President Trump is creating a new regional order in Latin America, broadly drawn along ideological lines.

From China’s rise in Latin America to a US$1 billion gold push, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in January 2026.

Japan's election this coming weekend is among the most unpredictable in years, while polls across Latin America will test the region's rightward shift ...

The billionaire Batista brothers are eyeing a billion-barrel Venezuelan oil project that stands to benefit from US President Donald Trump’s planned revival of the South American nation’s energy sector ...

President Donald Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela has sent a message across the world that he regards resources as critical to U.S. national security and will act to secure them. In ...

The two countries have developed deep ties over the past two decades, but it’s unclear what impact recent U.S. actions against Venezuela will have on Havana’s government, CU Boulder Latin America ...

The 32 Cuban mercenaries killed while protecting Nicolas Maduro are more than just a footnote in the extraordinary capture of the Venezuelan dictator. For 67 years, the communist regime in Havana has ...

President Donald Trump on Monday publicly touted a U.S. military action in Venezuela codenamed “Operation Absolute Resolve”, framing it as a powerful demonstration of American armed forces’ strength.

The U.S. strikes on Venezuela were based on a long-held recognition of security threats, rather than an impulsive decision made by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Shigeru Kitamura, ...