Mexico's president increasingly backed against a wall in managing Trump relationship
Read full article: Mexico's president increasingly backed against a wall in managing Trump relationshipMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's strategy of managing a tumultuous relationship with President Donald Trump may be running up against wider regional tensions and a lack of willingness by the Trump administration to make concessions.
A US senator from Colombia emerges as a Trump link for Latin America's conservatives
Read full article: A US senator from Colombia emerges as a Trump link for Latin America's conservativesU.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno has emerged as an interlocutor for conservatives in Latin America seeking to connect with the Trump administration.
First face-to-face between the leaders of US and Mexico will have to wait
Read full article: First face-to-face between the leaders of US and Mexico will have to waitFor Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, the bilateral meetings scheduled on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Canada were even more important than the summit itself.
Panama marks Martyrs' Day as Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal
Read full article: Panama marks Martyrs' Day as Trump threatens to retake control of Panama CanalA Panamanian national holiday remembering the killing of 21 protesters by police and U.S. troops in 1964 is taking on new resonance this year as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatens to take back control of the Panama Canal.
Venezuela's ultimate political survivor Nicolás Maduro faces his toughest challenge yet
Read full article: Venezuela's ultimate political survivor Nicolás Maduro faces his toughest challenge yetVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday will face more international rebuke than at any time in his 12 years in power.
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Peruvians get 3rd president in a week amid cautious hopes
Read full article: Peruvians get 3rd president in a week amid cautious hopesFrancisco Sagasti waves after being sworn-in as the new, interim president at Congress in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Sagasti's appointment marks a tumultuous week in which thousands took to the streets outraged by Congress' decision to oust popular ex-President Martn Vizcarra. “I hope this one is different.”Peru plunged into turmoil last week when Congress voted to oust ex-President Martín Vizcarra. Sagasti voted against Vizcarra’s ouster — a move likely to win him at least some backing from those who took to the streets in protest. Lawmakers used a 19th century-era clause to oust Vizcarra for “moral incapacity,” accusing him of taking bribes years ago when he was a governor.