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Nicaragua asks El Salvador to Settle Maritime Dispute at ICJ

Nicaragua on Tuesday accused El Salvador of maintaining hostile actions in its maritime space in the Pacific Ocean and invited it to resolve eventual...

Chile president investigated after Pandora Papers leak

The Chilean public prosecutor's office on Friday opened an investigation into President Sebastian Pinera over the sale of a mining company through a firm...

Panama, Colombia to facilitate safer migrant passage to US

Panama and Colombia agreed Friday to facilitate the controlled transit of undocumented migrants seeking to reach the United States, in an attempt to slow...

Hundreds flee Venezuela each day despite border closures

More than 5.6 million people have left Venezuela since 2015, according to the report, which includes figures from the Interagency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela (R4V)

Venezuela’s Guaido calls for new protests, Pope fears ‘bloodbath’

In a video posted on Twitter, the 35-year-old opposition leader Guaido announced a two-hour strike on Wednesday "to demand that the armed forces side with the people."

Ecuador invites Costa Rica and other countries to discuss Venezuelan migration

Ecuador is organizing a meeting with the ministers of Foreign Relations from 13 countries in South and Central America to discuss the exceptionally high number of migrating Venezuelans escaping the economic crisis in their country, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Costa Rica, Nicaragua to face off again at The Hague in new border dispute

Hearings from in the maritime border dispute will take place at the International Court of Justice at The Hague between July 3-13.

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega dies at 83

Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela wrote on Twitter that Noriega's death “closed a chapter in our history.”
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Costa Rica’s Record Meth Bust in Tibás Raises Concerns

Costa Rican authorities seized 48 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in Tibás, marking our country’s largest synthetic drug seizure. The operation, conducted by the Drug...

Costa Rica Catholics Support Conclave Despite No Voting Cardinal

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney this evening, signaling that the 133 cardinals in the 2025 conclave have not yet elected a...

Latin America Reacts to Trump’s 100% Tariff Threat on Foreign-Made Movies

“We want movies made in the United States again!” declared President Donald Trump, as he announced a 100% tariff on films produced abroad. Without...