Latin America

  • Sep 26
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Sheinbaum faces major security challenges in Mexico

Controversial government proposals for security reform now look sure to be approved

Mexico
  • Sep 25
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Zero deficit budget will face opposition in Argentina

President Javier Milei has presented a draft 2025 budget promising spending cuts and a small surplus

Argentina
  • Sep 25
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Arce will struggle with ongoing discontent in Bolivia

Arce faces major discontent among numerous sectors of society, and a substantial chunk of his own party’s support base

Bolivia
  • Sep 25
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Milei foreign policy raises wider Argentina risks

President Javier Milei made an aggressive maiden speech at the General Assembly attacking the UN's 'socialist' agenda

Argentina
  • Sep 25
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Uncertainty over ‘peak oil’ to complicate policymaking

OPEC has raised its estimate of long-run oil demand, citing pushback against climate targets and slower electrification

International
  • Sep 24
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Honduras drug scandal will hit election and US ties

Footage of a member of the first family meeting criminals has plunged Honduras into a political crisis

Honduras
  • Sep 24
  • 2 min read

Enduring power shortages will hit Ecuador hard

With hydroelectric power generation crippled by drought, the government has been forced to ration electricity

Ecuador
  • Sep 24
  • 2 min read

Arrest calls will boost Argentina-Venezuela tensions

An Argentine federal court is seeking an international arrest warrant against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

Argentina