Ecuador pressures Colombia to become more proactive in the fight against crime by slapping 30% tariffs on Colombian exports over issues of illicit trafficking
President Noboa sells Ecuador as a positive investment destination to global investors as his administration pledges to crack down on poverty & narco-terrorism
ELN rebel group frees five police officers in effort to establish a “national accord” with the Colombian government following a year-long postponement in talks
Wildfires kill 19 people, damaging 1,500 homes across central Chile, marking the nation’s deadliest wildfire catastrophe since the Valparaíso disaster of 2024
A wave of police assassinations kills nine officers, plunging the nation into crisis and sparking a public declaration of a state of emergency by the Guatemalan government
The Guatemalan government issues state of emergency order as gangs usurp control of major prisons, taking dozens of guards hostage amid a violent gang surge troubling the Arévalo government
The Trump White House stands firm on its position in Caracas, holding out on Machado and the opposition movement due to its lack of institutional support from the military and local security forces
