Issue Oct 14-20, 2026: The Japanese government has delivered a donation of humanitarian aid and supplies to Panama for families affected by the earthquake on October 9. As reported in Crítica of Panama City, the delivery, which was overseen by Japan’s International Cooperation Agency (JICA), included 200 tents, 40 plastic tarpaulins, and 1,000 mats, items

Issue Oct 14-20, 2026: Argentina’s Rafael Grossi faces an obstacle in his bid to become the next United Nations secretary-general after two permanent members of the Security Council signaled opposition to his candidacy in the latest informal poll.

Issue Oct 14-20, 2026: Nicaragua sits at 137th out of 143 countries evaluated in the index produced by the World Justice Project.

Issue Oct 07-13 2026: Panama is seeking to develop its technological capacities for terrestrial observation by means of the Copernicus LAC Panama Center, a regional hub that promotes open Earth observation data and satellite services to strengthen public management and decision-making throughout the region.

Issue Oct 07-13 2026: According to a study published in Britain’s The Guardian newspaper, Latin American drug cartels have spread their networks by virtue of alliances with locals mafias to as many as 16 EU countries. The article warns that these organizations are set to grow in the coming years, mainly through the cocaine business.

Issue Oct 07-13 2026: Nearly a month and a half after Monsignor Robert Prevost visited Peru, that country’s Monsignor Carlos García Camader has reflected on the visit and what it meant for the Peruvian faithful, as well as offered his opinion regarding Prevost’s planned second visit to the country, this time as Pope Leon XIV.

Issue Sep 30-Oct 06 2026: As has happened so many times, a football match served as the venue for a diplomatic meeting between the representatives of two countries, in this case Uruguay and India.

Issue Sep 30-Oct 06 2026: Nicaragua’s Ministry of Health (Minsa) purchased US $118.3 million worth of ambulances from Belarus since 2023 through credits granted by that nation’s Development Bank.

Issue Sep 30-Oct 06 2026: Following the conclusion of her UN tenure, Michelle Bachelet has made a powerful reappearance on the national stage. Her return could fill the leadership vacuum within the center-left and put pressure on a government that has already shown unease regarding her presence.

Issue Sep 23-29 2026: Two visits by Uruguayan Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone to the Paris headquarters of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) suggest that the country’s government is seeking to strengthen its relationship with the entity, a suggestion made even more palpable as OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann prepares for his upcoming visit