Latin America

El Salvador's popular but authoritarian president declares election victory

7:29am February 05, 2024

by Emily Green

Nayib Bukele has surprised no one by claiming a landslide victory in Sunday's presidential election. The contest was dominated by debate over the tradeoff between security and democracy.

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7:26am February 05, 2024

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Massive forest fires raging in central Chile have killed more than 100 people

5:05am February 05, 2024

President Gabriel Boric on Sunday warned that the death toll "will increase significantly." The fires burned with the highest intensity around the city of Viña del Mar.

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El Salvador's president is set to return to power, amid shrinking civil liberties

8:00am February 04, 2024

El Salvador's president is predicted to easily win re-election, consolidating his power. His crackdown on gangs has seen the murder rate plummet, but at a cost to civil liberties.

A resident flees an encroaching forest fire in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Saturday. Officials say intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have left several people dead and destroyed hundreds of homes.

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At least 46 were killed in Chile as forest fires move into densely populated areas

7:51pm February 03, 2024

by The Associated Press

The deadliest of the fires were in the Valparaíso region, where authorities urged thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

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How one neighborhood in Colombia is tackling climate change at the community level

8:59am February 03, 2024

by Jorge Valencia

In one impoverished neighborhood of Medellin, Colombia, residents are tackling the effects of climate change in part by filtering their own drinking water.

President Nayib Bukele speaks on Nov. 20, 2023, in La Libertad, El Salvador. Bukele is poised to be reelected in a landslide.

El Salvador is poised to reelect its popular but authoritarian president

7:19am February 03, 2024

by James Doubek

El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, is widely expected to be reelected in a landslide. He has cracked down on gangs but also has taken steps to consolidate his power and eliminate opposition.

Banner with the face of President Nayib Bukele on the roof of the pupusas restaurant of Arnulfo Crisostomo Mazariego in San Salvador on Jan. 29.

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Why the 'world's coolest dictator' is on course for a landslide win in El Salvador

4:27pm February 02, 2024

by Emily Green

El Salvador's Nayib Bukele has won plaudits both at home and abroad for his indiscriminate security crackdown that has seen more than 1% of the country's population put in prison.

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Venezuela's opposition candidate says she'll stay in presidential race despite ban

5:44pm January 29, 2024

by Carrie Kahn

The U.S. says it is reviewing its sanctions policy against Venezuela as the country's high court blocks the presidential candidacy of a leading opposition politician.

Drug-fueled organized crime in Ecuador, reaches new levels

6:37pm January 28, 2024

by Jorge Valencia

Organized drug gangs are threatening to consume Ecuador in some of the worst violence seen in years. How did it get this bad and what are the governments options?

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