Americas

Jamaica is discussing with the United States the acceptance of third-country deportees. Jamaica's National Security Minister confirmed a memorandum of understanding has been signed with the U.S.

A key platform that Cubans in the U.S. use to send money and goods to relatives in Cuba has stopped operations.

Peru's presidential runoff has left the country without a clear winner. Conservative Keiko Fujimori and nationalist Roberto Sánchez are virtually tied with 94% of ballots counted by Monday. Sánchez has 50.015% of the vote, while Fujimori has 49.985%.

Residents of Havana are dealing with a growing garbage crisis. Piles of waste have been accumulating on nearly every street corner, worsened by a U.S. energy blockade that caused power outages and a fuel crisis.

Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz faces a deepening crisis as widespread protests and blockades leave the political capital under siege less than six months after he took office.

Cuba’s national energy grid has suffered a major failure, cutting power to the island’s eastern provinces. The outage Thursday comes amid a prolonged economic crisis, worsened by a U.S. energy blockade.

A Florida jury has convicted four men of conspiracy in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Prosecutors said South Florida served as a central location for planning and financing the plot to oust Moïse and replace him with someone else.

Federal prosecutors are seeking to revoke the U.S. citizenship of Manuel Rocha, a former diplomat who served as a secret agent for Cuba. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami filed a civil denaturalization complaint Thursday.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva plans to discuss organized crime and tariffs with U.S. President Donald Trump, according to Brazil’s finance minister.

The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela is scheduled to land in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital. Thursday's flight comes seven years after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security suspended flights, citing safety concerns.

Elderly residents in Old Havana gather for meals at the Church of the Holy Spirit, a crucial support amid Cuba's economic crisis. Carmen Casado, an 84-year-old retiree, attends regularly, relying on these meals as her pension is equivalent to just $4. The elderly, often former government employees, struggle with small pensions and reduced subsidies.

When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on the Trump administration's plans to stop shielding Haitians and Syrians from deportation, people from more than dozen other countries will pay close attention, perhaps none more than an estimated 200,000 from El Salvador.