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Chilean President Gabriel Boric leaves the La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago after his four-year term ended on Wednesday. Photo: Handout
China-Latin America relations

Amid China cable fallout, Chile’s president ends term, calls for unity

Undersea fibre-optic cable project linking Chile to Hong Kong enraged US, causing dispute that defined Gabriel Boric’s final weeks in office.

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China-Latin America relations

US threats and a Chinese cable scandal mark first day for Chile’s new president

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War and conflict

Explosive drones have killed hundreds in Haiti, including civilians: report

Crime

Peru officials say 3 arrested in nightclub bombing that injured dozens

Police in Trujillo move swiftly to detain suspects after a devastating IED blast at the Dalí nightclub.

Closure notices at the entrance to the Dali nightclub following an explosion inside the venue. Photo: Provincial Municipality of Trujillo via AFP
Donald Trump

Trump offers Latin American leaders US missile strikes to hit drug cartels

The US president launched a 17-nation ‘counter cartel’ coalition at his ‘Shield of the Americas’ summit.

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Cuba

Trump says Cuba is going to ‘fall pretty soon’

The president has said it is ‘just a matter of time’ before the US turns to Cuba after finishing its war in Iran.

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China trade

Not just oil: Iran war disrupts China’s imports of key industrial material

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is choking off China’s imports of methanol – a vital input for the country’s industrial sector.

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Smoke rises over Tehran after US and Israeli strikes on March 1. The growing conflict in the Middle East is disrupting shipping flows, affecting China’s imports of key materials. Photo: Getty Images
Venezuela

Opposition leader Machado will return to Venezuela in coming weeks

The Nobel Peace Prize winner prepares for a homecoming that the acting president warns will require her to ‘answer’ to the state.

Cuba

Trump says US discussing ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba: ‘they’re in big trouble’

‘They have no money, they have no oil, they have no food,’ the president says, as the US puts pressure on the Communist-run island.

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United States

Melania Trump to lead UN Security Council session, White House says

First lady will make history by chairing meeting titled ‘Children, Technology and Education in Conflict’ in New York on Monday.

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the premiere of her movie Melania on January 29, 2026, in Washington. Photo: AP Photo
Cuba

Cuba coastguard kills 4 in firefight with US-registered speedboat

The authorities says shots were fired from the vessel as they approached to identify it.

A Cuban coastguard vessel is seen in Havana in 2022. Photo: TNS
US-Venezuela conflict

US forces board third Venezuela-linked oil tanker in Indian Ocean

The US military says it tracked the vessel from the Caribbean Sea, before placing it under American control.

Food and agriculture

Opinion | How China’s national food security push could reshape global markets

Amid increasing pressure from trade wars and climate change, Beijing is reframing agriculture as a matter of national security.

Venezuela

Venezuela approves amnesty law that could free hundreds of political prisoners

Landmark amnesty bill was signed by Venezuela’s interim president nearly seven weeks after the capture of Nicolas Maduro by the US.

Relatives of detainees embrace outside a detention centre following the approval of Venezuela’s amnesty law. Photo: Reuters
Peru

Peru Congress picks country’s eighth president in a decade

Jose Maria Balcazar installed as Peru’s interim president after Jose Jeri was ousted after barely four months in office.

Peru’s new interim President Jose Maria Balcazar as he gives a speech. Photo: Peruvian Congress via AFP
Venezuela

Top US commander makes surprise visit to Venezuela

US Southern Command chief met with Venezuela’s president and other leaders for security talks.

US military

11 killed in US strikes on 3 more alleged drug boats

It was one of the deadliest days in the Trump administration’s months-long campaign, and brings the toll to at least 145 fatalities.

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US-Venezuela conflict

Trump hails US ‘discombobulator’ weapon as he meets Maduro op troops

The US president made his first public comments on a device that he boasted could block Russian and Chinese defence systems.

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US President Donald Trump applauds as he looks at first lady Melania Trump during a visit at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Mainland China

Why China’s BYD and Geely are eyeing Mexico’s idle auto plants

With Mexico’s auto sector battered by tariffs, Chinese investment offers a lifeline that threatens to inflame tensions with Washington.

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Colombia

Colombia’s president says he escaped assassination attempt while in helicopter

Gustavo Petro says his helicopter had to evade people who ‘were going to shoot’ at it, forcing him to fly over open sea for hours.

US-China relations

China, Trump targeted in House hearing on foreign influence in US non-profits

Claims made at Congressional hearing that network of foreign donors paid American advocacy groups billions to try to influence US policy.

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US President Donald Trump came in for criticism on Tuesday during a Congressional hearing on the influence of foreign funds in US politics. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Cuba

Cuba warns airlines it’s almost out of fuel as US blockade tightens chokehold

Air Canada suspends Cuba flights as Havana warns it can no longer guarantee refuelling for international carriers.

A Turkish Airlines plane takes off at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba on Monday. Photo: AP
Venezuela

‘Tracked and hunted’: US forces board tanker in Indian Ocean

US military intercepts the US-sanctioned Aquila II after a transoceanic chase from the Caribbean.

Mexico

Mexico says 5 of 10 workers kidnapped from Canadian miner found dead

The workers were kidnapped on January 23 from a silver mining project in Mexico’s violence-plagued Sinaloa state.

Crime

Haiti’s future uncertain amid US threats, bloody gang conflict

Three US warships arrived in the ‌Bay of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, reflecting the US ‘commitment to Haiti’s security, stability and brighter future’.

A man tramples on a US flag during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Xi Jinping

Editorial | Xi’s same-day calls with Trump and Putin showcase head-of-state diplomacy

At a time of geopolitical uncertainty, the extraordinary back-to-back conversations with the leaders of Russia and the US highlight Xi’s diplomatic approach.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre) spoke to both US President Donald Trump (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) on Wednesday. Photo: AFP/ Xinhua/ Reuters
Donald Trump

US pledges food aid for Cuba while putting squeeze on fuel supply

Havana signals a cautious readiness for talks as the island’s leader accuses the US of imposing an ‘energy blockade’.

Drugs

US destroys another alleged drug boat in Pacific, killing 2

Latest strike brings the death toll from the Trump administration’s maritime campaign to at least 128 since September.

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