US Terror Designations: 21 Latin American Groups Listed, Not 13
US terror designations now cover 21 Latin American and Caribbean criminal groups. The list is public, not classified. Here is who is on it and why.
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Chile’s Michelle Bachelet Quits the Race for UN Secretary-General
Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet has abandoned her bid to lead the United Nations after a heavy defeat...
Brazil Election 2026: Renan Santos Says XP Chief Should Be Jailed
Brazilian presidential candidate Renan Santos swore at the financial market and said XP's president should be jailed over...
Brazil Election 2026: Court Suspends Deltan Dallagnol’s Senate Campaign
Brazil's electoral court froze the Senate campaign of ex-Car Wash prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol in Paraná, two weeks before...
Brazil Banco Master Probe: Justices Say They Cannot Open Vorcaro’s Phone
Two Brazilian Supreme Court justices say they cannot open banker Daniel Vorcaro's phone copy, as a deputy seeks...
Mexico’s Sheinbaum Meets Chihuahua Governor After Row Over US Agents
Mexico's Sheinbaum met Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos in Ciudad Juárez, agreeing joint security work after a dispute over...
Peru Andrea Vidal Case Archived by Prosecutors, No One Charged
Peru prosecutors archived the Andrea Vidal case on 18 September 2026, saying they could not identify who carried...
Uruguay Trade With India Talks Open as Exports Stay Under US$100 Million
Uruguay trade with India is small and lopsided, says India's new envoy, as Mercosur and India open talks...
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Saturday, September 19, 2026
In the US, Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House as the Fed raised...
Panama Fuel Subsidy Caps Raised to US$341 Weekly for Buses
The Panama fuel subsidy gets higher weekly ceilings for buses, taxis, cargo and fishing boats from 18 September...
Uruguay Port Strike: 24-Hour National Stoppage Set for 21 September
The Uruguay port strike runs 24 hours from 07:00 on 21 September 2026. The SUPRA union opposes a...
Europe Intelligence Brief — Saturday, September 19, 2026
Germany's coalition agreed a fuel-tax cut and first pump-price cap before 20 September state elections in Berlin and...
Suriname Interpol Red Notice Sought for Missing Producer Case Suspect
The Suriname Interpol Red Notice request for Ryan Torilal, sought over Rodney Leysner's disappearance, is still under review.
Best Places to Live in Brazil for Expats 2026, Ranked
Florianópolis, Curitiba, São Paulo and Rio top our 2026 ranking of the best places to live in Brazil for expats, with dated rents, budgets and safety data.
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Bolivia raised diesel 83% to Bs17.95 (US$1.63) a litre under Supreme Decree 5716, risking higher bus fares and...
Guinea-Bissau Junta Orders Party Headquarters Away From State Buildings
Guinea-Bissau’s High Military Command gave parties seven working days to move their headquarters out of a 500-metre zone around state institutions.
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Gabon Promises Port-Gentil a Steel Plant, 50 MW of Power and Rare Earths
Gabon’s cabinet met in Port-Gentil on 18 September 2026 and backed rare-earth mining, a Foberd steel plant and...
Predictable Policies Will Pull Investors to East Africa, Kenya Says
Kenya says predictable rules, not tax giveaways, will draw investors to East Africa, citing more than 50 business...
Idi Amin Praised the Munich Olympic Killings in a 1972 Telegram
Idi Amin’s 1972 telegram praising the Munich massacre of 11 Israeli athletes triggered global outrage and reshaped Uganda’s...
Cameroon Protesters March in Yaoundé Against Rising Femicide Cases
Hundreds of people marched in Yaoundé on 19 September over femicides, after the women’s affairs ministry logged about...
Sadio Mané Launches Mango Agro-Industrial Park in Senegal
Sadio Mané laid the foundation stone for SM10 Agro in Bambali, Senegal, a mango park financed with 11.7...
South Africa Medicine Stockouts Leave Chronic Patients Without Treatment
South Africa’s Eastern Cape owes suppliers about US$61 million, disrupting antibiotics, insulin and TB drugs for chronic patients...
Firefighters Gain Ground as Wildfire Burns in Cape Winelands Mountains
Firefighters gained ground on 19 September 2026 above Simondium in the Cape Winelands, after the Western Cape set...
Lagos APC Orders Candidates to Stay in Nigeria Until 2027 Polls
Lagos APC chairman Cornelius Ojelabi told all party candidates on 19 September 2026 to stay in Nigeria until...
France’s AFD Reports US$6.14 Billion in Gulf of Guinea Financing
The French Development Agency says it mobilised more than US$6.14 billion in the Gulf of Guinea between 2020...
Nigeria Tax Ombud Says Multiple Levies Still Hurting Businesses
Nigeria’s Tax Ombud says overlapping levies still raise business costs. A Central Bank survey put multiple taxes at...
Museveni Ditches Ruto, Says Kenya Oil Import Scheme Swindled Uganda
Museveni says Kenyan middlemen inflated Uganda’s fuel bill, so imports now run through UNOC, cutting Kenyan firms out...
Uganda Land-Fraud Cases Jumped 67% to 663 in 2025, Hitting Investors
Uganda’s real estate market is failing investors through land fraud and weak oversight, with 663 land-fraud cases in...
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