Latin America

Haitians Fear Gang Violence, But Are Also Wary Of International Intervention

4:25pm July 12, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Yvens Rumbold for an overview of peacekeeping efforts in Haiti, like the controversial legacy of U.N. peacekeepers from 2004 to 2017 and the local actions underway now.

Thousands Of Cubans Take Part In Widespread Anti-Government Protests

8:22am July 12, 2021

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Miami Herald reporter Nora Gámez Torres about protests in Cuba against the decades-old dictatorship that demonstrators blame for food and vaccine shortages.

National

News Brief: Taliban Challenges, Cuban Demonstrations, Assassination Probe

7:14am July 12, 2021

The Taliban expand their territorial control in Afghanistan. Demonstrators in Cuba protest shortages and rising prices. The U.S. sends investigators to Haiti after the president's assassination.

Investigators From The U.S. Will Help Probe Haiti's Presidential Assassination

6:07am July 12, 2021

The U.S. has a checkered history in Haiti. It's worth a review as the Biden administration deals with a request from Haiti for U.S. troops following the president's assassination.

Colombia Says Ex-Military Members Were Among The Commandos In Haiti

6:07am July 12, 2021

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to retired U.S. military intelligence officer Stephen Donehoo about Colombian mercenaries, who've been implicated in the assassination of Haiti's president.

Plainclothes police detain an anti-government protester during a protest in Havana, Cuba, on Sunday. Hundreds of demonstrators went out to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs.

World News

Demonstrators In Havana Protest Shortages, Rising Prices

11:10pm July 11, 2021

by The Associated Press

Thousands of demonstrators went out to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs, amid the coronavirus crisis.

We asked NPR readers to share the items they can't live without in the pandemic. From left to right: Kenji Hall with his traditional Japanese pot, Trish Kandik with her foster dog Penelope and Lauren Morton with a takeout container of Indian food.

PHOTOS: What Item Is Giving You Joy In A Pandemic? Your Beautiful And Quirky Answers

7:44am July 11, 2021

by Suzette Lohmeyer

We asked NPR readers to share photos of the objects they can't live without during the pandemic. Their responses are funny, surprising — and some might make you tear up.

Colombian Armed Forces Commander Gen. Luis Fernando Navarro (center), National Police Director Gen. Jorge Luis Vargas (right), and Army Commander Gen. Eduardo Zapateriro give a press conference regarding the alleged participation of former Colombian soldi

World News

Ex-Colombian Soldiers' Arrests Add To The Mystery Around The Haiti Assassination

4:30pm July 10, 2021

by John Otis

More than a dozen former Colombian soldiers are detained in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Some officials and analysts say the Colombians are being used as scapegoats.

World News

At Least 6 Suspects In Haiti President Killing Confirmed As Former Colombian Military

7:48pm July 09, 2021

by John Otis

Some of the suspects in the assassination of Haiti's president have been identified as Colombian nationals. Colombia has an industry of former military personnel marketing themselves as mercenaries.

Brazil And Argentina Prepare For Copa América Final Showdown

4:33pm July 08, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mauricio Noriega ahead of the Copa América final in which Argentina and Brazil will face off for the third time in the tournament's history.