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Latin America

Regional Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Tony' is Arrested by Mexican Authorities

"El Tony" was arrested along with three other gang members in an operation conducted by Mexico's Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA)

Latin America

Mexico City Youth Grapple With Growing Housing Crisis

Mexico City recently capped rent increases at the level of inflation, and put a limit of 182 days a year on renting accommodation on the Airbnb platform.

Latin America

U.S. and Canada Update Travel Advisory For Those Traveling to Sinaloa Due to Ongoing Cartel Violence

A similar notice was sent out by the U.S. in July, warning people from travelling to the border city of Matamoros, in the state of Tamaulipas

Latin America

Mexican Authorities Arrest a Former Military Officer Linked to the Murder and Beheading of Mayor in Guerrero

Authorities believe that Germán Reyes, a former prosecutor in Guerrero, worked in collusion with one of the two main gangs in the state to commit the crime

Latin America

In Colombia, A River's 'Rights' Swept Away By Mining And Conflict

Colombia is the country worst affected worldwide by mercury pollution, a UN report found in 2018.

Pedro Bidegain stadium, the home ground of San Lorenzo

Sports

For Profit Or For All? Argentine Football Clubs Red-card Milei Reforms

The president, an ardent defender of deregulation in all spheres of society, wants to change the statutes of the country's several thousand football clubs to allow them to become privately-owned for-profit companies.

Displaced Mexicans along the Chiapas border with Guatemala

Latin America

Almost 10 Thousand People Have Been Displaced Due to Cartel-Related Violence in Mexico in 2024

More than 392,000 people have had to leave their homes due to cartel-related violence between 2008 and 2023

Latin America

Mexican Authorities Dismantle Workshop Used By Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Güero Pulseras' To Build 'Narco Tanks'

Authorities were able to seize 54 firearms, 2,000 pounds of marijuana, three motorcycles, nine civilian vehicles and three armored vehicles

Latin America

Journalist Says His Detention Removed Guatemala's 'Mask Of Democracy'

Jose Ruben Zamora was arrested in July 2022 after his now-shuttered newspaper reported on graft allegations involving the government of former right-wing president Alejandro Giammattei.

Latin America

'La Alemana,' Regional Leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Is Captured In Mexico

Authorities said "La Alemana" had an active arrest warrant since 2021. She stands accused of unlawful possession of firearms and crimes against public health

Business

Nayib Bukele Hails Vindication As Bitcoin Hits New All-Time Highs

Nayib Bukele is just one of the many Bitcoiners who feel vindicated after Bitcoin hit new all-time highs, but the El Salvadoran leader's case is particularly special, as he refused to bend to skeptics who questioned his $BTC strategy.

World

Peru's Chancay: China's Megaport Of Entry To South America

Situated around 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of the capital Lima, the $3.5 billion complex is expected to become a major hub for trade between South America and China.

Jorge Luis Mendoza Uriarte, a.k.a ‘El Güero Chompas’

Latin America

Top Member of Sinaloa Cartel Faction 'El Güero Chompas' Captured After Clash With Mexican Troops

"El Güero Chompas" is linked to the October 2023 homicide of Mario Martínez Martínez, director of public security in San Quintín, Tijuana

Latin America

Haiti Governing Council Moves To Replace PM In Power Struggle

The nine-member council's decision, dated Monday November 11, seeks to push out Conille after just five months in office and replace him with businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aime.

Latin America

After Hurricanes, Two Earthquakes Jolt Crisis-hit Cuba

The quakes cracked walls and damaged homes, but did not appear to have caused any deaths, according to preliminary reports.

Latin America

Former Top Police Officer Suspected of Having Links to Sinaloa Cartel Found Dead in Culiacán

Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, Sinaloa's secretary of public security, said authorities will open an investigation due to the high profile of the victim