Americas

US Embassy Reopens in Caracas After Maduro Ouster

The US State Department on Monday said it had formally reopened its embassy in Venezuela's capitgal Caracas for the first time since March 2019. The US shuttered its embassy in Venezuela during President Donald Trump's first term, in the aftermath of former President Nicolas Maduro's disputed election win earlier in 2018.

Missing Cuba-bound Aid Sailboats Reach Havana Safely

Two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid from Mexico to Cuba finally reached Havana on Saturday after disappearing en route leading to days of searching for the missing vessels. In the Cuban capital, the crew of nine which included a four-year-old boy along with American, French and German citizens appeared to be in good health and spirits.

Turbulent US–Cuban Relations Through History

"I think I could do anything I want with it": That's what Donald Trump said about Cuba mid-March. Yet he is hardly the first US president with such expansionist desires, notes historian Michael Zeuske, a professor at the Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies at the University of Bonn.

Two Aid Sailboats Missing en Route to Havana

The Mexican Navy activated search and rescue efforts in the Caribbean on Thursday, in hopes to locate two missing sailboats which were carrying humanitarian aid to crisis-hit Cuba. The boats left Isla Mujeres, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, last week and were bound for Havana.

Air Canada CEO Apologizes for English-Only Condolence Video

CEO of Air Canada, Michael Rousseau, apologized Thursday for his English-only message of condolence after a deadly airplane crash in a runway at New York's LaGuardia airport. Two Air Canada pilots died when the Air Canada Jazz flight they were landing collided with a fire truck on the runway on Sunday.

Military C-130 Crash in Colombia Kills at Least 66

At least 66 people have been killed in a military transport plane crash in southern Colombia, the country's armed forces chief said on Tuesday. The airplane was carrying at least 128 people on board, mostly soldiers, and crashed shortly after departing from Puerto Leguizamo, a municipality in an Amazonian province that borders Ecuador and Peru.

Argentina's Dirty War: Accountability and Memory 50 Years On

In the early hours of March 24, 1976, military officers led by General Jorge Rafael Videla arrested President Isabel Peron and declared that the armed forces had taken control of Argentina. Peron's leadership from 1974 to 1976 had been marred by runaway inflation, strikes, political violence and party infighting.

Military C-130 Crashes in Southern Colombia, Dozens Dead

A military transport plane carrying 128 people crashed shortly after takeoff in Puerto Leguizamo in southern Colombia, killing at least 66 and injuring dozens, according to the head of Colombia’s armed forces. Four military personnel remain missing.

Fatal Collision Between Air Canada Express Jet and Fire Truck at LaGuardia

An Air Canada Express regional jet collided with a ground vehicle after landing at New York's LaGuardia airport on ⁠Sunday evening, ⁠according to flight tracking website Flightradar24. The New York Police Department has confirmed the collision, which led to closing the airport.

US Probes Alleged Drug Links of Colombia's President

Federal prosecutors in the United States are investigating Colombian President Gustavo Petro for alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to US media reports. Petro has been designated a "priority target" by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Associated Press news agency reported. What do we know about the investigation into Colombia's president?