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Latin America Under Trump 2025: Ports, Prisons, and Tariffs Rewrite Regional Politics
From Panama’s canal ports to El Salvador’s megaprison, the Trump White House and Marco Rubio are reshaping U.S.-Latin ties. Tariffs,…
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Latin America and the Few Historical Clues Behind Jesus’ Birth
Across Latin America, Christmas is both devotion and social glue. This remains true even as Catholic dominance wanes and Pentecostal…
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Colombia Army’s Renewed Lethal Targets Rattle Ranks and Revive Old Fears
A new set of battlefield incentives is reshaping Colombia’s war on armed groups, pushing commanders to “double results” and strike…
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Latin America War on Drugs Returns as Terror Labels Spread
Half a century after Nixon, cocaine hits records again: 3,700 tons in 2023, 25 million users. Now, Trump’s second-term War…
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Colombia Gulf Clan Grows Stronger As Washington Calls It Terrorism
This week, Washington labeled Colombia’s Clan del Golfo a terrorist organization, but the group’s real power is measured in quiet…
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Venezuela Tanker Blockade Turns Oil Into a High Seas Thriller
A Venezuelan oil blockade ordered by Donald Trump jolts PDVSA, spooks tanker crews, and forces Chinese buyers to demand steeper…
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Chile Swings Right as Crime and Migration Fears Rewrite Hope
In Chile, the election of José Antonio Kast signals a rightward turn powered less by ideology than by anxiety about…
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Latin America Pushes Back As Trump Revives Old Empire Playbook
From Latin America's southern cone to the US–Mexico border, DW reports how Donald Trump's revived Monroe Doctrine reshapes migration, trade,…
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Venezuela Tanker Seizure Exposes Shadow War Over Sanctioned Oil Trade
As US helicopters skim low over the Caribbean, the seizure of a sanctioned super‑tanker carrying Venezuelan crude turns maritime law,…
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Uruguay Flirts With Bukeleism While Defending Its Fragile Democratic Soul
As crime fears rise, Uruguay weighs Nayib Bukele–style security policy, testing whether a proud left-wing democracy can confront gangs, drug…
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