Latin America

The Biggest Challenge in Venezuela Is Soaring Food Prices

The Biggest Challenge in Venezuela Is Soaring Food Prices

NYT > Americas, Jan 18, 2026 - 15:25

Economic instability in Venezuela after the U.S. raid to capture its president i...

Mr. Carney Goes to Beijing

Mr. Carney Goes to Beijing

NYT > Americas, Jan 17, 2026 - 18:24

The trip, a whirlwind of meetings with Chinese industry and top government offic...

C.I.A. Director Meets With Venezuela’s Interim President in Caracas

C.I.A. Director Meets With Venezuela’s Interim Presiden...

NYT > Americas, Jan 16, 2026 - 16:24

The high-profile visit, which could be seen as snubbing the opposition, comes ne...

Julio Iglesias Denies Sexual Abuse Claims by Former Employees

Julio Iglesias Denies Sexual Abuse Claims by Former Emp...

NYT > Americas, Jan 16, 2026 - 16:24

The singer called the accusations “completely false” in a statement released aft...

James Luckey-Lange Among Americans Freed in Venezuela

James Luckey-Lange Among Americans Freed in Venezuela

NYT > Americas, Jan 15, 2026 - 16:53

James Luckey-Lange, 28, was released this week with several other U.S. citizens ...

Nobel Committee Takes Heat at Home as Machado Courts Trump in D.C.

Nobel Committee Takes Heat at Home as Machado Courts Tr...

NYT > Americas, Jan 15, 2026 - 16:53

The Venezuelan opposition leader’s attempts to share her award with the U.S. pre...

Venezuela Strongman and Maduro Ally, Diosdado Cabello, Faces an Uneasy Transition

Venezuela Strongman and Maduro Ally, Diosdado Cabello, ...

NYT > Americas, Jan 15, 2026 - 16:53

Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, is accused by U.S. prosecutors ...

Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. Capabilities

Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S....

NYT > Americas, Jan 15, 2026 - 16:53

Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee, whi...

Venezuela Announced the Release of Political Prisoners. Families Are Still Waiting.

Venezuela Announced the Release of Political Prisoners....

NYT > Americas, Jan 14, 2026 - 16:53

Hundreds of families are hoping their loved ones will be freed by the Venezuelan...

Interviewing Colombia’s President, Before and After His Call With Trump

Interviewing Colombia’s President, Before and After His...

NYT > Americas, Jan 14, 2026 - 16:53

New York Times reporters waited more than eight hours to speak with President Gu...

Republicans Move to Block Effort to Check Trump’s Power in Venezuela

Republicans Move to Block Effort to Check Trump’s Power...

NYT > Americas, Jan 14, 2026 - 16:53

G.O.P. leaders are pressuring fellow senators who supported the measure to chang...

Venezuela’s Oil Riches Are Years Off, but Winners and Losers Will Emerge

Venezuela’s Oil Riches Are Years Off, but Winners and L...

NYT > Americas, Jan 13, 2026 - 16:24

Companies that already have operations in the country stand to benefit, but thos...

Greenland Would Be the Largest U.S. Land Acquisition, if Trump Got His Way

Greenland Would Be the Largest U.S. Land Acquisition, i...

NYT > Americas, Jan 13, 2026 - 16:24

Denmark does not want to sell its territory. But for a real estate mogul turned ...

The Sea Lions of the Galápagos Are Not Ready to Stop Nursing

The Sea Lions of the Galápagos Are Not Ready to Stop Nu...

NYT > Americas, Jan 13, 2026 - 16:24

Animals that researchers call “supersucklers” come back for their mother’s milk ...

Venezuela Frees 24 More Political Prisoners, Rights Group Says

Venezuela Frees 24 More Political Prisoners, Rights Gro...

NYT > Americas, Jan 12, 2026 - 15:23

Since an interim government began the releases last week, at least 41 people hav...

Russian Missiles Failed in Venezuela During U.S. Attack

Russian Missiles Failed in Venezuela During U.S. Attack

NYT > Americas, Jan 12, 2026 - 15:23

The Venezuelan regime had high-powered air defense systems from its allies in th...

Guantánamo Prison Enters 25th Year

Guantánamo Prison Enters 25th Year

NYT > Americas, Jan 11, 2026 - 14:53

The prison has outlasted the war in Afghanistan, has employed tens of thousands ...

