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A military tank guards the Penitenciaria del Litoral in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 9. Photo: AFP
Diplomacy

Violence-plagued Ecuador on alert over alleged assassination plot

The government accused ‘criminal structures’ working with political candidates of hatching the plot, but did not offer any specific names.

Animals

Pupy the elephant arrives at Brazil sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zoo

Donald Trump

Man wrongly deported from US says he’s been moved from El Salvador mega-prison

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US-China relations

Are China’s space ties with Latin America under threat as the US asserts power?

Trump administration to increase scrutiny of Sino-Latin American space cooperation to curb China’s influence, analysts say.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
Aviation

‘Horrifying’: US hijacker shot dead by passenger on Belize flight

Akinyela Sawa Taylor threatened the pilot, stabbed two passengers soon after the plane took off from the town of Corozal.

Diplomacy

Opinion | China’s ties with the Americas are a net positive for the whole region

Instead of stubbornly hanging onto the Monroe Doctrine, Washington should embrace Beijing’s relationships with the US’ southern neighbours.

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Hong Kong economy

Twist in Hutchison ports deal as Italian shipping family’s role surfaces

Aponte family owns world’s largest container line, which is spearheading the strategic acquisition of CK Hutchison’s overseas ports.

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MSC is the world’s largest container line and has a 20.3 per cent market share. Photo: EPA-EFE

Dominican roof collapse: family seeks homicide charges against nightclub owners

The widow and parents of victim Virgilio Cruz filed a complaint, claiming the owners of the Jet Set nightclub had been negligent in “safety design”.

Peru

Peru court sentences ex-president Humala, wife to 15 years for money laundering

Judges found that the leader received several million dollars in illegal campaign contributions from construction giant Odebrecht.

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Ecuador

Ecuador’s president wins re-election as opponent demands recount

An unexpected victory for Daniel Noboa has prompted allegations of ‘grotesque electoral fraud’ from his leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez.

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa addresses the media on Sunday after the electoral council said he had won the presidential election. Photo: Reuters
Brazil

Brazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalised with abdominal pain, in ‘stable’ condition

Former president has had recurring health problems since September 2018 when an attacker stabbed him at a presidential campaign rally.

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, speaks during a demonstration in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 6. Photo: EPA-EFE
Argentina

Argentina seals US$20 billion IMF deal, tears down currency controls

The IMF will first disburse US$12 billion, with another US$2 billion by June, as Argentina’s central bank set to undo fixed currency peg.

‘Happened so quickly’: 113 dead after roof collapse at Dominican Republic disco

Singer Rubby Pérez and baseball star Nelson Cruz’s sister Nelsy among the victims as search continues for survivors at the Jet Set venue.

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison did not uphold Panama Canal ports contract: audit

Comptroller office said it will sue over renewal of 25-year concession and that officials must explain ‘why there was so much magnanimity’ in the deal.

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View of the Port of Balboa, managed by CK Hutchison Holdings, based in Hong Kong, located at the entrance to the Panama Canal in Panama City, on March 12, 2025. Photo: AFP
Venezuela

Venezuela accuses US of plotting ‘false flag attack’ on Guyana oil platform

Venezuela’s vice-president said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Blackwater founder Erik Prince were behind the alleged attack plan.

A member of the Venezuelan army takes part in a military parade. The military has said it is in a “state of alert” after the government warned of the suspected plot. Photo: AFP
United States

US ordered to return man deported to El Salvador prison in ‘error’

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, amid legal disputes over gang affiliations and deportation policies.

US-China relations

US pressures Argentina’s Milei to scrap currency swap accord with China

Trump adviser says Washington would withhold support for Buenos Aires loan request to IMF if it reinforces China’s ‘position’ in Argentina.

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Explosion at stand-off between rival gold miners in Bolivia kills at least 5

Rival miners have repeatedly come to blows in Sorata, situated in an area experiencing a gold rush.

An explosion at a mine in Bolivia. Over the decades, cooperatives have increasingly fought over the chance to extract minerals. File photo: Shutterstock

Colombia seizes nearly 49 tonnes of China-bound smartphone mineral

The haul, linked to ex-Farc rebels, was said to be worth US$1.2 million.

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United States

Costa Rica’s Nobel-winning ex-president loses US visa

Two-time president Oscar Arias won the Nobel in 1987 for his efforts to end civil wars in Central America.

Climate change

Opinion | Asia can’t afford to wait for the US to wake up to its climate duty

As the US walks away again, Europe, China and others need to fill the climate reparation funding gap, not out of charity but responsibility.

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Elephants wade through flood waters to help bring relief supplies to villagers in Chiang Mai province, Thailand, on October 6, 2024. Photo: AP
United States

Opinion | Trump’s Maga ambition may be more audacious than we think

Outrageous? Yes. But a United States of all Americas and including Greenland would be the first truly planetary North-South superpower.

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US President Donald Trump announces tariffs on auto imports in the Oval Office of the White House on March 26. Photo: AFP
United States

US homeland security chief warns migrants in visit to El Salvador mega-jail

Kristi Noem’s trip to CECOT comes as the Trump administration seeks to show it is deporting the ‘worst of the worst’.

Brazil

Brazil’s Bolsonaro ordered to stand trial for attempted coup

A conviction could spell the end of the ex-president’s hopes of making a Trump-style comeback and land him in prison for over 40 years.

United States

Opinion | Only a global ‘de-risking’ from the US can stop Trump’s trade war

A unified response is essential. Operating independently would only play to Trump’s advantage, and render nations vulnerable to his bullying.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
US immigration

Venezuela to resume US deportation flights after citizens sent to El Salvador

Caracas is seeking the return of its ‘kidnapped’ citizens, who were moved to a Salvadorean high-security facility by Trump’s administration.

Venezuelan migrants deported from the US deplane at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, in February. Photo: AP
Aviation accidents

13 die in Honduras plane crash off Caribbean coast

Jetstream plane crashed minutes after take-off from Roatan Island on Monday. Transport minister said authorities suspect mechanical failure.

Peru

Peru declares state of emergency in capital after murder of popular singer

Soldiers deployed in Lima to help police crack down after a wave of killings linked to extortion.

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