The U.S. has designated Ecuador's Chone Killers a terrorist group as Washington expands its crackdown on Latin American gangs ...

Keiko Fujimori, a business-friendly conservative politician who campaigned on a tough-on-crime platform, on Friday was declared the winner of Peru’s presidential ...

The State Department on Wednesday designated the Ecuadorian gang the Chone Killers as a foreign terrorist organization.

All categories of crime decreased in California from 2024 to 2025, with 2025 seeing the lowest rates of homicides and shootings on record, according to crime reports released Wednesday by the ...

Mexico fans blasted music, honked horns and lit fireworks outside the Ecuador team hotel the night before their World Cup ...

The President claims to be targeting vessels involved in drug trafficking. Were the fishermen who went missing with the ...

Latin America’s recent rightward electoral shift reflects voter frustration with crime, corruption and economic stagnation ...

THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF LATIN AMERICA has changed dramatically. Within the span of several weeks, two of South America’s largest democracies have elected leaders from the far right. In Peru, Keiko ...

Marvin Stanley and his son canceled a group tour to Ecuador, citing escalating violence and a U.S. State Department warning ...

Though homicide rates have broadly declined, a rise in some crimes like extortion has boosted candidates calling for strong-arm tactics against crime and immigration.

At the start of this decade, Latin America leaned left as progressive politicians gained power amid public outrage over inequities worsened by the pandemic.

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Sunday used his State of the Union address to tout his government’s U.S.-backed crime-fighting strategies as well as improvements of some economic ...