The ruling revives a soy moratorium aimed at curbing Amazon deforestation, a move with global impact as China remains the top buyer of Brazilian soybeans.

Economy | 2025-08-27

Brazilian court restores Amazon-protecting soy moratorium

The ruling revives a soy moratorium aimed at curbing Amazon deforestation, a move with global impact as China remains the top buyer of Brazilian soybeans.

Presidential hopeful Jorge Quiroga plans to cancel billion-dollar lithium deals with the two countries, pledging a radical shift in the nation's global alliances if elected.

Economy | 2025-08-26

Bolivian presidential candidate vows to scrap lithium deals with Russia, China

Presidential hopeful Jorge Quiroga plans to cancel billion-dollar lithium deals with the two countries, pledging a radical shift in the nation's global alliances if elected.

Colombia's former rebels have morphed into cartels, igniting fresh conflict over the world's most profitable cocaine routes.

Security | 2025-08-25

Ecuador seizes bomb-making material headed to Colombia

Colombia's former rebels have morphed into cartels, igniting fresh conflict over the world's most profitable cocaine routes.

The jet's emergence highlights Beijing’s ambitions but also raises questions about its ability to deliver on its promise.

Security | 2025-08-22

China's new stealth jet: A step toward competing

The jet's emergence highlights Beijing’s ambitions but also raises questions about its ability to deliver on its promise.

China's Super League reels from match-fixing and gambling scandals, while the national team's dismal tournament showings spark relentless scorn from furious fans online.

Society | 2025-08-21

Amateur football leagues win over cynical Chinese fans

China's Super League reels from match-fixing and gambling scandals, while the national team's dismal tournament showings spark relentless scorn from furious fans online.

Belize is seizing the Taiwanese shrimp market and gaining access to a lucrative trade as the two countries cement ties.

Economy | 2025-08-19

Belize steps in to replace Honduras as Taiwan's key shrimp supplier
Ecuador's gangs, fueled by corruption and its dollar economy, battle for control of drug routes. Preliminary probes link the latest killings to organized crime's bloody grip.

Crime & Justice | 2025-08-18

Seven killed in latest Ecuador pool hall shooting
Washington accuses the Venezuelan strongman of leading a global cocaine ring and endangering US security.

Crime & Justice | 2025-08-08

US raises bounty on Venezuela's Maduro to $50 million

Washington accuses the Venezuelan strongman of leading a global cocaine ring and endangering US security.

The wounding of a presidential hopeful, a teenage gunman and a rebel group threaten to unravel Colombia's fragile peace and revive ghosts of its violent past.

Crime & Justice | 2025-08-07

FARC dissidents suspected in assassination attempt on Colombian presidential hopeful
Adolfo Macías is the first Ecuadorian extradited under a new law approved by referendum, marking a major step in the government's crackdown on powerful criminal gangs.

Crime & Justice | 2025-08-06

Ecuador's 'Fito' goes from drug lord to US defendant
The frequency of these purges suggests a deeper concern: loyalty within the ranks is not as steadfast as Xi would like.

Politics | 2025-07-04

Cracks in the armor: Xi Jinping's military purge raises questions of control
Corruption and decades of neglect have left taps running dry. A nationwide water crisis is exposing the cost of mismanagement, and millions are paying the price with daily water cuts.

Society | 2025-07-03

Drilling for water in Venezuela's parched oil town
A deadly underground war pits China's Zijin Mining against the Clan del Golfo, while thousands of artisanal miners fight to survive between bullets, explosions and economic desperation.

Security | 2025-07-02

Clan del Golfo, Chinese mining giant and artisanal miners fight for Colombian gold
Security forces sealed off a San Salvador district amid fears of gang resurgence. Despite concerns, the government's crackdown has slashed homicide rates, fueling strong domestic support for its security strategy.

Security | 2025-07-01

'Hidden' gangsters menace Salvadorans in former no-go zone
Brazil positions itself as a rare earth alternative to China. It offers cleaner extraction methods and attracts Western interest, despite higher costs and limited funding for scaling up production.

Economy | 2025-06-30

Brazil stakes claim in global rare earth race with Western backing
Hailed as a milestone in Sino-Peruvian ties, the Chancay port now sits at the center of a storm.

Environment | 2025-06-27

Environmental damage, fair competition concerns fuel Peru-China rift over Chancay port
The global tally of nuclear warheads stood at 12,241 in January, of which 9,614 were in military stockpiles for potential use.

Security | 2025-06-26

China ramps up nuclear arsenal as Russia struggles with missile failures, report finds
China has overwhelming scientific heft relative to all the other members, while various BRICS countries have little interest in free inquiry.

Science Technology | 2025-06-25

BRICS pushes for scientific cooperation, but success far from guaranteed
In an impoverished mining community in Venezuela, the inhabitants can buy a packet of cornmeal for 0.02 gram of gold.

Society | 2025-06-24

Poverty-stricken residents of El Dorado, Venezuela, buy and sell with gold flecks
Chinese firm CAMCE has not spent a single dollar on the Nicaraguan megaproject Ortega once hailed as a future air hub for Latin America. A civilian airport or a military asset?

Security | 2025-06-23

The phantom promise of Punta Huete airport