No evidence Ukraine sold US weapons to Mexican cartels, militant groups
Russian propaganda has claimed Finnish gangsters, French rioters, Nigerian fighters and Mexican cartels received weapons from ...
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Aid cannot make poor countries rich
On February 25th Sir Keir Starmer chopped Britain’s aid budget from 0.5% to 0.3% of gross national income to spend more on ...
‘4th wave’: Overdose deaths for Black, Latin people tripled in Mecklenburg County since 2019
President Trump has granted U.S. automakers a one-month reprieve from the tariffs imposed on imports from Canada and Mexico. ...
Zoe Saldaña’s ‘Emilia Pérez’ Defense at the Oscars Raises Key Questions About Mexican Cinema: Hear from Those Fighting to Save It
IndieWire speaks to Latin American programmers, curators, and filmmakers about the restoration efforts redefining Mexico's ...
How schools can improve gender equality in Latin America
In Latin America, deeply ingrained cultural beliefs about gender roles—what women and men should and shouldn't do—persist.
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‘Padre Eugenio’ shed his grace on the streets of Peru
Irish-born priest on mission from Boston was decades-long champion of community solidarityby Tim KirkSpecial to ...
What is Tren de Aragua? How the Venezuelan gang started − and why US policies may only make it stronger
According to investigative journalists and a handful of academic studies, Tren de Aragua was initially founded by Hector “El ...
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Pope Francis: Why his papacy matters for Africa and the world’s poor
Francis has focused the Catholic Church on helping the poor, addressing global inequalities and speaking for the voiceless.
How Global Refuge blurs line between politics and philanthropy — and why it should retire to history
Global relief organizations blur the line between politics and philanthropy — and Global Refuge is the worst offender.
What happened when Latin America’s most free economy elected a socialist?
Chile was the most capitalist country in Latin America and had prospered as a result. But since the election of socialist Gabriel Boric in 2021, all that has changed, says Rainer Zitelmann My trip ...
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Why is global poverty on the rise?
According to a World Bank report issued in October 2024, there are approximately 700 million people living in poverty, or 8.5 per cent of the world's population, on less than $2.15 a day. It is ...