Dominican Republic orders nine Cuban diplomats to leave by August 16, offering no public reason — the latest in a wave of regional diplomatic isolation for Havana that includes Ecuador’s March expulsion & Colombia’s pending rupture
Four stories, one region processing crises: Venezuela’s dialogue closes without an election date, an economist’s $161B capital flight finding, Colombia’s earthquake death toll & recovery status, and a story of Colombian sacrifice
A lawyer in Cali, 38-year-old Lenny Fernández, found dead in the rubble of her collapsed building — her body shielding her dog, Salomón, who survived. Her story has become one of the most widely shared human accounts of Colombia’s earthquake
Economist Miguel Ángel Santos calculates $161.3 billion fled Venezuela during its currency control regime under Chávez & Maduro — arguing the system existed to decide who got rich fleeing, not to prevent flight
Colombia’s earthquake kills 241, injuring 3,771 with over 9,000 homes destroyed. Initial estimates put reconstruction costs at $6.35 billion — about 1% of GDP
Two fronts in the region’s anti-cartel fight: Michoacán avocado growers face fresh threats after a cartel leader’s arrest as SOUTHCOM’s Panama forum shows Peru moving fast to join the “Shield of the Americas” as Colombia’s status stays unresolved as FARC kills two
SOUTHCOM’s Panama forum drew 19 nations, with the U.S. calling for “total systemic friction” against cartels — showcasing Peru’s swift move to join the Shield of the Americas while Colombia’s membership remains murkier
The arrest of the leader of Michoacán’s Cártel de Los Reyes, was supposed to be a win for the region’s avocado industry — instead, it triggered fresh threats against businessmen and U.S. export inspectors
Four stories, one region under pressure: new Nicaragua sanctions, direct U.S.-Venezuela diplomacy, a widening AFA corruption probe, and a deadly Colombian earthquake lifts death toll
What began as a preliminary FBI inquiry into Argentina’s fútbol federation has grown into a full grand jury investigation, tracing $260 million through South Florida shell companies and major U.S. banks
Delcy Rodríguez meets directly with senior U.S. Treasury & state officials in Caracas on economic cooperation and earthquake recovery — one of the most visible U.S.-Venezuela engagements yet since Maduro’s capture
Lula-Rubio feud escalates from Miami as Brazil closes in on election, while Colombia’s new president faces a deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake just three days into office — political fault lines and literal ones, both very much active
