Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Brazil Draws Ethical Line as Pet Humanization Hits Inked Extreme
LatinAmerican Post
·
June 18, 2025
Brazil has drawn a crimson line through one of the stranger corners of the pet-care boom, voting to jail anyone who tattoos or pierces a dog or cat. Admirers call it overdue mercy; skeptics see it as a warning about misplaced devotion. From...
Venezuela, Uruguay agree to renew consular services
Latin America Reports
·
June 18, 2025
Uruguay and Venezuela’s foreign ministries announced last week the renewal of consular services in both capitals, following almost a year of severed diplomatic relations after Venezuela’s controversial presidential election in July 2024. A joint...
Argentine Peronists Protest Against the Proscription of Cristina Fernandez
teleSUR
·
Argentine young people mobilize in support of Cristina Fernandez, Buenos Aires, June 18, 2025. x/ @Soypablorey June 18, 2025 Hour: 1:38 pm On Wednesday, the Justicialist Party (PJ) called on various factions of Peronism to gather at Mayo Square in...
Mexico to investigate death of Mexican immigrant while in ICE custody
Latin America Reports
·
June 18, 2025
Mexico City, Mexico — The Mexican government has urged the United States to hand over all information regarding the death of a Mexican immigrant who was in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amid President Donald Trump’s...
Brazil’s Creative Industry: A Real Economic Engine
The Rio Times
·
June 18, 2025
Brazil’s creative industry is now a major force in the country’s economy, according to official data from the Ministry of Culture and the Observatório Itaú Cultural. This sector includes jobs in advertising, design, music, film, technology, and...
Mexican Foreign Ministry denies report that US pressuring Mexico to hand over officials with cartel ties
Latin America Reports
·
June 18, 2025
Mexico City, Mexico — Mexico has denied a recent Reuters investigation claiming the United States government is pressuring Mexico into extraditing politicians linked with organized crime. In the report, unnamed sources familiar with the matter...
Brazil’s Power Brokers Turn Their Backs on Lula and Eye Tarcísio as the Next Leader
The Rio Times
·
June 18, 2025
Brazil’s political scene is shifting as the Centrão, a powerful group of center-right parties, distances itself from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and starts looking to São Paulo’s governor, Tarcísio de Freitas, as a possible future...
Brazil says free of bird flu, will resume poultry exports
The Paintsville Herald - Kentucky
·
Brazil said Wednesday it was free of bird flu, paving the way for it to resume chicken exports to China and 20 other countries after a month-long suspension. The world's top exporter of chicken meat was forced to halt exports to its main client...
Bolivia's presidential election faces growing uncertainty
United Press International (UPI)
·
Evo Morales (L) drives a tractor at a quinoa planting on his farm in Isallavi during his presidency in 2012. A joint report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Program warned that acute food insecurity in...
Peruvian community in Chicago participates in tribute to Pope Leo XIV
Andina
·
June 18, 2025
As is known, the Supreme Pontiff was born in Chicago and became a naturalized Peruvian citizen, with an important pastoral career in northern Peru. The day of faith and celebration began with the screening of testimonies from Peruvians residing in...
Peru’s new bycatch training aims to help save hooked sea turtles: Q&A with fisher Gustavo Rosales
Mongabay
·
June 18, 2025
Sea turtles often get caught on hooks intended for mahi-mahi in the waters off the coast of southern Peru. The government is training fishers in best practices for releasing turtles, seabirds and other species accidentally caught by fishing gear....
Mexico: Hurricane Erick reaches category 2 as landfall nears
Deutsche Welle
·
June 18, 2025
Hurricane Erick was upgraded to a Category 2 storm on Wednesday as it closed in on Mexico's Pacific coast packing 155 kilometers-per-hour (96 miles-per-hour) winds. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned of "damaging winds and...
Mexico’s New Labor Law for Uber, Rappi, DiDi Drivers Takes Effect June 22
Puerto Vallarta Daily News
·
June 18, 2025
Starting June 22, Mexico’s reform grants labor rights to over 500,000 delivery and mobility platform workers, including IMSS, bonuses, and legal protections. A major reform recognizing labor rights for drivers and delivery workers on platforms...
'Argentina With Cristina': Thousands Rally For Convicted Ex-president
International Business Times
·
June 18, 2025
Tens of thousands of Argentines took to the streets Wednesday in support of former president Cristina Kirchner, who vowed to make a comeback as she serves a six-year fraud sentence under house arrest. In a recorded speech played for supporters...
Brazilian papaya supply expected to increase in late 2025
Fresh Plaza
·
June 18, 2025
The short-term supply of papaya from Brazil will be low until August. "This is largely due to the typical winter weather conditions in Brazil which naturally limit fruit production and availability," says Fred Tavares with UGBP USA/Crown Global....
Mexico tops export destinations, BYD leads globally, NEV market tiered shakeout intensifies丨China’s passenger vehicle export overview (Jan.–Apr. 2025)
Gasgoo
·
June 18, 2025
From January to April 2025, China's passenger vehicle export landscape has seen a significant shift. Mexico becomes the largest overseas market for Chinese passenger vehicles, with 147,752 units shipped, while the United Arab Emirates (UAE) shows...
Mexico advances Isthmus of Tehuantepec rail corridor as alternative to Panama Canal
Puerto Vallarta Daily News
·
June 18, 2025
The Interoceanic Corridor through southern Mexico is on track for mid-2026 completion, connecting the Pacific and Atlantic by rail and transforming trade and development across Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Tabasco. The Mexican government...
Chile: Central Bank of Chile leaves rates unchanged in June
FocusEconomics
·
June 17, 2025
Latest bank decision: At its meeting on 17 June, the Central Bank of Chile decided to maintain the monetary policy interest rate at 5.00%. Monetary policy drivers: The Central Bank likely decided to prolong the pause in its easing cycle—which saw...
Colombian Presidential Pre-Candidate Miguel Uribe Remains in Critical Condition After Surgery
The Epoch Times
·
June 18, 2025
The health of Colombian presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay remains in “critical condition” on June 17, according to the hospital where he has been hospitalized since an attempt on his life on June 7. “The Santa Fe Foundation of Bogotá...
Brazilian dancewear company moves distribution center to Moultrie
WALB - Georgia
·
June 18, 2025
WALB is working to produce a video for this story. In the meantime, we encourage you to watch our livestream. MOULTRIE, Ga. (WALB) – So Danca, a Brazilian dancewear company, is opening a new 80,000-square-foot distribution center in Moultrie this...