March 6, 2025 Carnival celebrations began in Brazil, Bolivia and beyond. A Wayuu migrant played with a chicken in Colombia.

Thousands of women took to the streets of capitals across Latin America on Saturday to mark International Women's Day and demand gender equality and an end to gender-based violence. (AP Video by Sebastian Moscoso,

The U.S. president touched on the region when speaking about tariffs, criminal organizations, migration, and federal cuts.

For the first time ever, the world’s most meaningful and impactful events this year will take place in Latin America.

If there is a still open wound in Latin America, it is that of the tens of thousands of disappeared people and decades-long pain that has accumulated in parts of the region such as Mexico and Colombia.

Chinese FDI stock grew from $126.3 billion in 2015 to $600.8 billion in 2023, according to data from Statista. India, despite operating at a smaller scale, has also deepened its ties with Latin America; while its contribution to FDI peaked at $49 billion in 2014, it still reached $16 billion in 2023.

The increasing competition between world powers to secure the future of their manufacturing and technology supply chains is turning Latin America’s unique pool of critical minerals and rare-earth elements into a critical new battleground.

China's new tariffs on U.S. farm goods are poised to reshape global trade flows, prompting the world's top agricultural importer to source more meat, dairy and grains from countries in South America,

While homicide rates are stable, criminals are getting an influx of cash from cocaine, gold mining and human trafficking.

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to the region and warned of Chinese encroachment. Several Latin American countries expanded trade and investment relations with China.

Colombian superstar Shakira's ' Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran Tour ' in Latin America has faced relentless challenges from the start, including logistical and technical setbacks, as well as two cancellations—one due to the singer's unexpected illness. Now there is a death toll and several injured.