Category: Americas

The Army’s Role in the Indo-Pacific: An American Enterprise Institute Conversation

What is the role of the Army in the future battleground in the Indo-Pacific region, given the massive ocean and the island chains, or even in the scenarios up to and beyond an invasion of Taiwan? How to maintain deterrence or even quarantine, and blockade while China’s increasing aggression? U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine…


Mexico to Maintain Its Diplomats Despite Peru Pulling Its Ambassador

Mexico’s foreign ministry said on Saturday the country will maintain its diplomatic and consular representation in Peru and vowed to keep communication channels open, while regretting Peru’s decision to remove its ambassador from Mexico. Peru’s newly installed President Dina Boluarte announced on Friday the withdrawal of the country’s ambassador in Mexico, Manuel Gerardo Talavera, in…


Death Toll From Brazil Floods, Landslides Reaches 57

SAO PAULO—The death toll from heavy rains that devastated coastal areas of Brazil’s southeastern Sao Paulo state reached 57 people on Friday, official figures showed. Massive downpours have caused landslides and flooding in coastal towns of Brazil’s richest state since last weekend. The city of Sao Sebastiao bore the brunt of the human toll, with…


Former Mexico Drug Czar Convicted in US of Taking Bribes From Cartel

NEW YORK—A former Mexican law enforcement official once in charge of his country’s fight against drug traffickers was convicted on Tuesday on U.S. charges that he took millions of dollars in bribes from the infamous Sinaloa cartel. Federal prosecutors in the New York City borough of Brooklyn said Genaro Garcia Luna accepted bribes from the…


Nuclear Power: A Now-Embraceable 3rd Rail of Bipartisan Accord in Energy Debate

Behind long-dredged but deepening trenches, Democrats lobby for renewables—wind, solar, biomass—and Republicans rally for fossil fuels—oil, gas, coal—with both sides claiming their polar policies plot the best ways forward to a national future secured by reliable, affordable domestic energy. Between both lines, but not drawing partisan fire, shimmers nuclear energy, the one power neither party…


Spanish Court Rejects Brazil Footballer’s Dani Alves Appeal Against Remand Over Sex Claim

BARCELONA—A Spanish court rejected a request by Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves to be released from jail on remand as the investigation over an alleged sexual assault in a Barcelona night club continues, the regional court said on Tuesday. The 39-year-old, who has denied any wrongdoing, was jailed on remand without bail on Jan. 20…


Mexico President Flags Water-Scarcity of Northern State Eyed for Tesla Plant

MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s president said on Monday the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, considered the front-runner to land a major investment from Tesla Inc., struggles with a lack of water and touted the benefits of the poorer southern region where he has fought to boost development. The state of Nuevo Leon at the U.S. border…


Which Parts of Mexico Are On ‘Do Not Travel’ List And Why

The U.S. State Department has been warning Americans to avoid traveling to parts of Mexico due to threats like violent crime and being kidnapped for ransom, with the advisories coming into sharper focus as more people make travel plans for spring break. In recent weeks, the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs has issued a…


Bus Carrying Migrants in Mexico Crashes, Killing 17

MEXICO CITY—A bus carrying migrants from Venezuela, Colombia, and Central America crashed in central Mexico, killing 17 people, officials in Puebla state said on Monday. The accident occurred on a highway on Sunday afternoon as a bus with 45 passengers headed north, Puebla’s Interior Minister Julio Huerta told reporters. “Fifteen people at the moment of…


Downpour Kills at Least 36 in Brazil, Cities Cancel Carnival

SAO PAULO—Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that have killed 36 people on the northern coast of Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, officials said Monday, while fatalities could rise. Sao Paulo’s state government said in a statement that 35 died in the city of Sao Sebastiao and a 7-year-old girl was killed in neighboring Ubatuba. On…