Issue Apr 17-23 2024: Former president of Uruguay José Mujica criticized the United Nations (UN) as being “bankrupt, insipid, and costly.”

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: On Monday, April 22, the Nicaraguan government made a deal allowing a Chinese company, Xinxin Linze Minería Group, to explore and exploit the minerals of the Caribbean coast for the next 25 years.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: Rupert Schlegelmilch, the EU’s chief negotiator for a free-trade deal with the Mercosur bloc, says he is hoping to close this deal “as soon as possible,” pinpointing “June or July” as a possible date.

Issue Apr 10-16 2024: A thorough investigation by OjoPúblico‘s Transborder Investigative Network uncovered a concerning pattern of gold smuggling and laundering involving companies from India and the United Arab Emirates.

Issue Apr 10-16 2024: With their leaders increasingly corralled by Brazil’s Federal Police, Bolsonarists have activated an online network of far-right social media users to promote the fantasy that Brazil is ruled by a dictatorship of the judiciary.

Issue Apr 10-16 2024: Amid the controversy in Argentina over the alleged irregular issuance of Bolivian passports to Iranian citizens and concerns about the possible presence of Iranian fighters in Bolivia, Marcelo Pedrazas, a deputy from the Citizen Community (CC) party, stated that insisting on strengthening diplomatic ties between Bolivia and Iran is not healthy

Issue Apr 10-16 2024: From April 15 to April 26, the United Nations will be hosting a series of presentations in New York relating to challenges faced by Indigenous populations.

Issue Apr 03-09 2024: In November 2023, the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) created a special commission to analyze and support journalism practiced by dozens of Nicaraguan journalists in exile in Costa Rica, the United States, and Spain, as well as journalists from Cuba and Venezuela who have been forced to leave their countries.

Issue Apr 03-09 2024: Four UN authorities sent a letter to the Brazilian government expressing concern over legal action taken against journalist Schirlei Alves for her reporting on the Mari Ferrer case.

Issue Apr 03-09 2024: The Exporters Association (ADEX) of Peru has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Helexpo, an organizer of congresses and cultural events in Greece, aiming to boost bilateral trade.