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Latin America

US general meets Cuban military officials at edge of Guantanamo Bay

People receive food from staff of the NGO Quisicuaba in Havana on May 25. Experts say instability in Cuba threatens a migration crisis.
People receive food from staff of the NGO Quisicuaba in Havana on May 25. Experts say instability in Cuba threatens a migration crisis.

Bolivian leader to slash own salary by half in gesture to protesters

Protesters clash with members of the Bolivian police during a protest calling for the resignation of Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz in La Paz, on May 25.
Protesters clash with members of the Bolivian police during a protest calling for the resignation of Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz in La Paz, on May 25.

Sports streaming platform DAZN weighs tie-up with DirecTV Latin America, sources say

FILE PHOTO: Boxing - Anthony Joshua and Robert Helenius Press Conference - Pan Pacific London, London, Britain - August 9, 2023 A DAZN signage is pictured during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Boxing - Anthony Joshua and Robert Helenius Press Conference - Pan Pacific London, London, Britain - August 9, 2023 A DAZN signage is pictured during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

Fire at Peru’s Cajamarquilla zinc smelter under control, four workers injured

Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro deadlocked in presidential runoff poll

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro arrives for the inauguration ceremony of Kassio Nunes as the new president of the Superior Electoral Court in Brasilia, Brazil, May 12, 2026.REUTERS/Adriano Machado
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro arrives for the inauguration ceremony of Kassio Nunes as the new president of the Superior Electoral Court in Brasilia, Brazil, May 12, 2026.REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Murders of Mexican journalists nearly double in 2025, advocacy group says

People walk by pictures of murdered journalists and activists displayed on an altar on the eve of the Day of the Dead in Mexico City, Mexico, October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf/File Photo
People walk by pictures of murdered journalists and activists displayed on an altar on the eve of the Day of the Dead in Mexico City, Mexico, October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf/File Photo

Guyana tells World Court Venezuela's claim on oil-rich Esequibo region poses threat

FILE PHOTO: A member of the National Assembly of the Assembly holds a map showing the disputed Esequibo region as part of Venezuela, as tensions between the Venezuela and Guyana have ratcheted up in recent weeks over a long-running territorial dispute, in Caracas, Venezuela, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A member of the National Assembly of the Assembly holds a map showing the disputed Esequibo region as part of Venezuela, as tensions between the Venezuela and Guyana have ratcheted up in recent weeks over a long-running territorial dispute, in Caracas, Venezuela, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

Taiwan's 12 remaining diplomatic allies

A person holds the Taiwan and Guatemala flags near the flagship warship PAN-SHI (AOE-532), one of three ships in Taiwan's Naval Friendship Squadron, arrives at Puerto Quetzal on a visit to Guatemala as part of its annual cadet training deployment, a goodwill mission aimed at strengthening ties while conducting naval exercises in Central America and the Caribbean, in Puerto Quetzal, San Jose, Escuintla, Guatemala, May 2, 2026. REUTERS/Cristina Chiquin
A person holds the Taiwan and Guatemala flags near the flagship warship PAN-SHI (AOE-532), one of three ships in Taiwan's Naval Friendship Squadron, arrives at Puerto Quetzal on a visit to Guatemala as part of its annual cadet training deployment, a goodwill mission aimed at strengthening ties while conducting naval exercises in Central America and the Caribbean, in Puerto Quetzal, San Jose, Escuintla, Guatemala, May 2, 2026. REUTERS/Cristina Chiquin

Paraguay president to visit Taiwan in May amid China pressure

FILE PHOTO: Paraguay's President Santiago Pena speaks during the IDB Group Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors, in Luque, Paraguay March 13, 2026. REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Paraguay's President Santiago Pena speaks during the IDB Group Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors, in Luque, Paraguay March 13, 2026. REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo/File Photo

Colombia highway bombing death toll rises to 19

Relatives of the victims at the scene of the attack on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, on April 26.
Relatives of the victims at the scene of the attack on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, on April 26.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.