The Latest Breaking News from Latin America

Making his debut as the top US diplomat, Marco Rubio has conducted most business entirely in Spanish, forging quick bonds with Latin American leaders.

Gustavo Petro added that legalizing the drug would prevent criminal organizations from profiting and resources from the industry could be destined to fight consumption among young people

Abrupt decision to pause all foreign aid could exacerbate violence in region already struggling with organized crime

In a major setback in the fight against gender-based violence, Argentinian President Javier Milei’s government has announced it will repeal the crime of femicide from the penal code.

Latin American leaders have canceled a summit to discuss Donald Trump's migrant crackdown, as the region weighs the risks of openly confronting the firebrand US president.

Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan hit a brief stumbling block on January 26 when Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, refused to allow two US flights carrying deported Colombian migrants to land. Petro’s complaint was that the US government was treating the migrants like criminals by repatriating them in military planes.

Recent deportations of migrants via U.S. military planes raise concerns in Latin America. Human rights advocates criticize the use of military resources in...

Donald Trump is pushing his "America First" ideology on foreign policy, making some Latin American countries open to striking deals on immigration.

Confined to their cells for all but 30 minutes a day, denied visits, forced to sleep on stainless steel cots without mattresses: this is life in Latin America's biggest prison.