Category: Americas
Argentina’s Leader Meets With Blinken, as He Heads to Meet Tump
New York Times The Argentine president’s zeal to befriend the next occupant of the White House led him on a two-day tour of the political poles of the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/world/americas/argentina-milei-blinken-trump-cpac.html
Read MoreMexico’s President Faces Inquiry for Disclosing Phone Number of Times Journalist
New York Times President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico has repeatedly made attacks on members of the news media in a country that is one of the world’s deadliest for journalists. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/world/americas/mexico-president-inquiry-times-journalist.html
Read MoreCanadian Court Rules That Killings of Four Muslims Was Terrorism
New York Times Members of the Afzaal family were run down by a young man who harbored white supremacist beliefs and who targeted them because they were Muslim. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/world/canada/muslim-killings-terrorism-nathaniel-veltman.html
Read MoreU.S. Examined Allegations of Cartel Ties to Allies of Mexico’s President
New York Times The inquiry examined accusations of potential links between drug traffickers and close confidants of the president while he governed the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/world/americas/mexico-president-drug-cartel.html
Read MoreAs Latin America’s Prison Population Explodes, Gangs Seize Control
New York Times Intended to fight crime, Latin American prisons have instead become safe havens and recruitment centers for gangs, fueling a surge in violence. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/world/americas/latin-america-prisons-gangs-violence.html
Read MoreThe Wife of Haiti’s Assassinated President Is Accused in His Killing
New York Times Martine Moïse, the widow of President Jovenel Moïse, was charged by a Haitian judge with conspiring in his assassination. She was seriously injured in the attack. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/19/world/americas/haiti-assassinated-president-wife-accused.html
Read MoreOverlooked No More: Pierre Toussaint, Philanthropist and Candidate for Sainthood
New York Times He became wealthy working as a hairdresser in New York, then used his funds to free enslaved people, build churches and house orphans of color. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/obituaries/pierre-toussaint-overlooked.html
Read MoreResidents Oppose Expanding Drug Use Sites to Suburban Vancouver
New York Times Council chambers in Richmond, one of British Columbia’s largest cities, turned raucous this week amid debate over a possible safe consumption site. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/world/canada/richmond-british-columbia-drugs.html
Read MoreVenezuela Expels U.N. Human Rights Agency
New York Times The agency has 72 hours to leave the country, marking a “drastic hardening” of conditions inside the South American nation. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/world/americas/venezuela-un-human-rights.html
Read MoreThis Centuries-Old Border Dispute Pits an Army Against Unarmed Volunteers
New York Times Some Guatemalans call Belize their 23rd state. The territorial claim is creating jitters in one of Central America’s most lawless corners. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/world/americas/belize-guatemala-border-dispute.html
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