politica Archives

Right-winger Laura Fernandez was sworn in as president of Costa Rica on a promise to crack down on drug-related violence

World

Costa Rica leader sworn in with tough-on-crime agenda

Costa Rican political scientist Laura Fernandez was sworn in as president on Friday, the latest right-winger to win power in Latin America on a...

AFP3 days ago

Copa Airlines is Panama's flagship carrier with flights throughout the Americas

Business

Panama’s Copa Airlines orders 60 more Boeing 737 MAX for $13.5 bn

Panama’s flagship carrier Copa Airlines signed a $13.5 billion deal Tuesday to purchase 60 Boeing 737 MAX planes, adding to 40 others already on...

AFPApril 28, 2026

En bicicletas, motocicletas y triciclos eléctricos, los manifestantes recorrieron la avenida frente a la sede diplomática estadounidense portando banderas cubanas y carteles donde se leía: "Abajo el bloqueo".

World

Cubans demand end of US embargo in bike protest

Hundreds of Cubans demonstrated in front of the US embassy in Havana on Thursday, riding bicycles and electric vehicles as they waved flags and...

AFPApril 2, 2026

Peruvian police officers stand guard before the election of a new interim president

World

In crime-hit Peru, candidates vie to be ‘meanest sheriff’

Peruvian presidential hopefuls are touting cash bounties for killing criminals and jungle prisons encircled by Amazonian vipers as they look to tap widespread public...

AFPMarch 26, 2026

The race is looking tight in Paris between Rachida Dati and Emmanuel Gregoire

World

French right-wing ex-minister vies for Paris city hall

Leftist mayors have transformed Paris over the past 25 years to include countless cycling lanes, a cleaner Seine river, and even fresher air. But...

AFPMarch 14, 2026

Mexico's Public Education Secretary Mario Delgado says the government has launched consultations on restricting social media for teens and children to protect their mental health

Tech & Science

Mexico considering social media restriction for minors: minister to AFP

Mexico is considering implementing an Australia-style social media restriction for minors, Public Education Secretary Mario Delgado told AFP. Several nations are toughening up age...

AFPMarch 11, 2026

Chile's new hard-right president Jose Antonio Kast (L) vows to deport hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants, mostly Venezuelans

World

Kast: Who is Chile’s new hard-right president?

Jose Antonio Kast became Chile’s president on his third attempt, becoming the country’s most right-wing leader in over three decades by pledging a firm...

AFPMarch 10, 2026