Issue Sep 09-15 2026: Lawyers for former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said they have added a new element to the petition they are pursuing before the UN Human Rights Committee, seeking to overturn her final conviction in the Vialidad case and, more immediately, to set aside the lifetime ban from public office that

Issue Sep 09-15 2026: The race in question is Brazil’s presidential election on October 4. The two front-runners are Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro. The polls are not in agreement: one has Lula ahead by 7.3 points, while another has him behind by 2. Both surveyed the same week.

Issue Sep 09-15 2026: The Night of Lanterns is one of Costa Rica’s most cherished cultural traditions, an event that features colorful handmade lanterns shaped like houses and oxcarts, national anthems and parades, and the carrying of the so-called “Freedom Torch” from the Nicaraguan border all the way to Cartago.

Issue Sep 09-15 2026: Abelardo de la Espriella’s political party has the Congressional majority, but the division between him and Álvaro Uribe could determine how far De la Espriella’s policies will go.