José Antonio Kast wasted no time. Less than 36 hours after being elected Chile’s next president, the conservative leader boarded a plane, crossed the Andes and paid a visit to his ideological ally, Argentina’s libertarian standard-bearer Javier Milei.

Columnist Mariana Martinez argues that more Penn students should learn more about political history through Latin America. Credit: Abhiram Juvvadi On Aug. 11, 2025, Colombian senator Miguel Uribe died after being shot at a political rally. The event struck ...

Dec. 17 (UPI) --Latin America's political shift toward conservative governments was reinforced this week when Chileans elected far-right politician Jose Antonio Kast for the 2026-2030 term. It was the largest vote total ever recorded in a presidential ...

American soldiers arrest rebels following their deployment in Panama to overthrow Panamanian leader Manuel Antonio Noriega in December 1989. Photo: VCG

The 2024 presidential election confirmed a political phenomenon that has been building for years: Hispanics are no longer a reliable Democratic constituency. Donald Trump won 48 percent of the Hispanic vote, just three points shy of Kamala Harris’s share.

From virtually the moment he and his band of bearded rebels rode into Havana in 1959 until his death from natural causes in 2016, the most iconic leader in Latin America was Fidel Castro. With his trademark military fatigues, slender Cohiba cigars, and ...

The Trump administration's foreign policy has carved the hemisphere as it tries to reshape Latin American politics.

The latest on Maduro’s capture, Critics Choice Awards winners and more in today’s edition of The Yodel newsletter Major U.S. airlines were forced to cancel hundreds of flights out of the Caribbean, leaving American tourists scrambling.