AMERICAS
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Costa Rica’s Broken Halo: Crime, Fear, and a High-Stakes Election
Costa Rica once sold the world a simple promise: safety in a region defined by turmoil. Now assassinations, cartel rivalries,…
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El Salvador’s Jesuit Case Is Stuck Again, and Time Is Becoming an Accomplice
Thirty-six years after soldiers murdered six Jesuit priests and two women at San Salvador's UCA, the drive to prosecute the…
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A Leaked Memo, a State of Emergency, and Venezuelan Lives on Edge in Trinidad and Tobago
In Trinidad and Tobago, a leaked memo ordering mass detentions and a broad state of emergency has forced Venezuelan migrants…
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Hardball in the Hemisphere: How Trump’s New Order Fractures Latin America
Donald Trump's hemispheric strategy, equal parts offers and ultimatums, has redrawn the diplomatic map from Mexico City to Buenos Aires.…
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Mexico Mourns Slain Mayors as Cartels Target Democracy’s Weakest Link
After the daylight killing of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, Mexico faces a chilling reality: ten mayors murdered in one year,…
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Cuba Puts Its "Fixer" On Trial: Alejandro Gil's Fall From Reformer To Accused Spy
Havana just put Alejandro Gil, once Miguel Díaz-Canel's top economic troubleshooter, on trial for corruption and espionage —the island's biggest…
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Spanish Field Hospital Brings Jamaica's Falmouth Health Care Back to Life
In Falmouth, Jamaica, where Hurricane Melissa shredded the regional hospital, a Spanish-backed field unit now restores basic care. The START…
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The Tornado That Stole Time from Rio Bonito do Iguaçu
In minutes, a violent tornado tore through the southern Brazilian town of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu, killing six and injuring…
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Falmouth Without a Roof: Jamaica's Colonial Gem Battles to Rebuild After Hurricane Melissa
When Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, it ripped more than roofs—it peeled back centuries. In Falmouth, the island's Georgian jewel,…
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Organized Crime Moves into Brazil's Amazon Led by the Comando Vermelho
As Belém prepares to host COP30, red graffiti and whispered threats trace the reach of the Comando Vermelho through Brazil's…
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