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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

June 9-15, 2023

The Independent UK

China’s spying in Cuba picks up where the Soviet Union left off

For a half century, America’s top geopolitical rival used a spy base in nearby Cuba to steal U.S. military secrets by listening in on phone and data communications.

Tribune News Service

Iran's president meets Cuban counterpart in last leg of Latin American tour

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has met with Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana, the last stop of a Latin American trip that also took him to Iran's two other allies in the region — Venezuela and Nicaragua

The Independent UK

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Crowdsourcing new constitutions: How 2 Latin American countries increased participation and empowered groups excluded from politics – podcast

Over the past few decades, countries across Latin America have witnessed a surge in demands by its people for increased political participation and representation. Colombia and Chile stand out as notable examples of countries responding to these calls with constitutional reform.

The Conversation

Events in Bolivia and Brazil may signal a turning point for the Catholic Church's sexual abuse crisis in Latin America

Demonstrations in Bolivia in recent weeks have been directed at a seemingly unusual target: the Catholic Church.

The Conversation

Iran president rails against US sanctions during visit to Nicaragua

In his first visit to Latin America, Iran’s hardline president has met with his Nicaraguan counterpart and railed against a theme both leaders have in common: U.S. sanctions

The Independent UK

Iran's president begins Latin America tour with stop in Venezuela

In his first visit to Latin America, Iran’s hardline president has met with his Venezuelan counterpart and declared both countries have “a common enemy,” alluding to the United States

The Independent UK

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How Latin America became the battleground in Cold War 2.0

Latin America is serving as a proxy battleground for a new Cold War as China, Iran and Russia seek to build influence, exploit resources and undermine the United States in the region.

The Week

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

June 2-8, 2023

The Independent UK

Book Review: Isabel Allende's 'The Wind Knows My Name' explores lives of 2 children adrift alone

Prolific Latin American-born author Isabel Allende skillfully braids the traumatic stories of two young children separated from each other by decades and thousands of miles in her latest novel, “The Wind Knows My Name.”

The Independent UK

Exclusive-EU Commission says Mercosur trade deal a priority as it seeks new allies

The European Commission has said it is a priority to conclude a long-delayed trade deal with South America's Mercosur bloc, as the EU seeks new allies to reduce its dependence on China and the United States, according to a document seen by Reuters.

Reuters

Greek police find 3.2 million euros of cocaine in banana containers

Police in northern Greece have seized dozens of packages of cocaine stashed in containers laden with bananas that had been shipped from Latin America, they said on Saturday.

Reuters

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

May 25 – June 1, 2023

The Independent UK

Italy police arrest 40 mafia suspects for drug smuggling via Chinese money brokers

Italian police arrested 40 people on Tuesday in a new crackdown targeting the 'Ndrangheta mafia, with suspects accused of drugs trafficking with counterparts in Latin America using shadow networks of Chinese money brokers.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

May 19-25, 2023

The Conversation

Improving how the IMF does business could help billions of people worldwide — by giving governments money to spend on public goods and increasing accountability. Podcast

In countries across the Global South, the launch of IMF programs often sparks considerable concern. This is because of the IMF’s reputation: during the 1980s, many nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America turned to the IMF seeking loans to mitigate economic challenges. These loans were accompanied by stringent conditions,…

The Conversation

Lula's diplomatic dance is nothing new for Brazil or its leader -- what has changed is the world around him

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is a man currently very much in demand in international circles.

Tribune News Service

Eduardo Porter: Latin America’s best hope is european social democracy

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The Independent UK

From disrupted flights to ash clouds: What you need to know about the Popocatepetl eruption

Towering a few hours from one of the world’s largest cities, the Popocatepetl volcano has been coating nearby towns with ash and disrupting flights at Mexico City’s airport, the busiest in Latin America

The National (Scotland)

Foreign Secretary blasted for 'ludicrous' use of Succession-style plush jet on trip

THE Foreign Secretary’s choice to use the same luxurious private jet as the billionaire Roy family in the TV series Succession has been branded…

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly’s use of £10,000 an hour Succession-style jet ‘ludicrous’

Exclusive: UK foreign secretary has been using type of private jet featured in hit TV show for Caribbean and Latin America tour

Daily Mirror

Top Tory James Cleverly hires £40m private jet to globetrot like Succession's Kendall Roy

The Foreign Secretary has chartered the aircraft described as 'one of the best luxury private jets money can buy' for his eight-day diplomatic jaunt around the Caribbean and Latin America

The Guardian - UK

Romance, strife, and broadcasting rights: African telenovela goes global

Producers of hugely successful shows are chasing viewers in Latin America, where the genre was pioneered

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

May 12-18, 2023

Miami Herald

In Miami, NATO official says only Ukraine can decide what ‘just and lasting peace’ would look like

Even as several countries have offered to mediate in the search for a political solution to the war in Ukraine, including several in Latin America, a high-ranking North Atlantic Treaty Organization official insists that only the Ukrainian government can determine what it will consider “a just and lasting peace.”

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