FOREIGN POLICY Argentina, Bolivia call for preservation of democracy in Peru 07-04-2022 23:14 Luis Arce and Alberto Fernández express "concern" over events in Peru and called for “the attention of all Latin American leaders” to be directed at the troubled nation.
GEOPOLITICS Latin America turmoil intrudes in Biden’s focus on China, Europe 19-07-2021 11:29 US President Joe Biden says his foreign policy focus is on China and frayed alliances in Asia and Europe. But his administration is finding it harder to avoid getting pulled into Latin America’s problems.
IN FOCUS Death toll in South Africa unrest climbs to 72 as violence spreads 14-07-2021 09:42 Stores and warehouses in South Africa hit by looters for a fifth day running, despite deployment of troops by President Cyril Ramaphosa to quell unrest that has claimed 72 lives.
EDITORIAL Independence marked yesterday, whither tomorrow? 10-07-2021 00:01 Protests alone do not offer the people a future any more than the erratic improvisations of the Frente de Todos coalition.
latin america Haiti president assassinated at home, wife wounded 07-07-2021 14:09 Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated and his wife wounded early Wednesday in a gun attack at their private residence. Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph declared a "state of siege" and took charge of the country.
Chile election 2021 Chilean presidential hopeful Sichel wants to save Chile's model, not scrap it 01-07-2021 10:56 Sebastián Sichel, a former government minister under President Sebastián Piñera, says Chile’s pro-business economic model can be improved from within and doesn’t need radical reform.
Global pandemic Colombia's Covid death toll surges toward 100,000 as economy reopens 17-06-2021 17:49 Colombia has the fourth-highest per-capita death rate in the world over the past week. New daily cases have topped 29,000 this month, threatening to overwhelm the health system. But large swathes of the economy are set to be reopened.
UNREST IN COLOMBIA Colombian Army tightens grip on Cali after protests leave 13 dead 30-05-2021 08:55 Colombian Army tightens control over Cali, after the latest anti-government protests left at least 13 people dead.
DIPLOMATIC SPAT Colombia criticises Fernández’s comments over policing of protests 08-05-2021 00:13 President Iván Duque's government "firmly rejects" comments by Peronist leader Alberto Fernández that criticised "institutional violence" against protesters, who have been demonstrating for more than a week.
ALBERTO'S PIVOT TO KIRCHNERISMO Radicalised 06-03-2021 08:11 It is troubling to see how both President Alberto Fernández and certain leaders in the opposition have given up their “post-grieta” posture all too quickly, proving their political and ideological fragility. by Agustino Fontevecchia
EUROPEAN POLITICS Strains test Spain's leftist coalition government 19-02-2021 13:53 Tensions once again surface between Socialists and Podemos, sparked by protests against the arrest of famous rapper Pablo Hasel for controversial tweets.
US ELECTION 2020 Oregon police face off with anti-Trump protesters 05-11-2020 02:29 Hundreds of state police and left-wing protesters were locked in a tense standoff in downtown Portland late Wednesday after rampaging anti-Trump groups smashed shop windows, prompting the state governor to activate the National Guard.
Global pandemic With streets silent, Latin American activists use walls to speak out 23-08-2020 09:41 Coronavirus lockdowns may have largely silenced various social movements but a new form of protest is spreading on the walls of buildings across the region.