Latin America

Tomb more than 1,000 years old found in Panama

This handout picture released by Panama’s Ministry of Culture shows an archaeologist working inside a pre-Hispanic tomb approximately 1,200 years old, discovered at the El Cano Archaeological Park in Cocle, Panama, on Feb 20, 2026.

Figure skating-Mexico's Carrillo back at Games as Latin America's unlikely standard-bearer

Figure Skating - Four Continents Figure Skating Championships - Mokdong Ice Rink, Seoul, South Korea - February 20, 2025 Mexico's Donovan Carrillo performs during the Men's Short Program REUTERS/Kim Soo-Hyeon

Sorry Mr Trump, but China’s here to stay in your backyard

Uruguay’s President Yamandu Orsi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony in Beijing on Feb 3.

Brazil signals new openness to Mercosur-China talks as Beijing seeks deeper ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at a joint press conference, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/Pool/File Photo

FTA between S’pore, Paraguay comes into effect under deal on lower tariffs with South American bloc

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan with [from left] Argentina President Alberto Fernández, Paraguay President Santiago Peña, Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Uruguay President Luis Lacalle Pou, at the signing ceremony for the MERCOSUR-Singapore Free Trade Agreement in Rio de Janeiro, 7 December 2023. Credit: Ricardo Stuckert

Xi assures Brazil’s Lula of China’s support in ‘turbulent’ times

FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on as he walks following a signing ceremony for agreements and contracts at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing as part of a three-day visit to China, December 4, 2025. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool/File Photo

Hopeful yet wary, Venezuelans across Latin America mull going home

A drone view shows a boat bound for Colombia carrying Venezuelan migrants as it sails near the coast of Colon while they return to Venezuela following deportation, failed attempts to enter the United States amid renewed hopes of returning home following the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro and prospects for democratic elections and economic recovery, in Miramar, Panama, January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Enea Lebrun

EU, Mercosur bloc sign trade deal after 25 years of talks, reject ‘tariffs’ and ‘isolation’

Paraguay's Foreign Minister, Mr Ruben Ramirez Lezcano, signing the document on Jan 17, next to European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic. Looking on are (from left) European Council president Antonio Costa, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Paraguay President Santiago Pena, Argentina President Javier Milei and Uruguay President Yamandu Orsi.

Trump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented US President Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal in the Oval Office, on Jan 15.

EU-Mercosur trade pact signals limits of Trump’s hardball diplomacy in Latin America

Tractors line up in front of the Arc de Triomphe as French farmers protest against the government's handling of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement and lumpy skin disease outbreak, in Paris, France, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

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