Latin America
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Cuba suffers third major nationwide blackout this year
The outage affected approximately 10 million people on the island nation before limited electricity service was restored in some areas. The cause of the outage has not yet been identified.
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Venezuelan security guard rescued after surviving 8 days buried in rubble following earthquake
Rescuers worked more than 100 hours to free him, navigating the unstable structure in torrential rain and aftershocks to tunnel down to him.
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Death toll in Venezuelan earthquake over 200 as rescuers continue to sift through rubble
The U.S. Treasury on Thursday waived some sanctions until Oct. 23 to allow transactions related to relief efforts in Venezuela that would have been illegal.
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At least 164 dead in Venezuelan earthquake, strongest for the country in over a century
The quake could be felt as far away as Brazil's Amazon, over 1,000 miles from Venezuela's capital, Caracas.
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Two major earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing tsunami warnings for Puerto Rico coasts
The first earthquake was a foreshock that was Magnitude 7.2, followed by the main larger quake less than a minute later, which had a magnitude of 7.5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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U.S. sanctions five more Cuban entities, including one member of the Castro family
Among the entities sanctioned is the wife of Alejandro Castro Espín, who was previously sanctioned under Trump's orders.
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Latin America continues to shift right as Trump-backed candidate declares victory in Colombia
Election officials had not formally declared a winner Sunday night but de la Espriella declared victory and spoke with Trump.
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Massive fire at resort in the Dominican Republic prompts evacuation of nearly 1,700 tourists
The cause of the fire, which left one tourist dead, is currently under investigation.
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Rubio announces sanctions on banks, Cuba leaders behind 'capital for radical left-wing terrorism'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that foreign banks and companies that do business with the sanctioned individuals and entities are at risk of being sanctioned themselves if they continue.
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Outcome of Colombia’s presidential election could be a pivot point for Trump's war on drug trade
With coca production at record highs and U.S.-Colombia ties strained, a June 21 runoff between a Trump-aligned populist and a leftist could determine the future of the hemisphere's drug war.
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Colombia conservative presidential candidate De La Espriella and leftist Cepeda heading to runoff
This current election is taking place about ten years after Colombia signed a historic peace deal with the FARC rebel group.
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Cuba circulates pamphlets instructing citizens how to prepare for war with the U.S.
The document tells families to prepare survival kits and seek shelter if they hear air raid sirens. It also provides first-aid instructions, such as how to tie a tourniquet.
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Trump: No 'escalation' on Cuba
Trump has previously hinted at what he called a "friendly takeover" of Cuba as the island's government faces an economic and energy crisis and mounting domestic opposition.