Mets manager Mendoza offers unique perspective at Classic; shares hometown of Latin America champions

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza talks in the dugout before the Little League Classic against the Seattle Mariners at Bowman Field in Williamsport on Sunday.For Major League Baseball players, a trip to...

China Races to Dominate Latin America’s EV Market

As China continues to grow its electric vehicle (EV) industry, it has expanded to several new markets in recent years, opening multiple production and assembly plants across Latin America. Chinese EV companies now offer a wide variety of EV models...

Latin American Experiment in Socialism Nears End

Washington Post: “For nearly two decades, politics in Bolivia has been dominated by one man: Evo Morales, acolyte of Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez, antagonist of the United States … But the movement he built now verges on collapse.” “The economy,...

Spanish Vox Party Promoting Rightwing Policies and Helping Fight Socialism in Latin America

Rightwingers from Vox party are making a difference in Spain and abroad – Wiki Media. Spanish Vox party is helping clean Latin America of the plague of Socialism. With the electoral victories of rightwing leader such as Argentina’s Javier Milei...

Trump Orders 4,000 Marines to Latin American Waters in Cartel Crackdown

Deployment includes Navy destroyers, submarines, and surveillance aircraft under U.S. Southern Command. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom President Donald Trump will deploy 4,000 U.S. Marines to Latin American waters in an expanded effort to confront...

Carlos A. Gimenez addresses anti-communism and Latin American politics in August posts

El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr Wins Latin American Championship At AAA Triplemania XXXIII

A new Latin American champion was crowned at AAA Triplemania XXXIII, with El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. winning the belt. Wagner defeated current champion El Mesias to win in a match that included interference from Dorian Roldan and Wagner’s father,...

Guns N Roses Returns to Costa Rica for Latin American Tour Kickoff

Guns N Roses heads back to Costa Rica for a concert at Estadio Nacional on October 1. The show starts their fall Latin American tour after dates in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East earlier this year. Fans get a chance to see the band live for the...

A Latin American experiment in socialism could be nearing its end

SHINAHOTA, Bolivia – For nearly two decades, politics in Bolivia has been dominated by one man. Evo Morales, acolyte of Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez, antagonist of the United States, was credited with lifting millions of people out of poverty. His...

Trump To Deploy 4,000 Marines to Fight Latin American Cartels at Sea

President Trump will deploy an extra 4,000 US Marines to Latin American waters in order to fight the drug cartels. According to two defense officials who spoke to CNN, the move is part of a broader strategy to ready the military to target the...

India’s regional isolation pushes it toward Latin America, Africa and beyond

- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - By Shaira Batool ISLAMABAD, Aug 16 (APP): After years of pushing assertive policies in its neighborhood, India now finds itself increasingly isolated in South Asia. Strained ties with nearly...

CARIBBEAN, LATIN AMERICA BUILD BLUEPRINT FOR BLUE CARBON MARKETS

By Times Caribbean News Desk SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA — Caribbean and Latin American leaders gathered on Colombia’s stunning Santa Marta coast this week with a shared goal: transform mangroves and wetlands into market-ready blue carbon assets capable...

U.S. SOUTHCOM Deploying 4,000 Troops To Latin American Waters As Counter-Narco-Terror Operations Loom

The Trump administration is preparing for a large force projection across the Latin American and Caribbean theater. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) will deploy 4,000 Marines and sailors to counter narco-terrorist cartels. The move aims to enhance...

Report: US deploys 4,000 more troops to waters near Latin America in cartel fight

The United States military is deploying more than 4,000 Marines and sailors to the waters around Latin America, according to a report from CNN. It’s part of President Donald Trump’s plan to use the military to combat drug cartels. Military...

An AI that speaks the languages of Latin America

Latin American researchers are developing a new artificial intelligence model — one that aims to speak the region’s languages and reflect its cultures. The model, known as Latam-GPT, is under construction in Chile and led by the country’s National...

Trump orders Pentagon to use military force against Latin American drug cartels

U.S. troops patrolling border near Tucson, Ariz., May 11, 2025 [Photo: U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Remoi Brown]Citing anonymous sources, the New York Times reports that President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to “begin using military force...

Valencia catcher represents Team USA in Latin American Baseball Classic  

Jack Yamamura, catcher for Valencia High School, represented Team USA 18U in late July at the Latin America Baseball Classic in the Dominican Republic, where his team took home the championship. Jack Yamamura with gold medal. Courtesy...

US military deploying over 4,000 additional troops to waters around Latin America

The U.S. military is deploying more than 4,000 Marines and sailors to the waters around Latin America and the Caribbean as part of a ramped-up effort to combat drug cartels, two U.S. defense officials told CNN — a dramatic show of force that will...

UN Commission urges Latin America to diversify markets to confront Trump’s tariffs

By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The head of the U.N. commission on Latin America, Jose Manuel Salazar, urged the region’s countries to diversify their export and import markets and to integrate their economies in response to U.S. President...

NEW: Trump to deploy 4,000 Marines around Latin American waters to combat cartels: report

An official from the Marines told the outlet that a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) “stands ready to execute lawful orders." The Trump administration will be deploying an additional 4,000 Marines from the US military in the waters around Latin...