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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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Latin America Watches U.S. Diplomacy Turn Hashtags into Online Weapons
On Instagram accounts run by U.S. Embassies in Venezuela, Mexico, and Brazil, a new Prism investigation finds anti‑immigrant memes, threats,…
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Honduras Pardon Exposes Northern Hypocrisy In Endless Failed Drug Wars
When Donald Trump pardons Juan Orlando Hernández, a convicted narco ex-president of Honduras, he sends a signal to a region…
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Colombia’s Expanded Gender Labels Raise Questions About Privacy, Safety, and Policy
As Colombia prepares to let citizens mark “trans” and “non-binary” on ID cards, we should pause. In a country with…
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México’s Coatlicue Supercomputer Embraces Spectacle Over Sober Scientific Dreams Ahead
México's promised Coatlicue supercomputer may never live up to its scientific hype. However, the political spectacle around it reveals how…
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Brazilian Strongman Or Bridge Builder: Tarcísio And 2026 Security Politics
As Brazil's Congress hardens penalties for criminal gangs, Tarcísio de Freitas has turned public security into his calling card. Loved…
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