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Donald Trump
US to allow Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba in lifeline for the island
Cuba has not received an oil tanker in three months, according to its president, leading to strict petrol rationing and blackouts.
30 Mar 2026 - 11:20AM
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Cuba
Missing aid boats safely crossed to Cuba, US coastguard says
28 Mar 2026 - 1:32AM
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US-Venezuela conflict
Venezuela’s Maduro back in court after shock capture by US forces
27 Mar 2026 - 3:26AM
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Haiti
US offers US$3 million to breach financial fortress of Haiti’s gangs
US reward announcement marks a shift in tactics as previous bounties have been focused on individual gang leaders.
26 Mar 2026 - 9:55AM
Cuba
Cuba rejects ‘shameless’ US request for diesel amid Trump oil blockade
The US embassy in Havana is seeking fuel for its generators even as the rest of the island is plagued by shortages and power outages.
22 Mar 2026 - 7:39AM
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Mexico
Mexico invites Spain’s king to World Cup in sign of thaw
President Sheinbaum’s invitation came after the monarch acknowledged there had been ‘a lot of abuse’ during Spain’s conquest of the Americas.
19 Mar 2026 - 7:34AM
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Cuba’s leader vows ‘unbreakable resistance’ if US tries to take over island
Cuba’s Miguel Diaz-Canel issued a defiant message after Donald Trump said he might ‘take’ the communist nation.
18 Mar 2026 - 1:01PM
Spain
Spain’s king acknowledges ‘much abuse’ in conquest of the Americas
It was a rare admission by the Spanish crown, which has never issued a formal apology to former colonies.
17 Mar 2026 - 10:53AM
Donald Trump
Channeling Trump, Chile’s new president launches work on border barrier
Arch-conservative leader Kast has vowed to crack down on immigration from Peru and Bolivia with his ‘Border Shield’ plan.
17 Mar 2026 - 10:33AM
United States
Trump vows to ‘take’ Cuba as island reels from total power blackout
US president says he can do ‘anything I want’ with weakened nation as oil embargo cripples Havana’s power grid.
17 Mar 2026 - 3:46PM
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US-Venezuela conflict
American flag raised at US embassy in Venezuela for first time since 2019
The move highlights a shift in relations between the two countries after Maduro was ousted in an operation by US troops.
15 Mar 2026 - 4:43AM
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United States
Protesters in Cuba attack Communist party office amid blackout fury
Videos on social media show a large fire and people throwing rocks through the windows of a building.
14 Mar 2026 - 10:52PM
Drugs
Cartel boss on US ‘most wanted’ list captured in Bolivia raid
Sebastian Enrique Marset Cabrera, who had a US$2 million bounty on his head, was immediately put on a plane to be transferred to the US.
14 Mar 2026 - 6:04AM
Brazil
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro in ICU with pneumonia
The ex-president, who is serving a 27-year sentence for an attempted coup, was moved from prison to a hospital in Brasilia.
14 Mar 2026 - 1:09AM
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United States
Cuba confirms US talks as island gasps under Trump’s energy blockade
President Miguel Diaz-Canel called the discussion a ‘highly sensitive process’ because it affects bilateral relations of both sides.
13 Mar 2026 - 8:43PM
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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.
12 Mar 2026 - 5:08AM
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China-Latin America relations
US threats and a Chinese cable scandal mark first day for Chile’s new president
The US forced Chile to cancel a Chinese undersea cable. Now the region is asking who gets to decide what infrastructure Latin America builds.
12 Mar 2026 - 12:54AM
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War and conflict
Explosive drones have killed hundreds in Haiti, including civilians: report
Haiti’s government is using its security forces and contractors to carry out drone strikes on criminal gangs that are also endangering civilians.
10 Mar 2026 - 12:33PM
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.
9 Mar 2026 - 11:08AM
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.
8 Mar 2026 - 1:46AM
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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.
7 Mar 2026 - 7:59AM
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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.
3 Mar 2026 - 11:36PM
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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.
2 Mar 2026 - 10:23AM
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.
28 Feb 2026 - 2:52AM
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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.
27 Feb 2026 - 7:49AM
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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.
26 Feb 2026 - 7:19AM
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.
25 Feb 2026 - 1:30PM
Food and agriculture
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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.
22 Feb 2026 - 9:43PM
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