FABIOLA SANCHEZ

Walter Salles, winner of the award for "I'm Still Here" from Brazil, for best international feature film, poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Two Oscar-winning films shed light on the thousands of disappeared people in Latin America

Two visions of the trauma of disappeared people in Latin America had a central role at Sunday’s Academy Awards.

President Donald Trump stands before British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump plans tariffs on Mexico and Canada for Tuesday, while doubling existing 10% tariffs on China

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says if the United States imposes tariffs, his country has billion of dollars’ worth of U.S. products that’ll be subject to tariffs as well.

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with France's President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP)

Trump says Canada and Mexico tariffs are ‘going forward’ with more import taxes to come

President Donald Trump says his tariffs on Canada and Mexico are starting next month. The comment Monday indicates the end of a monthlong suspension on planned import taxes that could potentially hurt growth and worsen inflation.

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters at a campaign rally for presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, in Valencia, Venezuela, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela opposition leader provides hope for many, even though she isn’t on the presidential ballot

Maria Corina Machado has walked highways, sought shelter in supporters’ homes and seen her closest collaborators detained and persecuted as she crisscrossed Venezuela ahead of the upcoming presidential election.

Gunmen attack vehicles at border crossing into north Mexico, wounding 3, including some Americans

Mexican authorities say a convoy of vehicles crossing into Mexico from the U.S. has been attacked by armed civilians, and three people, including American citizens, were wounded.

Venezuela’s baseball season kicks off but virus takes a toll

Venezuela’s storied baseball season kicked off Friday — and an economic crisis and global pandemic will make it one for the record books.

Venezuela opposition charges congress and swears in leader

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó and lawmakers who back him pushed their way into the legislative building on Tuesday following an attempt by rival legislators to take control of the congress.

Venezuela’s would-be congress leader shrugs off accusations

The would-be new leader of Venezuela’s congress is digging in against accusations that he facilitated a takeover of the country’s last democratic institution by socialist allies of President Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuela opposition leader vows to shun early election

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says that opponents of President Nicolás Maduro won’t participate in any early legislative elections he calls.

Venezuela’s top court targets opposition lawmakers

Venezuela’s top court on Tuesday opened a criminal investigation against six opposition lawmakers following a failed attempt to spark a military uprising against President Nicolás Maduro.

Officials: 25 Venezuelans believed missing after boat sinks

Officials say they are searching for 25 possible Venezuelan migrants now believed missing from a boat that left Venezuela and sank in the Caribbean Sea before reaching the nearby island of Trinidad. Lt.

US military planes land near Venezuela border with aid

The U.S. Air Force has begun flying tons of aid to a Colombian town on the Venezuelan border as part of an effort meant to undermine socialist President Nicolas Maduro and back his rival to leadership of the South American nation.

Ex-major leaguers Valbuena, Castillo die in Venezuela crash

Former major league players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo were killed in a car crash following a winter league game in Venezuela.

Opposition Venezuelan politician dies in jail

Officials in Venezuela say a jailed councilman arrested on suspicion of involvement in a failed assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro has died of suicide.

Aftershock hits Venezuela following biggest quake since 1900

A strong aftershock has shaken Venezuela’s northeastern coast following the most powerful earthquake to hit the area in more than a century. But officials say neither caused major damage or deaths. That’s apparently due to their depth.

In embattled Venezuela, beauty offers ladder out of poverty

While growing concern about sexism and the rise of the #MeToo movement recently led the Miss America contest to drop swimsuit competitions and emphasize personal accomplishment, in Latin America young women continue to flock to competitions where good looks are unabashedly championed above all else.

Venezuelan police arrest Chavez’s ex-spy chief at event

Venezuelan police have arrested Hugo Chavez’s powerful former spy chief, who has been leading a movement of disgruntled leftists opposed to President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela opposition governors boycott swearing in ceremony

Venezuela’s opposition boycotted a swearing-in ceremony held by the nation’s all-powerful constitutional assembly Wednesday following a contested vote for governors handily won by ruling party candidates.

Venezuela opposition hopes for victory in regional elections

Polls predict that Venezuela’s opposition is likely to win most of the 23 governorships up for grabs in Sunday’s election, but government allies are hoping for a strong showing to prove they’re still competitive.

Ham for a watch: Venezuelans struggle with cash shortages

Venezuelans already struggling to find food, medicine and other basic necessities have a new headache to worry about: shortages of cash.

Venezuelans protest Maduro’s plan to rewrite constitution

Venezuela’s government appears to be striking back against another challenge to its authority. It’s detained one of the 33 people named to the supreme court by the country’s opposition-controlled congress.

Venezuelans stage sit-in on roads to protest government

Venezuelan protesters sprawl in lawn chairs, work on math homework and play cards on main roads around Venezuela’s cities, joining in sit-ins to disrupt traffic as the latest slap at the socialist government.

Venezuela protesters target Maduro, vow to keep up pressure

Thousands of people in Venezuela’s capital are protesting against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, demanding new elections and vowing to stay in the streets during the usually quiet Easter Week.

Venezuela shuts off CNN in Spanish after criticizing story

Venezuela suspends CNN in Spanish, shutting off the news channel after officials angrily criticize a CNN report alleging government workers sold passports to members of a Middle East terror group.

Raul Castro, regional leaders honor Fidel Castro at rally

Regional leaders and tens of thousands of Cubans jam the Plaza of the Revolution to celebrate Fidel Castro on the spot where he delivered fiery speeches to mammoth crowds in the years after he seized power.

As hunger mounts, Venezuelans turn to trash for food

Colombians flee homes in Venezuela amid border crackdown

With makeshift pedestrian bridges between the two countries destroyed as part of a weeklong security offensive, police from Colombia helped migrants, including children and the elderly, ford the 10-meter wide Tachira River with mattresses, TVs and kitchen appliances slung across their backs and shou

Pregnant woman, Venez National Guardsman killed

Five months pregnant, Urquiola was shot after she left a bus that was stuck in traffic because of a barricade built by anti-government protesters. She had begun walking toward the road block but didn’t appear to have been participating in the protest. It was unclear when she was fired upon.

US, Venezuela in overflight spat

But Venezuela complained that the United States had also put up logistical obstacles to complicate its delegation’s preparations for attending the U.N. General Assembly in New York later this month.

General: Heart attack killed a suffering Chavez

“He couldn’t speak but he said it with his lips ...