Argentina's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 2.3% in October, accelerating from the 2.1% recorded in September, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) reported Wednesday. The new data brings the total accumulated inflation for the first ten months of 2025
Paraguayan authorities activated this week the first phase of a massive deployment of its Armed Forces along its borders with Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia, launching Operation "Guarani Shield" to contain transnational criminal organizations.
The bus was carrying 60 passengers when it collided with a truck and careered off the road in the Arequipa region.
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The air strike comes after the US accused the Colombian president of allowing the drugs trade to expand.
A strike announced by the Latam Pilots Union (SPL) began at midnight after negotiations with the airline failed, leading to an immediate disruption of scheduled flights. The action is unprecedented for the union, which represents nearly 500 pilots—more than half of the
The USS Gerald Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, reinforcing the US military presence in Latin America for what the Pentagon claims is an operation to combat drug trafficking.
While Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) announced the “imminent” removal of all remaining controls on foreign exchange transactions, the South American country's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) is about to report October's inflation on Wednesday. Most experts
Demonstrators clashed with law enforcement on Tuesday in Belém outside the so-called Blue Zone, where COP30 negotiations are taking place. The area was closed after a group of protesters tried to enter the site, but were kept at bay by security guards forming human chains. At
Scientific and educational institutions from China and Uruguay have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a groundbreaking Joint Pasture Agriculture Laboratory, aiming to strengthen scientific and technological cooperation in agricultural innovation under China's
Argentina has formally initiated the technical phase of its bid to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), submitting its "initial memorandum" to the Paris-based body. The document, a preliminary self-assessment of the country's alignment with