12+ hour, 13+ min ago   (422+ words) Culiacán (Mexico) (AFP) – Chanting and waving banners, thousands marched Sunday in the Mexican city of Culiacan to protest the deaths of people caught up in a war between two rival factions of the infamous Sinaloa Cartel. Issued on: 14/09/2026 - 02:17 Dressed in…...

15+ hour, 41+ min ago   (560+ words) Stockholm (AFP) – Sweden's leftwing opposition bloc held a razor-thin lead in Sunday's general election with half of votes counted, with the far right seen losing ground. Issued on: 13/09/2026 - 22:49 With more than 50 percent of votes counted, four opposition parties led by…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (729+ words) Just weeks before the vote, Brazilian presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro's campaign is being rocked by revelations he is under investigation for alleged corruption and money laundering. The probe centres on financing sought for a film about his father, former president…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (692+ words) Sydney (AFP) – An ancient Biblical prophecy lies at the heart of a Pacific islands push to open embassies on contested ground in Jerusalem, experts and former diplomats told AFP. Issued on: 11/09/2026 - 03:57 Israel may seem an unlikely partner for the far-flung…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (341+ words) Montevideo (AFP) – A Latin American fact-checking network on Thursday asked Meta not to replace the verification practice with Community Notes after the company said it was testing the crowdsourcing system in the region. Issued on: 10/09/2026 - 20:43 The crowdsourced notes system, modeled…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (525+ words) Lima (AFP) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrapped up a whirlwind tour of Latin America in Peru on Thursday, deepening cooperation with a new bloc of conservative governments and pressing the fight against regional drug cartels. Issued on: 10/09/2026 - 15:37Modified: 10/09/2026 - 20:21 Rubio…...

4+ day, 59+ min ago   (263+ words) Colombia's right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella has been ordered to hide social media videos showing him walking past rows of the dead bodies of alleged guerrillas killed by the country's armed forces, according to a court document seen Wednesday....

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (429+ words) Havana (AFP) – Father-to-be Carlos Trejo paid his respects to Cuba's patron saint as he and thousands more marked the annual celebration in her name, wondering what fate awaits the US-blockaded island. Issued on: 09/09/2026 - 23:05 Tough times in Cuba did not mute…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (546+ words) Quito (AFP) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Ecuador Wednesday to press the fight against "narco-terrorists" who have transformed the country into one of Latin America's most violent. Issued on: 09/09/2026 - 18:25 Rubio visits Quito as the second stop on…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (287+ words) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday pledged to "restore" ties with Bogota after four years of leftist rule, on day one of a three-nation tour aimed at bolstering conservative allies in Latin America. The trip to Colombia, Ecuador…...