South America
Argentina’s presidential rivals clash in key voter battlegrounds
As Argentines prepare to elect a new president, the two hopefuls vying for the keys to the Casa Rosada palace are focusing…
Israel helps Brazil thwart domestic attack by Hezbollah cell
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) - Israel's spy agency Mossad worked with Brazilian security services and…
Argentina polls show election race tightening; winner hard to call
Argentina election polls are showing an increasingly tight race between Peronist economy minister Sergio Massa and radical libertarian Javier Milei ahead of…
Argentina poll shows ruling party hopeful Massa leading Milei
The presidential standard-bearer for Argentina's ruling Peronists, Sergio Massa, has opened up a lead over his far-right rival Javier Milei with less…
Brazen ambush leaves at least 13 local police dead in Mexico
Assailants gunned down at least 13 local police officers in southern Mexico's Guerrero state on Monday, a state government source told Reuters,…
Argentina’s Peronists soar in election to seal run-off with radical Milei
By Nicolás Misculin, Candelaria Grimberg and Anna-Catherine Brigida BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) - Argentina's ruling Peronist coalition smashed expectations to lead the country's…
Argentina election 2023: who is running for president?
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) - People in Argentina will vote on Oct. 22 to elect a new president, with an ultra-libertarian, a conservative…
Argentine voters, fired up by anger, ready to leap into the political void
By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) - Argentina may be about to leap into the political unknown. The South American country, the…
Amazon rainforest records lowest water level in 121 years amid drought
The water level at a major river port in Brazil's Amazon rainforest hit its lowest point in at least 121 years on…
Businessman Noboa wins Ecuador presidency, eclipsing father’s legacy
Business scion Daniel Noboa will fulfill a long-held family ambition when he takes office as Ecuador's president, after winning election on Sunday…
Argentina election race close with Milei in the lead, pollsters say
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Far-right libertarian Javier Milei is leading the polls ahead of Argentina's Oct. 22 presidential vote, but…
Amazon drought stalls shipping as boats run aground in low rivers
By Bruno Kelly and Ana Mano MANAUS, (Reuters) - A barge carrying three trucks and 2,000 empty cooking gas cylinders lies stranded…