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Tuesday, 08 September 2026
ECUADOR: Rights groups demand end to US attacks on Pacific vessels
On 7 September 15 Ecuadorean human rights groups issued a statement demanding an end to US military attacks against Ecuadorean vessels.
Tuesday, 08 September 2026
GUATEMALA: Semilla splinter party registers ahead of 2027
On 7 September Guatemala’s electoral authority (TSE) authorised the registration of Raíces, a new political party, comprising former members of left-of-centre President Bernardo Arévalo’s Movimiento Semilla (Semilla) party.
Tuesday, 08 September 2026
MEXICO: FGR gives update in major fuel smuggling case
On 7 September Mexico’s federal attorney general, Ernestina Godoy, delivered an update on a major fuel smuggling case involving two former naval officers, Fernando and Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna.
Tuesday, 08 September 2026
CHILE: Foreign minister in the firing line over Argentina
On 7 September politicians from across the political spectrum united to criticise Chile’s foreign minister, Francisco Pérez Mackenna, for failing to do enough to stand up to Argentina over its assertion of sovereignty over Chilean territory in the south of the country.
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