Politics

Local authorities have reported that the water reached the beaches, damaging flora and fauna such as crabs. Small-scale fishermen also claim to have been affected.

On Friday afternoon, a Chilean Army helicopter was detected entering the area without authorization or any information indicating that it was an emergency.

The US president-elect complained about "exorbitant" tariffs and the handling of the interoceanic passage, and denounced China's growing influence in the canal.

Diplomatic relations deteriorated following the arrest of former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas Espinel at the Mexican embassy in Quito last April.

The Colombian president arrived on Monday to meet with his counterpart Claudia Sheinbaum, one of his main partners in the region. Regional integration was one of the main issues on the table.

The Chamber approved the creation of a Special Investigative Commission that will study the political responsibilities surrounding the association agreement in the Salar de Atacama until the year 2060.

Ecuador will hold the first pro tempore presidency of the Alliance for Security, Justice and Development, promoted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

The Brazilian president is in a “good” condition in an intensive care unit. The injury is a consequence of the fall he suffered on October 19.

Rosendo Gutiérrez said that Claudia Sheinbaum's government seeks to support companies in the region to replace inputs from Asia with products manufactured in Mexico, Canada or the United States.

Trump announced a week ago that one of his first orders would be to impose 25% tariffs on all products from Mexico and Canada.

The Venezuelan government reaffirmed its commitment to "the 'one China' principle" and expressed its "support for the main initiatives" proposed by Beijing.

Ricardo Bonilla said that “the president was always aware of my actions and duties as a public official, and my resignation was on the table, pending only a date, and was agreed yesterday.”

The Colombian president assured that Ricardo Bonilla is not guilty, but he fell into a trap.

The US president said that imposing tariffs on his neighbours and “allies” would be “counterproductive”, so he asked Trump to reconsider the idea.

The talks between the Mexican president and the US president-elect took place two days after Trump declared that he would impose 25% tariffs on imports of "all" Mexican and Canadian products.

With 94.4% of the votes counted, the Frente Amplio candidate obtained 49.66% of the votes while the official candidate Álvaro Delgado obtained 46.06%,

Ortega and Murillo will be "co-presidents" and will oversee the media and the Church. They will also create a "voluntary police" in a "revolutionary" and socialist regime.

The president has indicated that her government's objective is to further reduce imports from China, for which they have an investment plan in infrastructure, among others, underway.

In her morning press conference, the Mexican president framed these comments in the context of next year's electoral process in Canada, in which this issue is being used as part of the campaign, but she insisted that Trudeau "does not agree."

Brazil's rapprochement with Beijing underscores the continued retreat of the United States as it seeks to move up the value chain and develop economically.