Workers handled beef in Avellaneda in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. People cooled off in Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro.

SANTIAGO - Climate variability and extreme weather events stalk at least 20 Latin American countries and increase the risk of hunger and malnutrition in the region, according to a multi-agency United Nations study published on Monday.

The decision was formalized Tuesday at a regional summit of the so called Rio Group in the Mexican ... “It is time to realise the unity of Latin America and the Caribbean” Mexican president ...

Its technical foundations for a green-production boom may be sound, but Brazil’s economic travails are an obstacle. The high cost of finance is putting off bigger investments in capital-intensive projects. The real was the world’s worst-performing major currency last year, losing more than 20% of its value against the dollar.

It has always surprised me,” wrote the 20th-century Mexican poet and diplomat Octavio Paz, “that in a world of relations as hard as that of the

When Marco Rubio arrives in Latin America this weekend on his first foreign trip as Donald Trump's secretary of state, he'll find a region reeling from the new administration's shock-and-awe approach to diplomacy.

Silversea's newest ship, Silver Ray, departs Fort Lauderdale to mark that start of its first-ever 71-day Grand Voyage.

So Trump will likely get his way in more cases than not. But he shouldn’t celebrate just yet, because the short-term payoff of strong-arming Latin America will come at the long-term cost of accelerating the region’s shift toward China and increasing its instability. The latter tends, sooner or later, to boomerang back into the United States.

Beyond the spectacle, the economic impact of the massive influx of tourists is undeniable. Restaurants, bars, tour operators, and local shops will experience a significant increase in demand.

While Rubio’s anti-China rhetoric aligns with Washington’s broader geopolitical goals, the tools at his disposal are insufficient to match Beijing’s economic engagement.

Rift between US and Colombia, threats of tariffs on Mexico, designs on Panama Canal and mass deportations could encourage closer ties with Beijing

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s upcoming diplomatic mission to Central America reflects the US focus on addressing critical regional issues, including migration, security, and the growing influence of China.