel shock, rising fare prices at Rio summit

The annual industry meeting comes as airlines also battle a shortage of new aircraft.

US-China relations

The new Panama? Why Nicaragua could be next front in US-China influence battle

Beijing could move to build an alternative to the Panama Canal in Nicaragua, before the US gets involved, scholar warns.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Shadow of old dictatorship looms over Peru’s bitter run-off

Rival final rallies expose deep ideological divides as voters prepare to choose between a familiar name and a break with the past.

Keiko Fujimori at her closing campaign rally. Photo: AP
China-Latin America relations

China says US ‘invented’ terrorism charges to justify Cuba blockade

Foreign ministry rebutted Marco Rubio’s claim that Cuba sponsors terrorism and demanded an end to US sanctions on the island.

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A portrait of former Cuban leader Raul Castro is seen in Havana, as Cuba grapples with economic hardship and renewed pressure from Washington. Photo: Reuters
A portrait of former Cuban leader Raul Castro is seen in Havana, as Cuba grapples with economic hardship and renewed pressure from Washington. Photo: Reuters
China-Latin America relations

‘I will sell to someone else’: Brazil’s Lula hits back at US after China beef win

The president also branded Rubio a ‘frustrated Latino’ and vowed Brazil would ‘not be treated as an insignificant little republic’ by the US.

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China-Latin America relations

China opens door to all Brazilian beef, then slams it with a 55% surtax

Recognition lifts a long-standing sanitary barrier, but an import quota in force since January caps how far Brazilian beef sales can grow.

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China-Latin America relations

US’ Cuba-China fears, Panama pressure: Latin America relations reads

From Argentina’s shrinking China lifeline to the US’ Cuba worries, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in May 2026.

Students from military schools take part in an “anti-imperialist” protest against the American incursion in Venezuela, in front of the US Embassy in Havana in January. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS
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