AMERICAS
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Ecuador Resets the Curfew Clock as Homicide Figures Tell a Longer Story
Ecuador’s latest curfew restricts nighttime movement as authorities pursue criminal groups. But homicide figures and an expert’s warning pose a…
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Four Students Murdered in Seven Months as Protests Interrupt Morelos Independence Parade
Students interrupted Morelos’ Independence Day parade after the killing of Spanish exchange student Claudia Tacoronte, turning a civic celebration into…
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Brazil Youth Tune Out Traditional Parties but Keep Politics in Their Feeds
Brazil’s October elections reveal a gap between young voters and traditional parties. Falling teenage registration, digital communities and frustration over…
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Latin America Reads Between Trump’s Map Lines in an Old Naming Dispute
Donald Trump’s geographic renaming campaign has revived a question familiar across Latin America: who gets to call themselves American? Behind…
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Trump’s Mexico Border Wall Draws a Hard Line Through a Living Homeland
Along the border with Mexico, a new Arizona wall threatens Tohono O’odham family ties and sacred places. As construction preparations…
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Chile Remembers Allende as Silence Reopens Latin America’s Old Democratic Wounds Again
Fifty-three years after Chile’s military coup, Gabriel Boric returned to Salvador Allende’s tomb while President José Antonio Kast held no…
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Ecuador Turns Pacific Fishing Boats Into Test of Washington’s New Security Order
Six Ecuadorian fishing vessels destroyed by U.S. forces have turned a counternarcotics campaign into a regional test of sovereignty, evidence…
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Guatemala Races to Save War Victims’ Files Before History Crumbles into Silence
Guatemala is rescuing thousands of deteriorating civil war records that could help families obtain reparations and uncover their relatives’ fate.…
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Peru Sends Soldiers to Prison Gates While the Real Crisis Lives Inside
Peru’s security crackdown puts soldiers outside overcrowded prisons. Still, President Keiko Fujimori faces a harder test inside: dismantling criminal command…
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Brazil Waves Its Flags While a Supreme Court Feud Steals the Parade
Brazil’s Independence Day became a contest over sovereignty as Lula celebrated national autonomy and Flávio Bolsonaro targeted a Supreme Court…
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