Trump Threats and Venezuela Strike Leave Mexico Agonizing Over How to Respond

Trump Threats and Venezuela Strike Leave Mexico Agonizi...

NYT > Americas, Jan 11, 2026 - 12:54

President Claudia Sheinbaum and her inner circle have been grappling with the ri...

Trump Shakes up Latin American Politics

Trump Shakes up Latin American Politics

NYT > Americas, Jan 11, 2026 - 12:54

The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro has divided the region. But every nation want...

Trump Says U.S. Oversight of Venezuela Could Last for Years

Trump Says U.S. Oversight of Venezuela Could Last for Y...

NYT > Americas, Jan 10, 2026 - 15:53

In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times on Wednesday, President Trum...

Colombia’s President Feared a U.S. Attack. Then Trump Called.

Colombia’s President Feared a U.S. Attack. Then Trump C...

NYT > Americas, Jan 10, 2026 - 00:55

The conversation appeared to defuse a crisis that erupted after President Trump ...

How an Abrupt Call Between Trump and Colombia’s President Averted a Crisis

How an Abrupt Call Between Trump and Colombia’s Preside...

NYT > Americas, Jan 9, 2026 - 14:24

President Gustavo Petro said that the new tone between the leaders was “friendly...

Venezuela’s Oil Industry: A Timeline of Key Events

Venezuela’s Oil Industry: A Timeline of Key Events

NYT > Americas, Jan 9, 2026 - 14:24

The country’s oil industry has undergone major shifts and two waves of nationali...

Russian Propaganda Ramps Up After U.S. Raid in Venezuela

Russian Propaganda Ramps Up After U.S. Raid in Venezuela

NYT > Americas, Jan 8, 2026 - 16:53

A network of websites known as “Portal Kombat” is spreading messages about U.S. ...

Oil Firms Say Venezuela Owes Them Billions Over Earlier Investments

Oil Firms Say Venezuela Owes Them Billions Over Earlier...

NYT > Americas, Jan 8, 2026 - 14:24

Companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips say that Venezuela owes them billi...

Senate Advances Measure to Curb Trump Use of Force in Venezuela

Senate Advances Measure to Curb Trump Use of Force in V...

NYT > Americas, Jan 8, 2026 - 14:24

A handful of Republicans joined Democrats to allow the measure to move forward, ...

At the U.N., Even Allies Condemn U.S. Action in Venezuela

At the U.N., Even Allies Condemn U.S. Action in Venezuela

NYT > Americas, Jan 7, 2026 - 14:52

The deputy French U.N. ambassador said it chipped “away at the very foundation o...

How The Times Is Drawing on Over a Century of Reporting in Venezuela

How The Times Is Drawing on Over a Century of Reporting...

NYT > Americas, Jan 7, 2026 - 14:52

The New York Times has been on the ground in the country since at least the 1880...

Here’s the latest.

Here’s the latest.

NYT > Americas, Jan 7, 2026 - 14:52

Russia sends a naval vessel to escort an oil tanker the U.S. is pursuing.

Russia sends a naval vessel to escort an oil tanker the...

NYT > Americas, Jan 7, 2026 - 00:25

The development deepens the confrontation over the tanker formerly known as the ...

Trump Claims Venezuela Will Send Oil to U.S.

Trump Claims Venezuela Will Send Oil to U.S.

NYT > Americas, Jan 6, 2026 - 22:22

It is unclear what, if anything, Venezuela would get in return for the oil, whic...

An emergency order from the Venezuelan government appears to criminalize support for the U.S. attack.

An emergency order from the Venezuelan government appea...

NYT > Americas, Jan 6, 2026 - 20:20

2 Caribbean Nations Agree to Host People Seeking Asylum in U.S.

2 Caribbean Nations Agree to Host People Seeking Asylum...

NYT > Americas, Jan 6, 2026 - 17:24

The island nations of Dominica, and Antigua and Barbuda, recently targeted by Wa...

Venezuela Braces for Economic Collapse From U.S. Blockade on Oil Exports

Venezuela Braces for Economic Collapse From U.S. Blocka...

NYT > Americas, Jan 6, 2026 - 14:53

Venezuela could lose the bulk of its oil export revenues this year if the U.S. b...

