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Marco Rubio speaks during a briefing at the White House
Latin America

After midterm disaster, can Rubio still get Cuba regime change?

The elections have sharpened the case against a military operation, even as US economic pressure continues to grow

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña
QiOSK

Paraguay's Trump-aligned president resigns amid bank crisis

Santiago Pena got himself in Washington's good graces, but his links to a major banking scandal left him with nowhere to turn

A table showing the tally of the 2026 UN vote over the embargo on Cuba
Latin America

Despite intense US pressure, UN votes to condemn Cuba blockade

US Ambassador Mike Waltz persuaded roughly 20 states to change their position but couldn't defeat the annual measure

Shield of the Americas 2026
QiOSK

Trump and 14 Lat Am leaders ignite new drug-terror war at UN

Leaders designated 24 cartels, gangs, and drug trafficking groups as foreign terrorists. Expect lots of guns, ammo, and drone strikes to follow.

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa walks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Carondelet Palace in Quito, Ecuador
Latin America

Rubio's LatAm pep rally shows the limits of the Donroe Doctrine

In an early audition for 2028, the secretary of state sought to shore up his image across the Western hemisphere