The Latest Breaking News from Latin America

Latinas have helped shape history, but their contributions have often been forgotten.

‘Jared didn’t budge. In his mind, America was coming first no matter what,’ Albert Bourla writes

Senior U.S. officials secretly traveled to Venezuela over the weekend in a risky bid to unfreeze hostile relations with Vladimir Putin’s top ally in Latin America, a top oil exporter whose re-entry into U.S. energy markets could mitigate the fallout at the pump from a possible oil embargo on Russia

MEXICO CITY — Facing condemnation from most of the world and stiff sanctions from Europe and the United States, Russia appears increasingly isolated as its president presses on with his invasion of Ukraine.

Manolo Cardona spoked to Salon from the Miami Film Festival about vulnerabilities, toxicity and co-productions

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Leading payment processor Visa Inc (NYSE:V) collaborated with payment and financing firm Tribal, Reuters reports. Visa looks to expand its offerings for small-and-medium-sized businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean. The partnership would expand credit lines, update encryption and safety measures, and improve card distribution. Tribal backed by investors including SoftBank Group Corp's (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF)…

Basketball team plays despite crisis in homeland, Ukrainians gather in San Francisco in display of patriotism, Latin America is split over Russia's action – and Japan-Russia relations are 'frozen'

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More than 12,000 kilometers (7,450 miles) away from the violence of the Russian invasion, some 200 Brazilians of Ukrainian descent gathered on Thursday to pray for peace in a country they still consider their homeland.

Colombia, Argentina and Chile on Thursday called for swift withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, as other Latin American countries rejected the use of force but stopped short of calling for a Russian exit.