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Bolivia’s Evo Morales held in contempt after missing court in trafficking trial
The ex-president is accused of having a relationship with a teenager and having a child with her in 2016 while he was in office.
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United States
Heatstroke suspected among 6 found dead in train carriage at Texas rail depot
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Americas and the Caribbean
EVs surge in Bolivia amid fuel shortages, ‘junk gas’ scandal
10 May 2026 - 4:52PM
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Mexico
Mexico to end school year 40 days early for World Cup amid heatwave
Authorities may bring forward the next academic year to compensate for lost time, as stunned families scramble to arrange childcare.
9 May 2026 - 1:22PM
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum hands out footballs as gifts to children during celebrations marking Children’s Day in Mexico City last month. Photo: AFP
Hantavirus
‘Almost zero’ chance Dutch man got hantavirus in Argentina’s Ushuaia: official
The patient and his wife, both MV Hondius passengers who died of the disease, were in the city only a few days before showing symptoms.
9 May 2026 - 5:38AM
China-Latin America relations
Lula won’t sideline China on rare earths, tells Trump refining stays in Brazil
In a three-hour White House meeting on Thursday, Brazil’s president pitched his country’s minerals to all comers.
8 May 2026 - 7:05AM
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US targets Cuba nickel operation in move affecting China-linked supply chains
Marco Rubio revealed sanctions on Thursday, escalating Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Havana’s military-controlled economy.
8 May 2026 - 5:48AM
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions on Thursday against Moa Nickel SA, a joint venture between Sherritt International and Cuba’s state-owned General Nickel Company. Photo: Xinhua
China-Latin America relations
China pours US$6.1b into Brazil, making it Beijing’s top global investment
Chinese miners, carmakers and tech firms are fanned out across 20 states, putting a dent in Washington’s own push throughout the region.
8 May 2026 - 12:06AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Boy, 13, shoots 2 dead at Brazil school
Students tried to escape over a wall, but it was too tall and many were trapped on the school roof.
6 May 2026 - 7:50AM
China-Latin America relations
Panama minister slams China ship crackdown, tells deputies in Beijing: push back
Foreign minister says court ruling must not be used as leverage against Panama’s merchant fleet as ship detentions mount.
6 May 2026 - 3:39AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Birthday girl among 3 crushed to death by monster truck in Colombia
Spectacle turns to tragedy as driver performing a wheelie crashes into barriers separating the public from the track.
5 May 2026 - 11:35AM
The monster truck after it ploughed into spectators. Photo: Henry Laserna via Reuters
China-Latin America relations
China consul in Tijuana warns against protectionism as USMCA review nears
Fu Xinrong pitched Beijing’s model of shared modernisation to Mexican business leaders, weeks before a contentious USMCA review.
5 May 2026 - 6:37AM
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United States
Trump expands Cuba sanctions with global reach, targeting foreign banks and firms
New executive order allows US to penalise third-country actors, raising risks for international companies.
2 May 2026 - 4:25AM
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China-Latin America relations
Beijing backs Cuba, Chile reveals smuggling ring: Latin America relations reads
From a smuggling ring in Chile to rare earth wrangling in Brazil, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in March 2026.
1 May 2026 - 11:00PM
Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil’s Congress forces early release for jailed Bolsonaro in blow to Lula
Lawmakers override presidential veto to reduce 27-year sentence, signalling a shift in power five months before elections.
1 May 2026 - 1:24PM
Brazil’s Congress has overturned President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s veto on a bill sharply reducing former president Jair Bolsonaro’s prison sentence. Photo: AFP
China-Latin America relations
Senate vote leaves Cuba’s uncertain future at dangerous crossroads
US Democrats failed on Tuesday in another attempt to limit Donald Trump’s authority to use military force against Cuba, so what’s next?
1 May 2026 - 8:30AM
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Climate change
Tropical forest loss still 11 football fields a minute – or Denmark per year
Researchers warn that fires fuelled by climate change are a dangerous new normal and could reverse gains made in tackling deforestation.
29 Apr 2026 - 9:35PM
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Mexico
Mexico captures top cartel leader hiding in roadside ditch
Capture of Jalisco leader with a US$5 million bounty follows the killing of cartel boss ‘El Mencho’ in February.
28 Apr 2026 - 1:13PM
Mexican special forces with Audias Flores Silva after his capture. Photo: SEMAR via Reuters
Americas and the Caribbean
Explosive device kills 20 and injures 36 on bus in Colombia
At least 26 such incidents have taken place in the last two days, amid a wave of violence linked to drug-trafficking.
27 Apr 2026 - 7:27AM
Britain
Argentina again calls for UK talks on Falklands, US confirms neutrality
Earlier, a leaked Pentagon email had set out options for the US to punish Nato allies for refusing to join US-Israeli strikes against Iran.
25 Apr 2026 - 7:42PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Shackled and shaved: El Salvador holds mass trial for hundreds of gang members
President Nayib Bukele – the self-described ‘world’s coolest dictator’ – publicises the largest mass trial yet of his gang crackdown.
24 Apr 2026 - 3:10PM
Mexico
Deaths of CIA agents in Mexico spark sovereignty row with White House
President Sheinbaum spars with Washington over the role of Americans in a Chihuahua anti-drug operation.
23 Apr 2026 - 1:48PM
A camp and drug laboratory in a mountainous area near Guachochi, in Chihuahua state, Mexico. Photo: Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office via AFP
Americas and the Caribbean
Top Peru ministers quit in protest over stalled US F-16 jet deal
Peru’s interim president defers decision on the US$3.5 billion deal to his successor who will emerge from a run-off vote in June.
23 Apr 2026 - 1:53PM
Mexico
World Cup co-host Mexico ramps up security at tourist sites after shooting
Rare attack that killed a tourist at the Teotihuacan pyramids threatens Mexico’s image of safety weeks before the Fifa tournament.
22 Apr 2026 - 2:06PM
Mexico
Shooting at famed Mexico site kills foreign tourist, leaves several wounded
A gunman opened fire from a major pyramid, in a rare case of violence at one of Mexico’s top tourist sites.
21 Apr 2026 - 1:25PM
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