Latin America

Entertainment

Luis Miguel to the rescue: Singer donates 10 million pesos to help hurricane victims in Acapulco

The Fundación Banorte announced Thursday morning that the world famous singer had made a generous donation of $10M pesos and would double his contributionto rebuild homes in the Acapulco area

Colombia to euthanize, sterilize and transfer some of the descendants of Pablo Escobar's hippos

Escobar’s animals were given local residents by the Colombian government after Escobar's death in 1993, and the hippos went free to roam throughout the Colombian countryside

Culture

Chile's Palestinian community of half a million bolster Boric's criticism of Israel

Chile is now estimated to have more than half a million Palestinians, the largest community of its kind outside Middle East, some of whom have met with the minister of foreign affairs to push the government into forcing a ceasefire with Israel

Sports

Colombian leftist rebel group holding soccer player's father demands "security guarantees" for release

An ELN commander said in a statement the wide attention and massive rescue operation by Colombian police and military was delaying the release

Politics

Argentina joins chorus of leftist Latin American leaders criticizing Israeli military response

Argentina’s Foreign Ministry criticized both Hamas and Israel on Wednesday, but outright accused Israel of violating international law for its response in Gaza

Politics

Bolivia cuts diplomatic ties with Israel as Brazil, Chile and Colombia turn against promised land

Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Colombia have all turned against Israel since the Oct. 7 attacks, criticizing the Jewish state for its military response as Hamas continues to hold at least 239 hostages

Crime

British police divers discover 302 pounds of cocaine beneath bananas on Panamanian cargo ship

Criminal organizations are now using the Colón Free Trade Zone, near the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal to distribute cocaine all over the world with an emphasis on Western Europe

Sports

Luis Diaz: Colombian armed forces search for Liverpool soccer player's kidnapped father

​​​​​​​The Colombian military mobilized more than 120 soldiers throughout the northern region of Colombia on Sunday to assist law enforcement agents searching for Luis Manuel Diaz after reports surfaced that armed gunmen kidnapped him and his wife

Politics

López Obrador tries to offer calm, hope on Mexico's Pacific coast after dozens killed by Hurricane Otis

At least 27 people died in the midst of Hurricane Otis, a significant Category 5 storm that made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast on Wednesday, according to national officials

Climate

Acapulco resort town hammered by Hurricane Otis

Mexican officials are trying to determine the level of damage, but little information has surfaced since 30% of Guerrero homes lost power, and the storm effectively knocked out communications in the area