South America
South America
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:51:00 GMTSánchez overtakes Fujimori in Peru count with 95% tallied; overseas vote still to come
Leftist Roberto Sánchez moved ahead in the count of Peru's presidential runoff, in an election being decided vote by vote. With about 95% of the tally sheets processed by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), Sán...
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:44:00 GMTColombia's runoff: a united right behind De la Espriella faces a divided left
The first of the three campaign weeks ahead of Colombia's presidential runoff, set for June 21, has been marked by a contrast: a right that had failed to unite for the first round ended up aligned behind far-right candidate Abe...
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:43:00 GMTBrazil suspends its dengue vaccine as a precaution after two deaths
Brazil temporarily suspended the dengue vaccination campaign it began in January, after detecting two deaths and several cases of serious adverse reactions. The vaccine, the world's first single-dose shot, was developed by the ...
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:07:00 GMTUruguay's Orsi slips to 12th in a regional presidential ranking; Bukele leads
Uruguay's President Yamandú Orsi fell to 12th among the 18 leaders in the June ranking of best-rated Latin American presidents compiled by the Argentine consultancy CB. With a 38.8% positive image, Orsi dropped one spot from M...
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:59:00 GMTVenezuela's Cabello rejects Machado's offer of talks with the chavista leadership
Venezuela's Interior, Justice and Peace Minister and secretary general of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, on Monday ruled out any political negotiation with opposition leader María Corina Mach...