America Belize In Belize's Valley of Peace, students built an eco-friendly Christmas tree in four days using repurposed plastic bottles, with the annual tree lighting event symbolising the importance of recycling and reducing single-use plastic in the festive season
America Bolivia The Cholitas climbers, indigenous Aymara women from Bolivia known for their remarkable physical endurance and distinctive traditional attire, are currently training to climb Mount Everest
America Ecuador Three ships, located in Australia, the UK, and the US, could be acquired to serve as offshore prisons, in a plan revealed by President Daniel Noboa following campaign promise aimed at alleviating prison violence
America Dominican Republic The 'Health Path, Change Your Lifestyle' initiative, which has completed 30 interventions across the country, has impacted over 1,4 million households, said Health Minister
America Haiti A video released on social media shows water has started to flow in the canal that Haitians are building between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, causing excitement mixed with concern, as the canal has not yet been completed
America Argentina Javier Milei has officially assumed the Argentine presidency for the 2023-2027 term; mentioning in his inaugural speech the foreseen stagflation, and ensuring it as the “final ordeal" preceding his plans for the nation's “reconstruction”
America Brazil Brazil has deployed troops to the Venezuela border in response to Venezuela's territorial claims over the disputed Essequibo region, reinforcing its presence to ensure territorial inviolability
America Colombia Colombia has shifted its drug policy by revoking fines for personal drug use; the move aligns with President Gustavo Petro's call to avoid criminalizing drug consumers, emphasizing the pursuit of drug traffickers instead
America Jamaica Revenues and subsidies for the period from April to September were higher than budgeted stated Economic Programme Oversight Committee Chairman Keith Duncan
America Paraguay Paraguay's Senate has launched "Operation Dakovo," the largest international effort against arms trafficking in the region, targeting an organization alleged to have imported and sold over 25.000 firearms to Brazilian criminal factions
America Peru Alberto Fujimori, Peru's former president, detained and sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of human rights violations, has been released; Human Rights Watch declared it a violation of the country's obligations as he hasn’t completed his sentence
America Uruguay Amidst rainfall and flooding affecting cities, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Paysandú, Uruguay, provided rapid humanitarian aid by organizing and distributing 1.000 survival kits to families impacted by the inundation
America Venezuela In response to heightened tensions between Venezuela and Guyana over the Esequibo, a territory rich in oil, the UN urgently convened, expressing concerns about Venezuela's referendum supporting the establishment of a province in the disputed region