PISA 2025 Reveals that Latin America Lags Behind Global Average as Panama Remains in the Dark about the Current State of ...

!!! Issue Sep 02-08 2026: The latest results obtained by the Program for the International Evaluation of Students, better known as PISA, on students’ proficiency in science, reading, and mathematics, revealed that Latin America lags significantly, relative …

Trade unionists say no to Trump's war in Latin America

TRADE unionists gathered in a meeting today to say no to US President Donald Trump’s war on Latin America and kick off the TUC Congress. Opening the fringe event in Brighton, General Federation of Trade Unions general secretary Gawain Little highlighted …

Renault Niagara ute unveiled for Latin America

World Insights: Rubio tour lays bare U.S. push to tighten strategic grip on Latin America, analysts say

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio came to South America on Sept. 8-10 talking mostly about drugs, crime and security. He left behind an agenda that reached much further. Across Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, Rubio's …

Nawal El Moutawakel Wins ISSA Vice Presidency for Africa and Latin America

Rabat – Moroccan Olympic champion Nawal El Moutawakel has taken on a new leadership role in international sport after her election as Vice President of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Association (ISSA) for Africa and Latin America. The election took place …

He was called 'MAGA's Man' in Latin America. Now he's charged with hiring hitmen to murder his girlfriend

MEXICO CITY — He’s been called the “MAGA man” of Latin America, a brash political provocateur whose social media assaults boosted right-wing campaigns from his native Argentina to Central America. His career as political consultant and co-founder of an …

Latin America: Patterns and Pendulum

Four interrelated developments define the current political panorama. First, and most important, is the January 3, 2026 U.S. invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of president Nicolás Maduro (and Donald Trump anointing Marco Rubio as a ruling viceroy), …

After China's plastic-waste import ban, Latin America becomes hotspot as health risks accumulate

Photo Credit: Getty Images Latin America has taken the brunt of China's ban on plastic-waste imports as health concerns rise. Here's what to know Mongabay reported that a study released in April 2026 in Environmental Research Letters points to …

World The Cool Down After China's plastic-waste import ban, Latin America becomes hotspot as health risks accumulate

Latin America has taken the brunt of China's ban on plastic-waste imports as health concerns rise. Here's what to know Mongabay reported that a study released in April 2026 in Environmental Research Letters points to Latin America as one of the …

Growing festival set to celebrate Latin America

Sponsored Content Tauranga’s second annual Latin American Spring Festival is on September 19, with people of all ages invited to celebrate the region’s countries and their rich and diverse cultures. The full-day festival from 11am-11.30pm will take place …