During a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York City on Wednesday, January 23, members of the council reiterated their solidarity with Colombia in light of the recent attack by the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN).

Some Venezuelan refugees are suffering from xenophobia in the form of physical and verbal violence in other Latin American nations.

The Dominican Republic became the first Latin American country to gain access to over three centuries of historical documents of Santo Domingo.

Cuba is one of the most “disconnected” countries in the world.

The head of the Paraguayan shoemaker guild, Marcelo Benítez, made public his worries regarding the imports of Chinese footwear into the country.

The Government of Guatemala and the United Nations Secretariat clash over the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), as President Jimmy Morales announced he would not renew the mandate.

Italian leftist fugitive Cesare Battisti was given a life sentence in Italy in the 1970s for the murder of four people. After fleeing to Bolivia from Brazil, where he had previously lived in exile, Bolivian authorities refused his asylum application and on January 13th surrendered him to Italian authorities.

In a recent exchange of letters, Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez and Chinese President Xi Jinping have highlighted their mutual interest to continue to expand on their countries’ “strategic alliance towards the development” of both states.

The oppression of journalists remains prevalent throughout the world, and recent events in Nicaragua have stirred the international community.

Cuba is looking to develop its railroad system, with Russia providing locomotives to the country. With the arrival of the Russian equipment, Cuba has now acquired 43 out of the 75 locomotives expected before 2021.