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
Brazil votes on October 4 in the most consequential election in Latin America’s political realignment as internal Bolsonaro family fractures have destabilized the right’s campaign
A viral video shows Venezuela’s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello blocking a U.S. rescue delegation from entering a disaster site in La Guaira amid a broader government access restriction that has delayed aid from multiple sources
U.S. Supreme Court rules the Trump administration can end TPS program for more than 350,000 Haitians — opening the door to deportations affecting up to 1.3 million immigrants from 17 countries
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake kills hundreds — Venezuela’s strongest in 125 years — as buildings collapsed across the capital, airports shut down. U.S. deploys search and rescue teams within hours
U.S. Southern Command and Venezuelan security forces killed Tren de Aragua founder Héctor “Niño” Guerrero in a joint airstrike in Bolívar state on June 12 — but analysts warn the gang’s fragmented cells across Chile, Colombia, Peru, and the United States are readying for survival
19 palm plantation workers massacred in rural palm plantation on May 21 — suspect arrested — in one of the deadliest single days in Honduras since 2018
De la Espriella takes office on August 7 with Washington’s full agenda — coca fumigation, extraditions, China, and more. But a razor-thin mandate and a preferred governing style of executive decrees may complicate things
