Issue Nov 15-30 2024: President Javier Milei’s government left China out of the competition for the privatization of Argentina’s Hidrovía, in a strategic decision that could seriously compromise the bilateral relationship, after the Argentinean government’s criticism of China’s “communism.”

Issue Nov 15-30 2024: Ukraine has urged Mexico to take a more active role in addressing global conflicts, emphasizing that isolation is not an option for a country of its stature.

Issue Nov 15-30 2024: Venezuela’s government, led by Nicolás Maduro, is getting ready for a new term, while the opposition tries to make exiled leader Edmundo González Urrutia president.

Issue Nov 06-14 2024: Nelson Alexander Calles Pérez, a resident of a Mara Salvatrucha-13-controlled area in Chalatenango, El Salvador, fled to a European Union country to seek asylum after being falsely accused by local police of gang involvement.

Issue Nov 06-14 2024: During a formal ceremony at the Government Palace, Peru’s President Dina Boluarte and Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a bilateral consultation mechanism aimed at boosting economic and commercial cooperation.

Issue Nov 06-14 2024: United States President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet in Lima, Peru, on November 16, for their third bilateral summit. The meeting comes during the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum hosted in Lima.

Issue Oct 30-Nov 05 2024: Angelina Aspuac, a Mayan leader and governor, urged Guatemalan lawmakers to pass the 6136 bill to protect Indigenous women’s intellectual property and preserve Mayan textiles.

Issue Oct 30-Nov 05 2024: Valdecy Urquiza, a 43-year-old delegate of Brazil’s Policia Federal, has made history by becoming the first Brazilian and the first individual from a developing country to be named Secretary-General of Interpol.

Issue Oct 30-Nov 05 2024: A cooperative initiative among Spain, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and Guatemala is gathering scientific and technical data to mitigate seismic risks across Central America and the Caribbean.

Issue Oct 30-Nov 05 2024: The decision of President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador and President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua to build two nuclear power plants in their countries aims to reduce energy dependency on oil in the region.