Venezuela just put a man named Chávez back in charge of one of America’s largest oil refiners. Whether he actually gets to run it depends on a Treasury Department license that Washington has not yet issued
Chile has its most conservative president since Pinochet. A border barrier is already under construction. Six emergency decrees were signed on day one. And the transition from Boric was so turbulent that Kast walked out of handover talks
Cuba went completely dark on Monday. Every light on the island went out simultaneously—the first total grid collapse since the U.S. oil blockade began. The pots will bang again tonight
Wagner Moura walked into the Dolby Theatre as the first Brazilian ever nominated for Best Actor. He walked out having changed what is possible for Latin American cinema, whatever the envelope revealed
Seven years after Washington walked away from Venezuela, the American flag flies over Caracas again. And the man who helped Maduro hide the money is headed back to a U.S. federal courtroom—for the second time
Brazil banned a Trump adviser for allegedly lying about a prison visit to Bolsonaro. The Lula-Trump summit still has no date. And Washington is playing an increasingly open role in Brazil's October election—whether Brasília likes it or not
Mexico’s World Cup goalkeeper ruptured his Achilles. Its best midfielder is injured. “Memo” Ochoa may return at 40 for a record sixth tournament as 100,000 troops are being deployed to provide security for the event
Final tickets at $6,370. Fan festivals canceled. Host cities paying for security, transportation, and events while FIFA collects billions. Now 69 members of Congress are telling Infantino: enough!
Iran is out. Its Supreme Leader is dead. Its group matches were all on U.S. soil. FIFA has 90 days, no precedent, and no playbook. The 2026 World Cup just got a lot more complicated
Beijing approved $180 million in emergency aid and closed diplomatic ranks with Havana. But Cuba needs oil—and China hasn't committed to replacing Venezuela’s supply
Hundreds of families are wading through floodwater in Tucumán. A congressman got head-butted delivering mattresses on a flooded road. And a province that has not built a dam since 1962 is once again paying the price for decades of deferred infrastructure investment
Washington and Caracas are moving fast—oil deals signed, sanctions eased, diplomats returning. Ordinary Venezuelans are being told to wait. Here’s what the recovery actually looks like from the streets of Caracas