How Venezuela’s Oil Could Shake Up the World Supply

How Venezuela’s Oil Could Shake Up the World Supply

NYT > Americas, Jan 6, 2026 - 14:53

The country could, eventually, attract investment and re-emerge as a force in th...

Venezuela’s Legislators Offer Scorn as Trump Demands Obedience

Venezuela’s Legislators Offer Scorn as Trump Demands Ob...

NYT > Americas, Jan 5, 2026 - 20:53

The convening of the National Assembly made it clear that Maduro loyalists remai...

In 2019, an official said, Moscow offered to swap U.S. control of Venezuela for Russian free rein in Ukraine.

In 2019, an official said, Moscow offered to swap U.S. ...

NYT > Americas, Jan 5, 2026 - 17:21

Sanctioned Oil Tankers Flee Venezuela in Defiance of U.S. Blockade

Sanctioned Oil Tankers Flee Venezuela in Defiance of U....

NYT > Americas, Jan 5, 2026 - 16:00

The ships are using deceptive tactics as part of a seemingly coordinated attempt...

Maduro, Appearing in U.S. Court for Arraignment, Says He Was ‘Kidnapped’ and Pleads Not Guilty

Maduro, Appearing in U.S. Court for Arraignment, Says H...

NYT > Americas, Jan 5, 2026 - 14:53

“I’m innocent. I’m not guilty. I am a decent man,” the captured Venezuelan presi...

Iran and Venezuela found kinship in anti-American ideology and in evading U.S. sanctions.

Iran and Venezuela found kinship in anti-American ideol...

NYT > Americas, Jan 4, 2026 - 20:22

Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed in U.S. Attack

Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed...

NYT > Americas, Jan 3, 2026 - 19:52

The official said the dead included civilians and military personnel. At least o...

He Is Being Sued in the U.S. for Human Rights Abuses. He Could be Deported First.

He Is Being Sued in the U.S. for Human Rights Abuses. H...

NYT > Americas, Dec 31, 2025 - 12:52

Rafael Quero Silva faces a lawsuit brought by five people who say he oversaw the...

Claire Brosseau Wants to Die. Will Canada Let Her?

Claire Brosseau Wants to Die. Will Canada Let Her?

NYT > Americas, Dec 29, 2025 - 13:26

Ms. Brosseau says mental illness has made her life unbearable. She wants a medic...

How Ryan Wedding, a Canadian Olympic Snowboarder, Turned into a Drug Lord

How Ryan Wedding, a Canadian Olympic Snowboarder, Turne...

NYT > Americas, Dec 26, 2025 - 13:25

Ryan Wedding rose to fame as a Canadian Olympic athlete, but the authorities say...

Why the Right Is Boycotting Havaianas Flip-Flops

Why the Right Is Boycotting Havaianas Flip-Flops

NYT > Americas, Dec 25, 2025 - 14:56

For decades, Havaianas flip-flops have been a beloved global symbol of Brazilian...

With Airspace Closed, a Lonely Christmas for Many Venezuelans

With Airspace Closed, a Lonely Christmas for Many Venez...

NYT > Americas, Dec 25, 2025 - 14:56

The holidays usually bring home huge numbers from the Venezuelan diaspora. But t...

Trump’s Tanker Crackdown Paralyzes Venezuelan Oil Exports

Trump’s Tanker Crackdown Paralyzes Venezuelan Oil Exports

NYT > Americas, Dec 23, 2025 - 17:10

Oil exports, the country’s financial lifeblood, have plummeted after the United ...

In Pursuit of the Monarch’s Magnetic Sense

In Pursuit of the Monarch’s Magnetic Sense

NYT > Americas, Dec 23, 2025 - 13:15

The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some sc...

Uruguay’s Quiet Luxury Turns A Long Weekend Into Soft Power

Uruguay’s Quiet Luxury Turns A Long Weekend Into Soft P...

LatinAmerican Post, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:47

Nine hours from a U.S. gateway sounds like too much for a “quick” escape, until ...

Latin America War on Drugs Returns as Terror Labels Spread

Latin America War on Drugs Returns as Terror Labels Spread

LatinAmerican Post, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:47

Half a century after Nixon, cocaine hits records again: 3,700 tons in 2023, 25 m...