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- yesterday
Venezuela's opposition reaffirms Machado as leader and sets out 14-point transition plan
The Unitary Democratic Platform, Venezuela's main opposition coalition, agreed in Caracas on Sunday, 18 October, to back the exiled Nobel laureate and make presidential elections the first priority of a transition.
- Oct 13
Panama needs at least $61 million to repair 67 hospitals after 7.7 quake
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southern Panama at 18:20 local time on 12 October, with no immediate reports of casualties. It followed a magnitude 7.7 quake on Friday, 9 October, that injured at least 27 people and damaged nearly 900 homes.
- Oct 9
Panama declares state of emergency after magnitude 7.7 quake and over 100 aftershocks
Panama's government declared a national state of emergency on Saturday, with up to USD 100 million for repairs, after a 7.7 quake and a 6.6 quake on Friday damaged all 10 provinces and left 27 people injured.
- Oct 9
Machado calls for Venezuela presidential elections in 2027, saying there is enough time before July
Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado wants a presidential election next year and says there is enough time to prepare before July. She acknowledged that her differences with Washington concern the pace of a transition, not its goal.
- Oct 1
El Niño warming disrupts Pacific fisheries and exposes 25.8 million Latin American children to crisis
Ocean warming of up to 6°C has emptied fishing nets from Ecuador to Guatemala, while regional droughts and floods leave nearly 26 million children at risk as El Niño intensifies.
- Sep 23
Machado blocked in three return bids to Venezuela as Rodriguez meets Trump in New York
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado failed in three attempts to return to Venezuela from Panama on 21 September, coinciding with talks in New York between interim President Delcy Rodriguez and US President Donald Trump.
- Aug 24
Pacific El Niño intensifies with 90% chance of reaching very strong status
Meteorologists warn that Pacific sea surface warming could produce the strongest El Niño on record, prompting shipping restrictions at the Panama Canal and risks of global crop disruption.
- Aug 21
Panama and El Salvador declare emergencies as El Niño cuts canal traffic and threatens crops
Panama and El Salvador declared states of emergency on Tuesday as an intensifying El Niño phenomenon forces shipping restrictions on the Panama Canal and threatens regional grain harvests.
