Chinese state-backed money is remaking the hemisphere's ports, reshaping grain routes to Asia and squeezing U.S. farmers as tariffs deepen the split with Washington.

Peixoto ​is ‌touring Latin America while promoting his ‍latest EP, Si ⁠Tuvieras Fe, released on Dec. 5. He has gained international recognition and built a global following as a DJ, particularly among young people in Latin America, where the Church's numbers have been in decline over the past decade.

Chile has become the latest country in Latin America to veer toward the right, electing a deeply conservative veteran politician who has long attracted comparisons to Donald Trump. The president-elect,

José Antonio Kast won Chile’s presidential election, with experts citing growing Trump influence in Latin America as a key factor.

Holcim has agreed to pay $550 million for a majority stake in Peruvian building materials maker Cementos Pacasmayo , it said on Tuesday, the Swiss company's biggest ever acquisition in Latin America.

Latin America’s 2026 economic outlook, from Brazil’s election to Mexico's evolving relationship with the U.S.

The new document declared China’s intention to expand its influence on all fronts, even as the U.S. is turning its focus to the Western Hemisphere.

From heritage to high fashion, Latin designers are rising fast with culture, creativity, and new platforms that are turning the region into fashion’s next powerhouse.

From geopolitical tensions to natural disasters to massive migratory shifts, Latin America was the epicenter for some of the world’s biggest stories in 2025. Associated Press photographers worked from crowds of protesters,

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday designated another Latin American drug cartel as a foreign terrorist organization, increasing financial pressure on its members and opening the door to potential military action against them.

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,