Brazil’s October 4 election — the last domino in Latin America’s right-wing wave, Venezuela’s Rodríguez blames private enterprise for earthquake-collapsed buildings, and Cuba’s national electric grid is in blackout for the fourth time in 2026, leaving 10 million in the dark
Cuba’s national electric grid collapsed at midday Monday — the fourth total blackout of 2026 — leaving 10 million people without power as the island’s decades-old infrastructure deterioration converges with a U.S. fuel blockade
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Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez claims 80% of collapsed buildings during earthquakes were privately developed — deflecting scrutiny from state-built Chavista housing projects razed in La Guaira
Cuba’s national electric grid collapsed at midday Monday — the fourth total blackout of 2026 — leaving 10 million people without power as the island’s decades-old infrastructure deterioration converges with a U.S. fuel blockade
U.S. crude dropped nearly 4 percent to $70 a barrel — a pre-war low that made some winners & losers throughout Latin America as Venezuela recovery efforts begin following 7.2 magnitude earthquake
U.S. Justice Department charges Sinaloa’s sitting governor with conspiring with Los Chapitos to flood the United States with fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine. Nine other current & former officials are charged alongside him. One allegedly murdered a DEA source
Washington & Tehran agreed to stop shooting at each other on Tuesday. By Wednesday morning, Israel launched strikes on Beirut. The Strait of Hormuz remained closed. Islamabad talks begin Saturday. This is where things stand
At Colombia’s official World Cup send-off ceremony in Bogotá, captain James Rodríguez “snubs” Gustavo Petro's daughter Antonella — a three-second moment that went viral across Colombia as presidential election heads into its final weeks
Brazil records lowest homicide rate in over a decade — but extortion, cybercrime, police killings, and disappearances all rose in the same period, while PCC and CV cells expanded across 12 U.S. states
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary’s two-day visit to Mexico City was the most significant bilateral security meeting in months — set against CIA agent deaths, drug indictments, and a viral moment nobody planned: Mexico’s Interior Minister’s arrival on motorbike
Foreign Correspondent based in Latin America; Executive Editor at Sociedad Media
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