January
Trump warns Havana to make a ‘deal’ before it’s too late
Cuba has been cut off from shipments of Venezuelan oil, as the US ramps up pressure on the struggling nation.
New footage shows moments before ICE agent kills Minneapolis woman
The fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Gold has sparked protests over aggressive immigration enforcement tactics.
Rebel without laws: Why Trump ignoring the rules is bad for Australia
Donald Trump’s capture of Nicolas Maduro was stunning in its daring but leaves the rest of the West worried about his unwillingness to follow international law.
October 2025
Hurricane Melissa heads for Cuba, Jamaica’s southwest left ‘underwater’
The storm weakened slightly to category 4 as it moved past Jamaica and is now forecast to curve toward Santiago de Cuba, Cuba’s second-largest city.
July 2025
Half-centuries by Smith and Green put Australia back in charge in Grenada
Australia, 1-0 up in the three-test series, was back in charge after recovering its second innings from 12-2 at the start of the day to 221-7 at stumps.
Australia battle to 286 against West Indies as top-order woes continue
Beau Webster emerged as Australia’s saviour after they slumped to 93-4 after electing to bat first, his patient knock providing the backbone of their recovery.
March 2025
How billionaire elites answered Trump’s call on Panama
Li Ka-shing, Larry Fink and Adebayo Ogunlesi picked up the phone and struck a $36 billion deal to take over 43 ports within weeks.
BlackRock buys Hutchison’s Panama ports in victory for Trump
The president had argued without evidence that China had taken over the critical waterway and that the US was paying too much for the passage of ships.
February 2025
Rubio tells Panama that Trump wants the Chinese out
The US secretary of state told the Panamanian president that it must reduce China’s control over the canal or face retaliation from the White House.
January 2025
In Pictures: Trump inauguration 2025
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president in a room packed with former presidents, business leaders and celebrities.
January 2024
The case for Trump – by someone who wants him to lose
You can’t defeat a political opponent if you refuse to understand what makes him formidable. Trump got three big things right — or at least more right than wrong.
July 2023
Cocaine growers in Colombia give up as crop price plunges 75pc
The price of coca, the key commodity used to make cocaine, has plunged this year in Colombia thanks to oversupply and the growth of production in other countries.
January 2022
Citi to exit Mexico retail banking, its biggest branch network
The move comes after the CEO last year announced she would exit 13 markets across Asia and Europe as part of her push to simplify Citigroup.
November 2021
Prince Charles farewells Barbados as it adopts rejected Aussie model
Barbadians’ move to ditch the Queen for a president elected by MPs leaves just 14 countries, other than the UK, with the British monarch as head of state.
El Salvador’s ‘bitcoin bonds’ plan falls flat with fund managers
Emerging markets fund managers expressed little interest in buying the new bonds, which El Salvador plans to issue next year with an annual coupon of 6.5 per cent.
El Salvador plans ‘bitcoin city’ powered by volcano
President Nayib Bukele said the city would have no property, income or capital gains taxes. Its infrastructure and other costs will be funded by a sales tax and money raised by the bond issues.
September 2021
Feeling trapped, migrants’ fears grow in Mexican border city
After more than a week at this crossing on the US-Mexico border, Haitian migrants feel like the walls are beginning to close in on them.
Crypto swoon over tiny El Salvador much ado about nothing
Local opposition to President Nayib Bukele’s bitcoin plan is widespread, suggesting take-up will be low. A damp squib is more likely than the financial dislocation some critics are prophesying.
El Salvador’s world-first adoption of bitcoin endures bumpy first day
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele complained that the government-backed bitcoin app was not available on various internet platforms, including Apple and Huawei.
El Salvador becomes a crypto laboratory with bitcoin gamble
Twenty years after it adopted the US dollar as its national currency, the tiny Central American nation is about to officially become the first country in the world to make bitcoin legal tender.
August 2021
‘I’m the only surgeon’: After Haiti quake, thousands seek scarce care
With just a few dozen doctors available in a region that is home to 1 million people, the quake aftermath was turning increasingly dire.
Quake kills hundreds in Haiti, worsening Caribbean nation’s plight
The earthquake comes just over a month after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, which deepened the country’s political turmoil.
July 2021
Protests demand justice for Haiti’s slain president
Foreign dignitaries are flying to Haiti from around the Americas to pay their respects to Jovenel Moise, who was was gunned down in his home in Port-au-Prince this month.
US imposes sanctions on Cuban officials after protest crackdown
President Joe Biden faces increasing pressure from Congress, activist groups and Cuban Americans to take decisive action in support of protesters on the island.
Cuban government rallies backers following week of protests
President Miguel Díaz-Canel made an impassioned speech blaming unrest on the US and its economic embargo.
