Human Rights
U.S. officially declares genocide in Myanmar
The announcement on Monday is the eighth time in the history of the U.S. that the country has determined that a genocide has occurred
Politics
Marxist philosopher who hates Capitalism and believes love is 'evil' endorses Colombia's leftist presidential frontrunner
"My name is Slavoj Žižek and I am addressing you from the other side of the world. I ask all of you to vote for Gustavo Petro, not only for what he could do for Colombia, but for the whole world"
Technology
INFORMATION WAR: Kremlin censors move to block Wikipedia in Russia
The editors of Wikipedia’s Russian language page received a memo on Tuesday from Russia’s communication’s regulator informing them that an article titled “Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)” violates Russian law
Drug trafficking
Ecuador's president asks U.S. for 'greater support' in the fight against drug trafficking
"It is essential to have greater support from the United States to guarantee success in the fight that my government is leading head-on and relentlessly against this global scourge," President Lasso told Sen. Menendez
Opinion & Reviews
OPINION: Challenging times for Latin America
The consequences could be severe if democratic governments do not seek ways to alleviate economic hardship while avoiding the social cost
Crime
Sixth journalist attacked in Mexico; third killed in Tijuana
Around 90 percent of journalist murders go unpunished
Politics
El Salvador destroyed gang members’ tombstones amid gang crackdown
The inmates were sent to cemeteries with sledgehammers and pry bars and were told to break all the tombs belonging to gang members
Law Enforcement
Rio's militarized police occupy gang-run favelas to 'reclaim territory'
Rio’s Governor Claudio Castro said the operation was the beginning of a new offensive to transform the city’s violent slums – echoing the rhetoric of the Police Pacifying Units (UPP) that helped clear out violent gangs ahead of the 2016 Olympics
Politics
MLK niece Alveda King: Biden 'race baiting, playing the race card' with voting reform rhetoric
Chiding Democrats for sowing fear and pessimism, King said her uncle was "a man of faith, hope and love."
Politics
The U.S. pays 53.1% of the OAS' budget, but some feel it comes at a critical time
As hostile regimes — namely Iran, Russia and China — attempt to gain a foothold in the region, some feel U.S. investment in Latin America is worthwhile