The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, went a step further and warned that Cuba and Mexico would be their next target.


South America faces two choices: Compliance or defiance, Colombia, Mexico, Cuba & Venezuela in focus

President donald trump is taking a hardline approach in south america,
Threatening military action against multiple countries in the region.
His comments and actions have raised alarm,
As he signals a willingness to use force to combat the flow of drugs and migrants into the united states.
Trump is openly questioning the limits of u.S. Military engagement in the americas.

Trump's Recent Strike Threats Puts Spotlight on His Presidency

What's the best way to learn about a country's culture? Live with locals and understand their food, language and local culture. Here's a quick guide on what it's like to live with locals in South America and understand their culture.

Beyond the tourist trail: Discovering South America through its people

A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Drake Passage near South America early Friday, triggering a tsunami precaution alert for the Chilean Antarctic territory. The quake, initially recorded as magnitude 8.0, was later downgraded by the USGS. The epicenter was located over 700 km southeast of Argentina's Ushuaia, at a shallow depth of 11 km.

 Strong 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits drake passage in South-America 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his visit to Guyana in South America yesterday. And now, Dominica and Guyana have presented their top awards to Modi for his statesmanship as well as his support during the Covid 19 pandemic. Both nations have conferred their highest national awards on Modi. Watch this video to find out more.

PM Modi's Caribbean Outreach: Indian PM Receives Top Honour for Aid During Pandemic | GRAVITAS

China has made a significant move in southern America, with the inauguration of the Chancay Port in Peru. Aiming to redefine the balance of power in South America.

South America's First Chinese-funded Port Launched by Xi

Scientists are on a mission to find 1.5-million-year-old ice, oldest in the world

South America and Africa once tore apart and formed an oceanic crust. Its evidence lies in Angola

Guess which wild animal was used to be man's pet 1,500 years ago. Hint: Not dogs

Argentina meanwhile is battling a surge in Dengue cases which is surpassed last year's records. It also reflects a wider worry around South America where warmer and wetter weather has led to an uptake in the number of cases.

Dengue outbreak in Argentina, over 120,000 cases recorded in 2023-24

Brazil's Market Turmoil: Petrobras dividend disappointment sparks investor concerns

Archaeologists have discovered the earliest dated cave paintings in South America in Argentine Patagonia, dating back 8,200 years. Watch in for more details!

Archaeologists excavate mankind's earliest dated cave paintings

Argentine President Milei's sweeping reform bill stalled in Congress in a major setback

Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' attacking people in Colombia

The small south American nation of Ecuador was once perceived as a haven of peace sandwiched between cocaine-producing Colombia and Peru. Renowned as world's top exporter of bananas, it is home to the biodiverse Galapagos islands. However, in the past five years, things have taken a turn for the worse. Large ports, lax security and endemic corruption have lured foreign drug cartels to its shore.

President of Ecuador declares 60-day state of emergency | World At War

The UK has deployed its Royal Navy Patrol vessel HMS Trent near Guyana. Venezuelan President Maduro has slammed this move as a provocation and asked 5,600 troops to launch a defensive exercise near the border. The neighbours are locked in a dispute over the oil-rich Esequibo region. Will this lead to an oil war in South America?

Gravitas | Will there be an oil war in South America?

Let's also take a quick look at how different parts of the world are celebrating the Festival of Christmas on the 25th of December.

DRC marks Christmas amid unrest following elections

Sydney, Tokyo, Copenhagen, and many more cities around the world are ready for the Christmas season with vast decorations and twinkling lights shining bright. Keep watching to know more.

The world twinkles with Christmas lights as the season kicks off

Guyanese president Mohamed Irfan Ali met his Venezuelan counterpart on Thursday. Fresh tensions erupted after Venezuela released a map on the 8th of December showing the disputed area as a part of its territory. This after Venezuelans voted for the creation of a new state in a referendum defying the international court of justice's jurisdiction.

Venezuela-Guyana dispute: Presidents of Venezuela and Guyana meet amid tensions

Tension is steadily rising between Venezuela and Guyana ever since the former has renewed its claim on Essequibo- an oil-rich region in Guyana. Maduro's government held a referendum in which 95% of the voters backed their country's claim over Essequibo. Guyana called the referendum a threat. This did not stop Maduro from asking his country's oil companies to start issuing licenses for oil extraction in the Guyanese territory. The U.S. has taken a side, and the International Court of Justice has given an order. Is an oil war brewing? Listen in to Vikram Chandra.

Essequibo: Is Venezuela's Maduro starting an oil war in South America?

Argentina imposes limits on banks’ dollar holdings amid concerns over devaluation 

Drought reveals ancient rock carvings of human faces along Amazon River

2030 Football World Cup to be held in Europe, Africa and South America, announces FIFA

Gas workers discover 800-year-old burial site in Peru, remains of six children found

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